Firefighters made major progress on Monday in their efforts to contain a pair of huge brush fires in Santa Barbara County.
They were able to prevent new growth with the Whittier Fire, which is burning in the Santa Ynez Mountains south of Lake Cachuma. The amount of acreage burned remained at just over 10,800 acres, while containment went from 5% to 25%.
However, officials say they were able to get a more accurate assessment of the structures which were destroyed by the blaze. It was initially reported as 20 buildings, but they now say it was eight homes and 12 outbuildings.
Big progress was also made with the Alamo Fire, northeast of Santa Maria. The acreage burned remained at around 29,000 acres, with containment going from 15% to 20%.
