Firefighters are continuing to make progress towards containing Santa Barbara County’s Sherpa brush fire. The blaze had almost no growth Monday, with just over 7900 acres of land burned, and containment rising to 70%.
Officials announced plans to end most mandatory evacuations Wednesday morning. El Capitan Canyon will remain closed until Thursday, as will parts of Refugio Canyon. They are hoping for full containment of the blaze Thursday morning. No homes have been lost.
About 2,000 people are still involved in the firefight, which started last Wednesday afternoon.
