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Stubborn Wildfire In Santa Barbara County Fully Contained After Nearly A Month

(Photo by Mike Eliason, SB County Fire Department)
Rey Fire burned more than 32,000 acres before being fully contained

It took nearly a month, but a wildfire which burned more than 32,000 acres of land in Santa Barbara County has been fully contained.

The Rey Fire started August 18th in the Los Padres National Forest north of Santa Barbara. The fire started in the White Rock Day Use Picnic area. No structures were reported damaged by the blaze, which burned into a number of remote and rugged wilderness areas, making it tough to stop.

It was declared fully contained on Friday. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.