Brush Fire On Central Coast Now Fully Contained

Santa Barbara County firefoghters battle blaze in the Happy Canyon area of the Santa Ynez Valley
(Photo by Mike Eliason, Santa Barbara County Fire Department)

Firefighters have fully contained a brush fire on the Central Coast which caused some big concern when it was whipped out of control by wind.

The fire started in the Happy Canyon area of the Santa Ynez Valley at around one Thursday afternoon. Santa Barbara County firefighters initially thought they had the upper hand on it, but had to call in more resources when the wind spread the flames.

The 60 acre blaze was fully contained at about eight a.m. Friday. No structures were threatened. Fire investigators say the blaze was accidentally started by a hay harvesting operation.

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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.