It was a South Coast brush fire which forced thousands of evacuations last November. But, up until Monday, it wasn’t officially declared out. The Cave Fire started on November 25th, and burned more than 3100 acres of land in the mountains and foothills above Santa Barbara and Goleta.
It forced thousands of evacuations, but firefighters were able to stop the blaze from burning any homes.
It was contained December 19th. Monday, Los Padres National Forest officials declared it out. The declaration came after no flames, smoke, or hot spots were observed during the last 30 days.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
