Whittier Fire up to 7,800 acres
By Santa Ynez Valley Star Staff · Tue Mar 17 2020
The Whittier Fire is now up to 7,800 acres according to Los Padres fire officials. The brush fire that broke out near Camp Whittier and Lake Cachuma Saturday afternoon around 2 p.m. was thought to have been ignited by a vehicle fire.
All campers and staff at Camp Whittier, Circle V Ranch Camp and Rancho Allegre were safely evacuated, however many structures have burned and two additional vehicles were destroyed including a police vehicle, according to eye witnesses. To see footage of the fire log onto our social media site such as Facebook to see live streaming video.
Mandatory Evacuations are in effect for the following areas: