Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Alamo Fire Northeast Of Santa Maria Up To 92% Containment

(Photo by Mike Eliason, Santa Barbara County Fire Department)
The Alamo fire on July 7th

Firefighters are closing in on full containment of the Alamo brush fire, which has been burning out of control northeast of Santa Maria since July 6th.

The 29,000 acre blaze is now 92% contained.  One structure has been destroyed, and a second damaged by the fire.  The fire started near Twitchell Reservoir, burning in both San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties.

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. 
Related Stories