Milder weather is helping fire crews to continue to move towards full containment of the Whittier brush fire in Santa Barbara County.
Containment is now up to 75% on the blaze, which has charred more than 18,000 acres of land. There’s been very little growth of the fire since Saturday. The conditions have allowed firefighters to move in closer to areas of the fire which were once too dangerous to reach.
The fire started July 8th south of Lake Cachuma. 16 homes have been destroyed by the blaze.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
