Wind-driven Hollister fire in Santa Barbara County grows to 75 acres
Firefighters are battling a wind-driven brush fire in the exclusive Hollister Ranch community in Santa Barbara County.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, but initial unconfirmed reports indicated that a suspect was taken into custody. An ambulance unit was called, and an investigator was responding to the scene, Ferguson said. The 14,500-acre Hollister Ranch is a gated subdivision along the Gaviota Coast, famed for its untouched beaches, whichOne silver lining was that vegetation in the area remains relatively moist due to rains earlier in the season, with the latest measure of fuel moistures in the West Gaviota area over 100%, Ferguson said.
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