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Wildfire in Santa Barbara County Mountains, California

Wildfire July 1, 2016 – July 17, 2016 · Santa Barbara County Mountains, California

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Pine Fire, which started in late June, was finally contained in mid July. In total, the fire burned 2,304 acres in the mountains of Ventura county.

The wider storm

The combination of very dry vegetation and hot and dry weather continued to lead to several wildfires across Southern California. Some fires that started in June (Sherpa, Pine and San Gabriel Complex) continued to burn into June. Additionally, two more significant fires (Sand and Sage fires) developed during the month.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 645583. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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