UPDATE (8:57 p.m.) - Santa Barbara County Fire says the Santa Lucia fire is now 80% contained, and that the fire has spread 130 acres— slightly less than their initial reports.
Fire crews are continuing to strengthen containment lines and mop up hot spots, according to fire officials.
Authorities say they expect the fire to be fully contained by Sunday.
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UPDATE (8:05 a.m. Friday) - The fire is now 60 percent contained and burned 150 acres, according to CAL FIRE. The cause remains under investigation.
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UPDATE (5:39 p.m.) - Officials with the Lompoc Unified School District say all schools will resume their normal schedules on Friday.
Allan Hancock College's Lompoc campus will also reopen on Friday.
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UPDATE (4:05 p.m.) - Forward progress of the fire has been stopped and some firefighting resources have been released, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
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UPDATE (3:44 p.m.) - The evacuation warning has been lifted, per the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office.
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UPDATE (3:11 p.m.) - Santa Barbara County Fire officials report that the fire is 5% contained.
The Santa Barbara County Call Center will be open until 6 p.m. Thursday for those with questions regarding the fire. Call 1-833-688-5551.
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UPDATE (2:47 p.m.) - The fire that broke out Thursday afternoon at Vandenberg Space Force Base has burned 130 acres, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
There are no reports of injuries or structure damage.
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UPDATE (2:36 p.m.) - All evacuation orders have been downgraded to evacuation warnings, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office.
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UPDATE (2:13 p.m.) - A temporary evacuation center is set up at Trinity Church, located at 500 E. North Avenue in Lompoc.
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UPDATE (2:04 p.m.) - Allan Hancock College's Lompoc campus has been closed as a result of the fire at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
School officials say the college is included in an evacuation warning area.
All day and evening classes have been canceled, along with a Food Share event that was scheduled to take place today.
The Santa Barbara County Fire Department shared the following video of the fire on X.
Image and video of vegetation fire pic.twitter.com/YMwKEqSRWX
— PIO (@PIOSBCFireInfo) November 7, 2024
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UPDATE (1:29 p.m.) - People in areas west of Mercury, Maple High School, and Celestial Way are being told to evacuate immediately.
Click here for an interactive map of the evacuation order.
Vegetation Fire update: MANDATORY Evacuation for the following: West of Mercury, Maple High School, Celestrial WY. NO time to pack, please leave NOW.
— PIO (@PIOSBCFireInfo) November 7, 2024
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UPDATE (12:57 p.m.) - An evacuation order has been issued for the Lower Vandenberg Village and Providence Landing areas due to the fire at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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UPDATE (12:40 p.m.) - Maple High School, located in the southern part of Vandenberg Village, is evacuating students by bus to Cabrillo High School, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office.
Parents are encouraged to pick up their children at Cabrillo High.
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(12:29 p.m.) - Firefighters are responding to a brush fire that broke out at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Thursday.
The fire was first reported just after noon on the east side of Santa Lucia Canyon Road, just north of the federal prison.
Santa Lucia Canyon Road is closed at Highway 1. Santa Barbara County Sheriff's officials are asking people to avoid the area.
A large plume of smoke from the fire can be seen from Lompoc.
KSBY News has a crew headed to the scene. This is a developing story and will be updated with new information as it becomes available.
