UPDATE (5:13 p.m.) – According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the Castro Canyon area has been placed under an evacuation order.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office states the order is in effect for the area southeast of Perkins Road.
The fire’s spread is described as moderate.
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ORIGINAL STORY: Multiple resources are being dispatched to the Cuyama Valley following reports of a vegetation fire on Tuesday afternoon.
The second-alarm fire was reported shortly after 4 p.m. in the area of Foothill and Kirschenmann Road, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
KSBY has a crew heading to the scene.
This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.
