Changes for Zaca Fire Information Kiosks and Publi
Incident: Zaca Wildland Fire
Released: 8/23/2007
Changes for Zaca Fire Information Kiosks and Public Information Hotline Announced
The community information kiosks that have been placed throughout Santa Barbara County's South Coast communities during the month of August will close effective Friday, August 24 now that firefighters have contained the southern perimeter of the Zaca Fire.
In addition, the U.S. Forest Service Zaca Fire Public Information line, (805) 961-5770, will be staffed from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., instead of on a 24-hour basis. The U.S. Forest Service will continue to maintain its information kiosks in strategic areas around the fire's perimeter, especially on the northern flank in Santa Barbara County and in areas of Ventura County.
As of Thursday morning, Aug. 23, the Zaca Fire had burned more than 229,000 acres, primarily in the Los Padres National Forest, making it the largest fire in Santa Barbara County's recorded history and the second largest fire in California's recorded history.
Both the community kiosks and the public information line have been key parts of the overall emergency public information outreach efforts by the County, the U.S. Forest Service, local cities and fire districts in support of the Zaca Fire Unified Command.
Regular updates about the Zaca Fire will continue to be aired on the County's government cable TV station, Channel 20, or the government TV stations for the City of Santa Barbara, Channel 18, or the City of Goleta at Channel 19 as needed.
In addition, the public can tune to the following radio stations.
AM Stations: KTMS-990; KZSB-1290; KUHL-1410 and KINF-1440. FM Stations: KCSB-91.9; KSPE-94.5 (Spanish); KSYV-96.7; KTYD-99.9; KSBL-101.7; KRAZ-105.9 and KIST-107.7.
Motorists and residents in the San Marcos Pass area off Highway 154 can listen to AM 1040 (WQFI350) for updated emergency information. For specific updates on the Zaca Fire, the public can call the Zaca Fire Public Information Line at (805) 961-5770 or go online to http://www.inciweb.org/, www.fs.fed.us/r5/lospadres, http://www.countyofsb.org/ or http://www.sbcfire.com/.
El publico puede llamar a la linea de informacion de Zaca Fire al (805) 961-5770 para mas detalles o puede ir al WEB http://www.countyofsb.org/ o http://www.inciweb.org/ o www.fs.fed.us/r5/lospadres o http://www.sbcfire.com/. El publico tambien puede escuchar noticias por radio. AM KTMS-990; KZSB-1290; KTYD-99.9; KSBL-101.7; KRAZ-105.9 y KIST-107.7. Los motoristas y residents de San Marcos Pass en la area del Camino 154 pueden escuchar la estacion AM 1040 (WQF1350) para nueva informacion de la emergencia.
