Update: Prescribed fire in Santa Barbara County – May 15 status

Updated: 6:52 p.m. May 15

Started: 4 days ago, 11:22 a.m. May 11

Initial location: Santa Barbara County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Santa Barbara Community Defense Project

The pile burning project, known as Santa Barbara Community Defense Project, was initiated 11:22 a.m. May 11 in Santa Barbara County.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for four days.

Prescribed fire (prescribed burn) is a wildfire prevention method that involves burning an area of land in a controlled manner to minimize the risk of catastrophic wildfires.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center