Ballard Fire initially started 3:21 p.m. July 5 in Santa Barbara County, California. It has been burning on private land for ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 3:21 p.m. in Santa Barbara County, California. Ballard Fire has been burning on private ...

Initial location: Santa Barbara County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Ballard Ballard Fire initially started 3:21 p.m. July 5 in Santa Barbara County, California.

A large contingent of firefighters quickly doused a vegetation fire in the Ballard Canyon area of the Santa Ynez Valley on ...

A vegetation fire started in Santa Ynez Valley at about 3:18 pm, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. Santa ...

Evacuation orders were issued near Highway 166. The highway is closed from U.S. 101 near Santa Maria to Perkins Road in the ...

Evacuation orders are in place for rural areas near State Highway 166 in the Los Padres National Forest in San Luis Obispo ...

The largest fire in the nation continued to burn in southeastern San Luis Obispo County on Tuesday morning — injuring one ...

Santa Barbara County firefighters have stopped the forward progress of a one acre fire near Ballard on July 5, 2025.