Update: Prescribed fire 2026 Camino Cielo in Santa Barbara County - June 26 status

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Updated: 7:42 a.m. June 26

Started: 5 months ago, 5:12 p.m. Feb. 4

Initial location: Santa Barbara County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: 2026 Camino Cielo

The pile burning project, known as 2026 Camino Cielo, was initiated 5:12 p.m. Feb. 4 in in Santa Barbara County, California.

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

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

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