Above: Air Tanker 103, an MD-87, drops on a wildfire on Vandenberg Air Force Base November 24, 2017. Photo by Vandenberg Fire Department.
(Originally published at 9:08 a.m. PST November 25, 2017)
A wildfire that was reported at about 9:30 a.m. Friday burned 380 acres on Vandenberg Air Force base in Southern California before the spread was stopped six hour later. Personnel in the area were evacuated and there were no reports of damaged structures. Firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service and Santa Barbara County assisted the Vandenberg Fire Department in attacking the blaze.
There was confusion about the name of the fire — it has been called Ensalada, Encelada, and Encelados, but it burned adjacent to Ensaladus Road. Information sources that usually provide reliable information on wildfires, such as InciWeb and the Southern California Coordination Center, did not provide information on their public websites, but the 30th Space Wing referred to it as “Encelados Fire”
Check out the photo on the right below.
Air tankers attack #EnsaladaFire at Vandenberg AFB off El Rancho Rd. pic.twitter.com/WNXON7atm1
— Len Wood (@lwood83) November 24, 2017
#VegFire- #EnsaladaFire – UPDATE-An MD-87 makes a Phos-chek drop near the fire. Fire is 100 acres with 10% contain. Fire is burning away from town of Casmalia and is entirely on VAFB. Photos by Div Chief Woody Enos/SBC. Pls try & continue to contact VAFB PA for further updates. pic.twitter.com/uUP8ZzvEIk
— SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) November 24, 2017
Always amazed at the seamless integration of the fire departments of the Central Coast. 100 Firefighters from Vandenberg, Santa Barbara County, Lompoc, Santa Maria, and Los Padres combatted a wind driven fire on Vandenberg stopping it at 380 acres. pic.twitter.com/DKd7yUAlBv
— Mark Smith (@MarkThomasSmith) November 25, 2017
