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Fire Update - 12/19/17, 11:30 a.m.
The
Thomas Fire has burned 271,750 acres and is at 50%
containment with 8,206 personnel working the incident. More
information can be found here: English and Spanish. Information is
also available 24/7 in multiple languages at 2-1-1 or 800-400-1573 (for those
calling from out of town).
Incident command plans to hold its final community meeting today at San Marcos High School at 4 p.m.
While Goleta is not currently threatened, it’s never too early to be
prepared in the event you need to evacuate.
FEMA has a helpful checklist here.
Air quality information and a smoke forecast
can be found on APCD’s website at www.ourair.org. Free masks will continue to be distributed at City Hall from Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and at the Goleta Valley Community Center from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. on Saturday.
Additional
resources on ash clean up, power outages, evacuation preparation and talking to
children about fires can be found in the news section of our website, on our Facebook page,
and on Twitter.
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