Zaca Fire Update

This is a very nasty fire. Still burning in the remote areas across the Santa Ynez Mountains from the coastal communities in Santa Barbara County, the fire has now grown to 101,000 acres and has cost $70,000,000 so far.... There are nearly 3,000 people working on the fire at this time.

The plume above rose about 1:30pm Tuesday, 14Aug07. The photo was taken from the Clark Bird Refuge near East Beach in Santa Barbara, CA, looking nearly due north.