The Lake Fire, which started July 5 near Zaca Lake, chewed through 38,664 acres, or more than 60 square miles, U.S. Forest Service officials said in their final update on July 27. The fire was 90% ...

A helicopter drops retardant on the fire burning near Zaca Lake on Friday afternoon. Credit: Ray Ford / Noozhawk photo Firefighters continued battling a large, fast-moving vegetation fire in the ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – On Jul. 5, the Lake Fire began near Zaca Lake and now has burned 38,664 acres, the third-largest wildfire in California this year. According to the Santa Barbara ...

In a post on X, Santa Barbara County Fire Captain Scott Safechuck explained how good defensible space at the Zaca Lake Resort helped firefighters defend the resort's structures from the flames.

The fire broke out Friday afternoon in the Los Padres National Forest near Zaca Lake. As of Monday, it had burned 20,320 acres. More than 1,100 firefighters from in and out of the state are ...

The latest maps released by Cal Fire show the Lake Fire spreading from Zaca Lake in Los Padres National Forest. About 10 miles south of Zaca Lake is Neverland Ranch, the one-time estate of Michael ...

The fire started around 4 p.m. Friday, July 5, near Zaca Lake, in Los Padres National Forest. Its cause is under investigation. The fire’s western edge was within a mile of the former Michael ...

Residents of areas between Zaca Lake Road, Foxen Canyon Road, and south of the Sisquoc River are also warned that an evacuation order may be made depending on fire movement. A Calfire map shows the ...

The Lake Fire ignited on July 5 north of Los Olivos near Zaca Lake amid scalding hot temperatures during a historic heat wave that is expected to persist through the week. A red flag warning will ...

A brush fire that erupted in Santa Barbara County three weeks ago, sending towering columns of smoke over Los Padres National Forest land, ended up burning more than 38,000 acres, authorities said ...

The fire started around 4 p.m. Friday, July 5, near Zaca Lake, in Los Padres National Forest. Its cause is under investigation. The fire’s western edge was within a mile of the former Michael ...