Stumble It!Official statistics and information on the fire can be found here. At the current time this website says:
| Tea Fire Information: | ||
| Last Updated: | November 16, 2008 at 7:00 am | |
| Date/Time Started: | November 13, 2008 at 6:30 pm | |
| Administrative Unit: | CALFIRE, Montecito City Fire, Santa Barbara City Fire and Santa Barbara County Fire. | |
| County: | Santa Barbara County | |
| Location: | Montecito, Cold Springs Creek and Hot Springs Road. | |
| Acres Burned: | 1,940 acres | |
| Containment: | 75% contained | |
| Structures Threatened: | Minimal threat remains. | |
| Structures Destroyed: | 210 residences have been destroyed, and 9 have been damaged. | |
| Evacuations: |
For more specific information on evacuation please visit the Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Services website. |
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| Cause: | Under Investigation | |
| Cooperating Agencies: | CAL FIRE, Montecito City Fire, Santa Barbara County Fire, Santa Barbara City Fire, Los Padres National Forest, Edison, CHP, Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Office, CDCR and CCC. | |
| Total Fire Personnel: | 1,957 (988 CAL FIRE)Engines: 184 Fire crews: 53 Dozers: 13 Watertenders: 14 |
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| Conditions: | Favorable weather has allowed firefighters to make progress on portions of the fire.Intermittent loss of power to the communities of Montecito, Santa Barbara City and Santa Barbara County while power lines are being repaired.
CAL FIRE Incident Command Team #10 has transitioned into a unified command at 6:00 p.m. today. An early warning notification system has helped to evacuate 4500 residents and communicated a voluntary evacuation of an additional 4500 residents. Animal Hotline – (805) 681-4332 |
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| Cost to Date: | $3.9 million | |
| Tea Fire Information: | (805) 681-5197 | |
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