1-acre brush fire breaks out south of Los Alamos on Hwy 101
May 10—Crews on Tuesday extinguished a roughly 1-acre brush fire that broke out along Highway 101 just south of Los Alamos, prompting the shutdown of northbound traffic, according to emergency radio broadcasts.
The fire was reported at 1:40 p.m. along the northbound side of Highway 101 between the shoulder and the frontage road, just south of Alisos Canyon Road, near Los Alamos.
Forward progress on the fire was stopped at 2:10 p.m. and the fire was contained a short time later, according to emergency radio broadcasts.
The fire briefly prompted the shutdown of the southbound lanes of Highway 101 near the fire, although both the northbound and southbound lanes were reopened shortly before 3 p.m., according to Caltrans.
In addition to CHP, emergency units responding to the fire include Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office and Fire personnel.
