The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office has announced that effective at 12 p.m. today, Mandatory Evacuation Orders will be lifted for parts of Montecito and unincorporated parts of the County west of Carpinteria. The public is advised to consult the County’s interactive evacuation map at www.CountyofSB.org for detailed information of the areas (e.g. Exclusion Zones) described below. These areas will be open to residents, business owners and those conducting official business in the area only. 

The Mandatory Evacuation Order will be lifted for the following area of Montecito:

• The areas east of the Cold Springs/Montecito Exclusion Zone (including the Parra Grande Lane and Riven Rock Road areas)

And also lifted for the following area:

North of State Route 192/E. Valley Road
South of the U.S. Forest Service Boundary
East of the Cold Spring/Montecito Exclusion Zone to Park Lane West/E. Mountain Drive/San Ysidro Lane

The Mandatory Evacuation Order will be lifted for the following unincorporated County area that lies west of Carpinteria:

North of State Route 192/E. Valley Road
South of the U.S. Forest Service Boundary
East of Romero Canyon Road/Bella Vista Drive
West of Toro Canyon Road

Residents returning to upper Toro Canyon Road should access this area via Sheffield Drive and State Route 192.

All other Evacuation Order areas will remain in effect.

Due to the closure of several bridges, normal routes of travel into and out of these areas may be blocked.

The County’s interactive evacuation map will be updated at 12 p.m. today to reflect changes made to evacuation orders.  Please visit www.CountyofSB.org to access the interactive evacuation map or call the Public Information Call Center at 833-688-5551 for assistance.