[1][3] Reportedly ignited by a vehicle fire, flames jumped Highway 154 and proceed in a southeast direction towards the Santa Ynez Mountains.

Eighty people, including mostly children, at Circle V Ranch Camp near Lake Cachuma were forced to shelter in place as when it became too late to evacuate.

[4] Firefighters set up a command center at Dos Pueblos High School.

[8] The fire remained "completely out of control", and sections of Highway 101 received evacuation warnings.

[13] On July 15, containment had dropped to 35% as the fire was pushed down the mountainside toward Goleta due to sundowner winds.