The Zaca Fire was a very large wildfire in the San Rafael Mountains, northeast of the Santa Ynez Valley in Santa Barbara County, California.

[6] On July 4, 2007, at 10:53 a.m. PDT, the Zaca Fire started as a result of sparks from a grinding machine on private property, which was being used to repair a water pipe.

[2][8] By August 12, progress was being made on the fire through the combined efforts of firefighters and aircraft.

Firefighters were able to turn the direction of the fire away from the Paradise Road community.

[6] Of the 43 non-fatal injuries, 2 occurred when a helicopter assigned to the incident crashed.