Santa Rosa Island

The Santa Rosa Island wildfire is now almost entirely contained

Kendra Hanna

“The fire hasn't moved out of this footprint in well over 48 hours, which is a really good sign,” said Mike Theune, a spokesperson for the National Park Service.

A Torrey Pine in San Diego, the only other place in the world besides Santa Rosa Island where the species is found.

Environment and Energy

Wildfire burns through endangered Torrey Pine grove

Kendra Hanna

A spokesperson didn’t say how many trees have burned, but the forest stand appears “intact.”

Eleven employees of the National Park Service were evacuated from the island via helicopter Sunday.

Environment and Energy

Fire burns 10 thousand acres on Santa Rosa Island, leading to evacuations

Kendra Hanna

The fire was first spotted on Friday, according to incident commanders. It’s located in a remote, southeastern part of Santa Rosa Island, and was totally uncontained as of Monday afternoon.

Santa Rosa Island reopened to visitors after week-long drug investigation

KCBX Newsroom

Starting Wednesday, November 2, visitors will be allowed back to Santa Rosa Island after a week-long drug smuggling investigation closed a portion of the…

National Park Service shuts down Santa Rosa Island over safety concerns related to drug smuggling

The National Park Service said Wednesday that it's keeping the public off of Santa Rosa Island, located off the coast of Santa Barbara, because of safety…