[Update: Thu., May 15, 2025, 3:06pm] Forward progress of the Globe Fire has been stopped at 27.55 acres, according to incident command.
[Original Story] A brush fire that ignited around 11 a.m on Vandenberg Space Force Base has burned approximately 15 acres of grassland and is currently being held in check by a dozer line, according to air attack radio traffic. The fire, which has been named the Globe Fire and started around 11 a.m. near Globe and Soldado roads, was initially estimated at 20 acres.
“There’s no personnel or buildings that are being affected at this time,” said Tech Sergeant Drake Layman of Vandenberg SFB. “It’s just a small brush fire that’s occurred pretty much out in the middle of nowhere.”