Firefighters responded Friday afternoon to a residential structure fire in Hope Ranch.
Emergency personnel were dispatched shortly after 4 p.m. to the fire in the home on the 1200 block of Silvestre Road, according to Capt. Scott Safechuck of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
The first crews on scene reported heavy smoke coming from the residence, and were able to knock down the flames in about 15 minutes, Safechuck said…