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"content": "\u003cp>It’s official: 2017 is the \u003ca href=\"http://www.scpr.org/news/2017/12/06/78582/2017-california-s-worst-year-for-wildfires-on-reco/\">deadliest and most destructive\u003c/a> year on record for wildfires in California. Dry conditions, high temperatures, roaring winds and bone-dry trees and brush are all factors responsible for the devastation. But one underlying question is how much of a role has climate change played?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is no singular cause for any real significant event,” said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at UCLA. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s usually a confluence of factors that are important. And in a lot of cases, global warming definitely plays a role and is one of those factors.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Jerry Brown certainly seems to think climate change is a major contributor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is the new normal,” Brown warned Saturday. “We’re about ready to have firefighting at Christmas. This is very odd and unusual.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Let’s break down each of the factors that have contributed to this year’s destructive wildfire season to assess whether climate change looms in the background.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[audio src=\"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/tcr/2017/12/FireClimateChangeMargolis171211.mp3\" Image=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFirePlumeISS-1920x1235.jpg\" Title=\"Southern California Is Burning -- Is Climate Change to Blame?\" program=\"The California Report\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Winds\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“In terms of these really fast-moving and destructive wildfires that tend to be a threat to life and property, there’s almost always some sort of strong winds involved,” Swain said. “Those winds can cause fires to move quickly, to jump over barriers over freeways and jump from house to house and move out of the forest, and out of the dry brush into regions where people actually live.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neither the destructive \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/north-bay-fires/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northern California fires\u003c/a> earlier this fall nor the massive Thomas Fire currently rampaging through Ventura County would’ve spread as quickly without the help of strong, dry winds. Southern California has Santa Ana Winds to blame — and the current wind event is both stronger and longer than normal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the National Weather Service, Santa Ana winds gusted up to 60 to 70 miles per hour on Thursday. Usually, the winds gust between 40 to 50 miles per hour. Santa Ana events generally last two to three days — the current event has lasted for more than five. And this time, they’re also especially dry, with humidity levels around 1 to 2 percent in some places of the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/Weather_West/status/938604129059876865\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The stronger and longer-lasting winds are a result of a particularly strong, particularly cold high pressure ridge sitting east of the rockies. As the wind travels from that area of high pressure across the Great Basin towards areas of low pressure along California’s coast, the wind speeds up, compresses and slams into Southern California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The question of whether the intensity and duration of the current Santa Ana winds have been impacted by climate change is still up for debate, according to Alex Hall, director of the Center for Climate Science at UCLA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hall said there’s research supporting both the idea that the Santa Anas will increase in strength and frequency, as well as decrease, as the climate warms. Part of the difficulty of anticipating what’ll happen to the Santa Anas is that the modeling scientists use to anticipate changes around the world struggles to simulate regional circulation patterns, Hall said. That includes the Santa Anas and ridges of high pressure off the coast of California that are associated with a lack of rain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Hall’s confident that the relative humidity of the Santa Anas will fall as things get warmer due to climate change, which doesn’t bode well for fire risk as the dryness of the winds is a major contributing factor to the spreading of wildfires.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Precipitation\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A lack of rain is another reason these major wildfires have spread so quickly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In a warmer climate, you have a greater contrast between wet and dry,” said Hall. “In the future, we anticipate increased variability in precipitation. So, more precipitation in wet years and less in dry years.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Between 2012 – 2016 California was riddled with extreme drought. Droughts in and of themselves aren’t uncommon, but the our most recent one was likely made worse by human caused climate change, according to a \u003ca href=\"http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2015GL064924/full\">paper\u003c/a> written by A. Park Williams, a climate scientist at Columbia University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although this past winter felt particularly wet, that was likely because it followed years of drought. In reality, we experienced an average to slightly above-average amount of rain, mostly in January and February. For most of California, drought conditions were alleviated. However for Ventura County, the location of the Thomas Fire, a moderate drought remains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11636514\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/181996-full-800x618.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/181996-full-800x618.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/181996-full-160x124.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/181996-full-1020x788.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/181996-full-960x742.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/181996-full-240x185.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/181996-full-375x290.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/181996-full-520x402.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/181996-full.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s widely accepted that along with climate change we’ll experience extreme dry periods, punctuated by short, extreme periods of precipitation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Following our deluge of rain and snow earlier this year, things have since been hot and dry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For the last six months say, we’re running both above average temperature-wise and below average precipitation-wise here in Southern California,” said Swain. “In the short term there has been a trend towards a lot more dry years in Southern California. The question is how sustained is that going to be.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s been no rain in Los Angeles so far this season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/RyanMaue/status/938928108652187649\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The current lack of rain can be blamed on a ridge of high pressure sitting off the west coast of North America, blocking storms from passing over our state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Hopefully this’ll be a temporary feature, maybe it’ll stick around for just a couple of weeks,” said Brad Rippey, agriculture meteorologist with the USDA. “But man, I sure hope it’s not going to stick around for the entire winter.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ridge is similar to the one responsible for the recent drought, which was coined the \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/tag/ridiculously-resilient-ridge/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ridiculously Resilient Ridge\u003c/a> by Swain. That weather pattern was an anomaly, in part, because of the length of time it stuck around.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s ample research to support the theory that warming in the western tropical Pacific is associated with the arrival of rain-blocking ridges, an area seems to be warming faster than the other parts of the ocean. However, why that’s occurring is up for debate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/NWSLosAngeles/status/939255557915119617\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The ocean isn’t warming at the same rate everywhere,” said Swain. “And whether that differential rate of warming from one place to another is itself an expression of global warming, or if that’s just sort of a little bit of random noise superimposed on top of the long term warming trend I think remains to be seen.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-01907-4\">study\u003c/a> out of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory theorizes that the melting of Arctic sea-ice could also contribute to the formation of ridges off the West Coast. Exacerbated by global warming, it’s thought that the Arctic could be ice-free during the summer months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the study, “low Arctic sea-ice increases the likelihood of drier California, but does not result in drier conditions over California every single year. On average, when considering the 20-year mean, there is a 10 to 15 [percent] decrease in California’s rainfall.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think we should trust that sea ice is inducing the ridge,” said Ivana Cvijanovic, author of the study. “The question is, what are other factors too? 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Winds\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“In terms of these really fast-moving and destructive wildfires that tend to be a threat to life and property, there’s almost always some sort of strong winds involved,” Swain said. “Those winds can cause fires to move quickly, to jump over barriers over freeways and jump from house to house and move out of the forest, and out of the dry brush into regions where people actually live.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neither the destructive \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/north-bay-fires/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northern California fires\u003c/a> earlier this fall nor the massive Thomas Fire currently rampaging through Ventura County would’ve spread as quickly without the help of strong, dry winds. Southern California has Santa Ana Winds to blame — and the current wind event is both stronger and longer than normal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the National Weather Service, Santa Ana winds gusted up to 60 to 70 miles per hour on Thursday. Usually, the winds gust between 40 to 50 miles per hour. Santa Ana events generally last two to three days — the current event has lasted for more than five. And this time, they’re also especially dry, with humidity levels around 1 to 2 percent in some places of the region.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Light gusts were pushing onshore, driving the flames back up hillsides and away from communities, said Santa Barbara County fire spokesman Mike Eliason. But the possibility of “unpredictable” gusts would keep firefighters on edge for days, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”Ak0Mo3ejRqwLiiIrGVI9724eunvumGaz”]Santa Ana winds have long contributed to some of the region’s most disastrous wildfires. They blow from inland toward the Pacific Ocean, speeding up as they squeeze through mountain passes and canyons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the air thick with acrid smoke, even residents of areas not under evacuation orders took the opportunity to leave, fearing another shutdown of U.S. 101, a key coastal highway that was closed intermittently last week. Officials handed out masks to residents who stayed behind in Montecito, the wealthy hillside enclave that’s home to celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Jeff Bridges and Drew Barrymore.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Smoke shrouded Rob Lowe’s home and the actor wore a mask as he livestreamed his family leaving on Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Praying for the people in my area,” he said on Instagram. “Hope everybody’s getting out safe like we are, and thanks for the prayers and thoughts. And good luck to the firefighters, we need you!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/BcWQNbRh9cs/?hl=en&taken-by=robloweofficial\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/TheEllenShow/status/940007382528139264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres tweeted\u003c/a> that neighbors were helping each other and their animals get to safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m sending lots of love and gratitude to the fire department and sheriffs. 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"content": "\u003cp>A flare-up on the western edge of the Thomas Fire — Southern California’s largest and most destructive wildfire of the past week — sent residents fleeing Sunday, as wind-fanned flames churned through canyons and down hillsides toward coastal towns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Crews with help from water-dropping aircraft saved several homes as unpredictable gusts sent the blaze churning deeper into foothill areas northwest of Los Angeles that haven’t burned in decades. \u003ca href=\"http://www.countyofsb.org/thomasfire.sbc#update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New evacuations\u003c/a> were ordered in Carpinteria and Montecito.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/EliasonMike/status/939866614635290624\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The winds are kind of squirrely right now,” said county fire spokesman Mike Eliason. “Some places the smoke is going straight up in the air, and others it’s blowing sideways. Depends on what canyon we’re in.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The department posted a photo of one residence engulfed in flames before dawn. It’s unclear whether other structures burned. Thousands of homes in the county were without power.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11636168\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Thomas-Fire-SB-Twitter.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11636168\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Thomas-Fire-SB-Twitter-800x433.jpg\" alt=\" A home burns from the Thomas Fire early in the morning on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, off Gobernador Canyon Road in Carpinteria.\" width=\"800\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Thomas-Fire-SB-Twitter-800x433.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Thomas-Fire-SB-Twitter-160x87.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Thomas-Fire-SB-Twitter-1020x552.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Thomas-Fire-SB-Twitter-960x519.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Thomas-Fire-SB-Twitter-240x130.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Thomas-Fire-SB-Twitter-375x203.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Thomas-Fire-SB-Twitter-520x281.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Thomas-Fire-SB-Twitter.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A home burns from the Thomas Fire early in the morning on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, off Gobernador Canyon Road in Carpinteria. \u003ccite>(Santa Barbara County Fire Department via Twitter)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Firefighters made significant progress Saturday on other fronts of the enormous fire that started Dec. 4 in neighboring Ventura County. Containment was way up on other major blazes in Los Angeles, Riverside and San Diego counties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Forecasters said Santa Ana winds that whipped fires across the region last week were expected to die down later Sunday — but not before creating possible gusts topping 50 mph (80 kph).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A lack of rain has officials on edge statewide because of parched conditions and no end in sight to the typical fire season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is the new normal,” Gov. Jerry Brown warned Saturday after surveying damage from the Thomas Fire. “We’re about ready to have firefighting at Christmas. This is very odd and unusual.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>High fire risk is expected to last into January and the governor and experts said climate change is making it a year-round threat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11636170\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Santa-Barbara-Thomas-Fire.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11636170\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Santa-Barbara-Thomas-Fire-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Flames from the Thomas Fire advance on homes off Shepard Mesa Road in Carpinteria at 5:45 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Santa-Barbara-Thomas-Fire-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Santa-Barbara-Thomas-Fire-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Santa-Barbara-Thomas-Fire-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Santa-Barbara-Thomas-Fire-960x639.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Santa-Barbara-Thomas-Fire-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Santa-Barbara-Thomas-Fire-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Santa-Barbara-Thomas-Fire-520x346.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Santa-Barbara-Thomas-Fire.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flames from the Thomas Fire advance on homes off Shepard Mesa Road in Carpinteria at 5:45 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017. \u003ccite>(Santa Barbara County Fire Department via Twitter)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Overall, the fires have destroyed nearly 800 homes and other buildings, killed dozens of horses and forced more than 200,000 people to flee flames that have burned over 270 square miles (700 square kilometers) since Dec. 4. One death, so far, a 70-year-old woman who crashed her car on an evacuation route, is attributed to the fire in Santa Paula, a small city where the fire began.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Ventura County blaze continued to burn into rugged mountains in the Los Padres National Forest near the little town of Ojai and toward a preserve established for endangered California condors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As fires burned in Ventura and Los Angeles counties, firefighters were already in place north of San Diego on Thursday when a major fire erupted and rapidly spread in the Fallbrook area, known for its avocado groves and horse stables in the rolling hills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fire swept through the San Luis Rey Training Facility, where it killed more than 40 elite thoroughbreds and destroyed more than 100 homes — most of them in a retirement community. Three people were burned trying to escape the fire that continued to smolder Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of last week’s fires were in places that burned in the past, including one in the ritzy Los Angeles neighborhood of Bel-Air that burned six homes and another in the city’s rugged foothills above the community of Sylmar and in Santa Paula.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the most updated evacuation orders, visit CountyofSB.org or ReadyVenturaCounty.org.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Associated Press writers Elliot Spagat in Fallbrook and Brian Melley and Robert Jablon in Los Angeles contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>The Thomas Fire raging in Ventura County grew to 143,000 acres Friday, even as authorities said they were finally getting a handle on the blaze. Evacuation orders were lifted for much of Ventura and Santa Paula on Friday afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The blaze prompted Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency in Santa Barbara County. On Friday, the federal government approved the governor's request for direct assistance to support firefighting efforts as at least six major wildfires raked the Southern California region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"California is grateful for the quick approval of our request and the ongoing efforts of local, state and federal emergency responders to protect communities across Southern California,\" Brown said in a written statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Thomas Fire has spread to the county line, threatening homes and other structures as it burns along the 101 Freeway and into the back country west of Ojai. It has already over 400 structures, damaged 81 and threatens 15,000 more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials said that 712,000 gallons of water have been dropped on the Thomas Fire, and 4,000 personnel will be battling the blaze by Saturday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11636013\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/747Thomas-800x497.jpg\" alt=\"A 747 drops retardant over burning embers and small fires on a mountain near Fillmore on Dec. 8, 2017, on the eastern edge of the Thomas Fire.\" width=\"800\" height=\"497\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11636013\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/747Thomas-800x497.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/747Thomas-160x99.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/747Thomas-1020x633.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/747Thomas.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/747Thomas-1180x733.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/747Thomas-960x596.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/747Thomas-240x149.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/747Thomas-375x233.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/747Thomas-520x323.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 747 drops retardant over burning embers and small fires on a mountain near Fillmore on Dec. 8, 2017, on the eastern edge of the Thomas Fire. \u003ccite>(FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The fire, which broke out Monday evening near Santa Paula and quickly spread all the way to the ocean, was only 10 percent contained on Friday. Expected containment remained unknown, and the cause was still under investigation, according to county officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Friday afternoon, officials identified the only known victim of the Thomas Fire, 70 year-old Virginia Pesola. Her remains were found \"at a vehicular crash site along the evacuation route,\" Ventura County Chief Medical Examiner Christopher Young said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cause of death was blunt force injuries, terminal smoke inhalation, and thermal injuries, Young said. Pesola's death is being investigated by the California Highway Patrol and Ventura County Sheriff's Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1QT3h5ioycmbF0xoB6XPilRGeM5iSdkn7\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Thursday, firefighters stopped the southern prong of the Thomas Fire from advancing along the coast, just east of the city of Carpinteria.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But later that evening officials placed the northeast part of Carpinteria under mandatory evacuations, even though the northern prong of the fire was still miles out of town.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That decision, said Santa Barbara County Fire Chief Eric Peterson, shows fire officials have learned lessons of a tough wildfire season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"qpAG2UwsnMUG3RTJTK5yEceThELMoDvd\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"A lot of the tragic consequences of the Sonoma Fire were as a result of the time that it occurred — in the middle of the night — and the inability to get people out of those areas,\" Peterson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peterson spoke at a jam-packed community meeting at Carpinteria High School. Some residents said they came because there was confusion about where exactly evacuations had been ordered — in part because of an erroneous emergency alert sent out and later corrected by fire officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's not yet clear when residents of some Ventura neighborhoods hit hard by the Thomas Fire will be allowed to return to their homes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But before the cleanup can begin, utility crews have a lot of work to do to repair the area’s infrastructure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11635822\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11635822\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireBus-800x542.jpg\" alt=\"The Thomas Fire burns near a school bus on Dec. 7, 2017 in Ventura.\" width=\"800\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireBus-800x542.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireBus-160x108.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireBus-1020x691.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireBus.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireBus-1180x799.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireBus-960x650.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireBus-240x163.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireBus-375x254.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireBus-520x352.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Thomas Fire burns near a school bus on Dec. 7, 2017 in Ventura. \u003ccite>(Mario Tama/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ventura City Councilman Erik Nasarenko toured three charred, hillside neighborhoods on Tuesday: Ondulando, Skyline and Clear Point.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This is one of the heaviest hit areas of Ventura,\" Nasarenko told KPCC on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fire has devastated homes in the neighborhood. It has also created a significant infrastructure challenge, Nasarenko said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The extent of that challenge is part of the reason Nasarenko can't even estimate when the neighborhoods would re-open to residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On his tour, he saw crews from SoCal Edison repairing downed lines everywhere. Power in the neighborhoods was out, and that posed another problem: no power, no water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The water pumps that get the water back into the tanks require power,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many pumping stations are running on generators, Nasarenko said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"EXszsO9Afkz7aiNyukT6NTxOB3EVWMnQ\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also saw gas crews digging streets and trenches so they can cap gas lines as a precautionary measure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A boil water advisory that was issued earlier in the week has been lifted for some areas, but not all. The areas that still need to boil tap water for drinking and cooking are bounded by the following streets:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>North of Foothill Road\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>West of Ashwood Avenue\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>North of Telegraph Road\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>West of Mills Road\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>North of E. Main Street / Thompson Blvd\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>West of Sanjon Road\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The city said it would send another update when tests confirmed water was safe to drink again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Santa Barbara County, evacuees were seeking refuge Friday morning at Jack's Bistro and Famous Bagels in downtown Carpinteria.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We have not closed. We're staying open,\" manager Charla Marshall told KPCC's Take Two, adding that it has been a long week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a long-time resident of the area, Marshall was emotional as her team hustled to provide for all the locals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It was bittersweet. There were all these people that knew each other. They'd all had to be mandatory evacuated,\" Marshall said. \"Some lost their homes. We had lots of dogs and cats and people hugging and crying. It was just an amazing day and we would never for a minute consider closing because we've been busy all week with these folks.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marshall said for her it was nice to keep up with how everyone was doing, and it was important to offer something. She said they made a lot of coffee this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, she said, it's been hard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I have never seen anything like this in the 40 years I've been here. It's just really something else — throat's a little dry, eyes are a little sore. You know, it's been really heavy with the ash and the smoke, but we're fine. We're doing good.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11635833\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11635833\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireOjaiHome-800x553.jpg\" alt=\"A home is consumed by the Thomas fire on Dec. 7, 2017 in Ojai.\" width=\"800\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireOjaiHome-800x553.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireOjaiHome-160x111.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireOjaiHome-1020x704.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireOjaiHome.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireOjaiHome-1180x815.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireOjaiHome-960x663.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireOjaiHome-240x166.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireOjaiHome-375x259.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireOjaiHome-520x359.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A home is consumed by the Thomas fire on Dec. 7, 2017 in Ojai. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Evacuations\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>87,043 people had been evacuated due to the Thomas Fire, according to the Ventura County Fire Department. Most of the mandatory evacuations were lifted on Friday afternoon. They remain in effect in Fillmore and areas to the west.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When authorities urge people in fire zones to leave their homes, many don't listen — even to mandatory evacuation orders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Roughly about 20 to 25 percent of those that we contact actually leave. This isn't the first time that fire has come to the area. So many want to stay in their homes and kind of ride it out,\" Ventura County Sheriff's spokesman Garo Kuredjian told KPCC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fire officials don't recommend waiting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Below is a list of mandatory and voluntary evacuations provided by Santa Barbara and Ventura county officials, as well as information on where the evacuations have been lifted:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mandatory:\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Santa Paula - Boundary of Bridge Road north to Thomas Aquinas, Dickenson Ranch Road east to east of Santa Paula Creek\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>City of Ventura - North of Foothill Road from Wells Road to Poli Street\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>City of Ventura - North of W. Main Street and East of Hwy 33 (includes entire Ventura Avenue area)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Oak View - Boundary of Hwy 33 east to Creek Road, Creek Road north to Fairview Road\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Meiners Oaks - North of E. El Roblar between Rice Road and Hwy 33\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Entire Community of Casitas Springs - Evacuate to Ventura County Fairgrounds - 10 West Harbor Blvd., Ventura\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Lake Casitas - North of Hwy 150 heading to Hwy 33 and south of Los Padres National Forest\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>City of Ojai and East Ojai Valley - City of Ojai east to Koenigstein Road, SR 150 north to north of Thacher Road\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ojai - Casitas Pass Road east to Rice Road, Baldwin Road to North of Matilija Canyon (Includes Burnham Road North to Baldwin Road)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Upper Ojai Valley - Hwy 150 from Dennison Grade east to Osborne Road and all residences north\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Upper Ojai Valley (West) - Hwy 33 - Matilija Canyon\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Unincorporated Ventura CountyArea- Residents and day visitors of Rose Valley\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ventura County North Coast Area - Boundary of Hwy 33 on the north to Casitas Vista Road, northwest to Hwy 150, Hwy 150 (Casitas Pass Road) west to US 101 and south on US 101 (including Pacific Coast Highway) to Emma Wood State Beach\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Santa Paula unincorporated area, east of Santa Paula Creek, north of highway 126, west of Hall Road to Timber Canyon Road\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Unincorporated area of Fillmore - The area of Hall Road to the west, Sespe Creek to the east, Fillmore City limits to the south, and Los Padres National Forest boundary to the north\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Voluntary:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Ojai- Casitas Pass Road east to Highway 33, Spring Street to Loma Drive. (Includes Rice Road east to Loma Drive. Baldwin Road north to Besant Road)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Unincorporated area of Fillmore - Sespe Creek to the west, Burson Ranch to the east, Fillmore City limits to the south, and Los Padres National Forest boundary to the north.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lifted: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>City of Ventura - All mandatory and voluntary evacuation orders have been lifted in Ventura with the exception of the area North of W. Main St and East of SR-33 commonly known as “Ventura Avenue” and all neighborhoods North of Poli and Foothill Rd in the City of Ventura.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>City of Santa Paula - All mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted in Santa Paula, for the areas North of SR-126 from the West end of the City of Santa Paula East to Willard Rd and North to Bridge Rd.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Unincorporated Areas Between Ventura and Santa Paula - All mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted North of Foothill Rd. from the City of Santa Paula to the City of Ventura.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Evacuation shelters:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>City of Ventura - Ventura County Fairgrounds (Red Cross - includes an animal shelter for all types of animals), 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>City of Ojai - Nordhoff High School, 1401 Maricopa Highway, Ojai\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>City of Oxnard - Oxnard College Gymnasium, 4000 S. Rose Ave., Oxnard\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>City of Santa Paula - Santa Paula Community Center, 530 W. Main St., Santa Paula\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>UC Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara Multi Activity Center, includes an animal shelter for small animals preferably in crates, 516 Ocean Rd., Santa Barbara\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Animal evacuations:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Authorities are asking the public to call (866) 387-8911 for help with animal evacuations. Large animals can be evacuated at Ventura County Fairgrounds, 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11635838\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11635838\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RoadFlamesThomas-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Firefighters battle the Thomas Fire as it burns past the 101 Freeway towards the Pacific Coast Highway in Ventura on Dec. 7, 2017.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RoadFlamesThomas-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RoadFlamesThomas-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RoadFlamesThomas-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RoadFlamesThomas.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RoadFlamesThomas-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RoadFlamesThomas-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RoadFlamesThomas-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RoadFlamesThomas-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RoadFlamesThomas-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Firefighters battle the Thomas Fire as it burns past the 101 Freeway towards the Pacific Coast Highway in Ventura on Dec. 7, 2017. \u003ccite>(KYLE GRILLOT/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Road Closures\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Ventura County officials have announced the following hard road closures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ojai, Ojai Valley, and unincorporated areas:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>East bound SR-150, from Reeves Rd in Ojai to Stonegate Rd in Santa Paula\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>SR 150 (Casitas Pass Road) between Highway 33 and the 101\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>SR 150 at Santa Ana Road\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>SR 33 NB from Maricopa Highway and Ojai Avenue to Matilija Canyon\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ventura Ave (Highway 150 / Highway 33) at the \"Y\"\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Nye Road loop east of Highway 33 in Casitas Vistas\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Grand Avenue - All North bound streets\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Foothill Road from Aliso to North End\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>City of Ventura and unincorporated areas:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Foothill at High Point Drive\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Foothill at LaFonda Court\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Foothill at Skyline Road\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Foothill at Colina Vista\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Wells Road at Foothill Road\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>City of Fillmore and unincorporated areas:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Old Telegraph Road at C Street\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Old Telegraph at Keith Road\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Sycamore Road at SR 126\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Hall Road at SR 126\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Santa Paula unincorporated area:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Cummings Road at Foothill Road\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Peck Road at Foothill Road\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Olive Road at Foothill Road\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Toland at SR 126\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Timber Canyon at SR 126\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Santa Barbara County:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Gobernador Canyon Road from Highway 150 to Highway 192\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>AMTRAK service has also been disrupted in Ventura County, with train tracks closed from Carpenteria to Faria Beach.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>School Closures\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The following districts are closed:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>ACE Charter High School\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Briggs Elementary School District\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>CAPE Charter School\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Fillmore Unified School District\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Hueneme Elementary School District\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Mesa Union Elementary School District\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Mupu Elementary School District\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ocean View Elementary School District\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ojai Unified School District\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Our Lady of Assumption Catholic School\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Oxnard Elementary School District\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Oxnard Union High School District\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Pleasant Valley School District\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Rio Elementary School District\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Santa Clara Elementary School District\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Santa Paula Unified School District\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Somis Union School District\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Saint Anthony's School\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Saint Bonaventure High School\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Thomas Aquinas College\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>University Preparation Charter School\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>VCOE Career Education Center (Camarillo and Moorpark)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>VCOE - operated school sites and classrooms\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ventura Charter School\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ventura College\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ventura Unified School District\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Villanova Prep School (Closed through 12/15/17)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Vista Real Charter High School District\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The following Schools are reopened as of 12/7/17\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Conejo Valley Adult Education\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Conejo Valley Unified School District\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Moorpark College\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Moorpark Unified School District\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Oxnard College\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Simi Valley Unified School District\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>CSU Channel Islands will return to normal class schedules on 12/8/17\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11635826\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11635826\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/CyclingEval-800x522.jpg\" alt=\"A man bicycles past bluffs burned in the Thomas Fire on Dec. 7, 2017 in La Conchita.\" width=\"800\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/CyclingEval-800x522.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/CyclingEval-160x104.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/CyclingEval-1020x666.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/CyclingEval.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/CyclingEval-1180x770.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/CyclingEval-960x627.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/CyclingEval-240x157.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/CyclingEval-375x245.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/CyclingEval-520x339.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A man bicycles past bluffs burned in the Thomas Fire on Dec. 7, 2017 in La Conchita. \u003ccite>(Mario Tama/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Air Quality\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The fires raging across Southern California have sent plumes of thick smoke into the air and reduced air quality across the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Our index has six levels, and the highest level is hazardous. Unfortunately, the Ojai Valley has been experiencing levels even higher than that — the levels are still off the charts,\" said Mallory Ham with Ventura's Air Pollution Control District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That smoke contains particles that are small enough to burrow deep into human lungs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Weather Service said shifting winds on Friday could drive the smoke back into coastal communities, from Ventura and Oxnard all the way to Santa Monica and into Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/NWSLosAngeles/status/939187535686889473\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Authorities are urging people who live in the area to use extreme caution and avoid vigorous outdoor or indoor exertion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People with respiratory or heart disease, the elderly, and children should stay inside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Close all windows and doors and run your air conditioner, if you have one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This post has been updated.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The Thomas Fire raging in Ventura County grew to 143,000 acres Friday, even as authorities said they were finally getting a handle on the blaze. Evacuation orders were lifted for much of Ventura and Santa Paula on Friday afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The blaze prompted Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency in Santa Barbara County. On Friday, the federal government approved the governor's request for direct assistance to support firefighting efforts as at least six major wildfires raked the Southern California region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"California is grateful for the quick approval of our request and the ongoing efforts of local, state and federal emergency responders to protect communities across Southern California,\" Brown said in a written statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Thomas Fire has spread to the county line, threatening homes and other structures as it burns along the 101 Freeway and into the back country west of Ojai. It has already over 400 structures, damaged 81 and threatens 15,000 more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials said that 712,000 gallons of water have been dropped on the Thomas Fire, and 4,000 personnel will be battling the blaze by Saturday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11636013\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/747Thomas-800x497.jpg\" alt=\"A 747 drops retardant over burning embers and small fires on a mountain near Fillmore on Dec. 8, 2017, on the eastern edge of the Thomas Fire.\" width=\"800\" height=\"497\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11636013\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/747Thomas-800x497.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/747Thomas-160x99.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/747Thomas-1020x633.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/747Thomas.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/747Thomas-1180x733.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/747Thomas-960x596.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/747Thomas-240x149.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/747Thomas-375x233.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/747Thomas-520x323.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 747 drops retardant over burning embers and small fires on a mountain near Fillmore on Dec. 8, 2017, on the eastern edge of the Thomas Fire. \u003ccite>(FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The fire, which broke out Monday evening near Santa Paula and quickly spread all the way to the ocean, was only 10 percent contained on Friday. Expected containment remained unknown, and the cause was still under investigation, according to county officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Friday afternoon, officials identified the only known victim of the Thomas Fire, 70 year-old Virginia Pesola. Her remains were found \"at a vehicular crash site along the evacuation route,\" Ventura County Chief Medical Examiner Christopher Young said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cause of death was blunt force injuries, terminal smoke inhalation, and thermal injuries, Young said. Pesola's death is being investigated by the California Highway Patrol and Ventura County Sheriff's Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1QT3h5ioycmbF0xoB6XPilRGeM5iSdkn7\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Thursday, firefighters stopped the southern prong of the Thomas Fire from advancing along the coast, just east of the city of Carpinteria.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But later that evening officials placed the northeast part of Carpinteria under mandatory evacuations, even though the northern prong of the fire was still miles out of town.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That decision, said Santa Barbara County Fire Chief Eric Peterson, shows fire officials have learned lessons of a tough wildfire season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"A lot of the tragic consequences of the Sonoma Fire were as a result of the time that it occurred — in the middle of the night — and the inability to get people out of those areas,\" Peterson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peterson spoke at a jam-packed community meeting at Carpinteria High School. Some residents said they came because there was confusion about where exactly evacuations had been ordered — in part because of an erroneous emergency alert sent out and later corrected by fire officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's not yet clear when residents of some Ventura neighborhoods hit hard by the Thomas Fire will be allowed to return to their homes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But before the cleanup can begin, utility crews have a lot of work to do to repair the area’s infrastructure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11635822\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11635822\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireBus-800x542.jpg\" alt=\"The Thomas Fire burns near a school bus on Dec. 7, 2017 in Ventura.\" width=\"800\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireBus-800x542.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireBus-160x108.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireBus-1020x691.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireBus.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireBus-1180x799.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireBus-960x650.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireBus-240x163.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireBus-375x254.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireBus-520x352.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Thomas Fire burns near a school bus on Dec. 7, 2017 in Ventura. \u003ccite>(Mario Tama/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ventura City Councilman Erik Nasarenko toured three charred, hillside neighborhoods on Tuesday: Ondulando, Skyline and Clear Point.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This is one of the heaviest hit areas of Ventura,\" Nasarenko told KPCC on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fire has devastated homes in the neighborhood. It has also created a significant infrastructure challenge, Nasarenko said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The extent of that challenge is part of the reason Nasarenko can't even estimate when the neighborhoods would re-open to residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On his tour, he saw crews from SoCal Edison repairing downed lines everywhere. Power in the neighborhoods was out, and that posed another problem: no power, no water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The water pumps that get the water back into the tanks require power,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many pumping stations are running on generators, Nasarenko said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also saw gas crews digging streets and trenches so they can cap gas lines as a precautionary measure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A boil water advisory that was issued earlier in the week has been lifted for some areas, but not all. The areas that still need to boil tap water for drinking and cooking are bounded by the following streets:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>North of Foothill Road\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>West of Ashwood Avenue\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>North of Telegraph Road\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>West of Mills Road\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>North of E. Main Street / Thompson Blvd\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>West of Sanjon Road\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The city said it would send another update when tests confirmed water was safe to drink again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Santa Barbara County, evacuees were seeking refuge Friday morning at Jack's Bistro and Famous Bagels in downtown Carpinteria.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We have not closed. We're staying open,\" manager Charla Marshall told KPCC's Take Two, adding that it has been a long week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a long-time resident of the area, Marshall was emotional as her team hustled to provide for all the locals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It was bittersweet. There were all these people that knew each other. They'd all had to be mandatory evacuated,\" Marshall said. \"Some lost their homes. We had lots of dogs and cats and people hugging and crying. It was just an amazing day and we would never for a minute consider closing because we've been busy all week with these folks.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marshall said for her it was nice to keep up with how everyone was doing, and it was important to offer something. She said they made a lot of coffee this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, she said, it's been hard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I have never seen anything like this in the 40 years I've been here. It's just really something else — throat's a little dry, eyes are a little sore. You know, it's been really heavy with the ash and the smoke, but we're fine. We're doing good.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11635833\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11635833\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireOjaiHome-800x553.jpg\" alt=\"A home is consumed by the Thomas fire on Dec. 7, 2017 in Ojai.\" width=\"800\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireOjaiHome-800x553.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireOjaiHome-160x111.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireOjaiHome-1020x704.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireOjaiHome.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireOjaiHome-1180x815.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireOjaiHome-960x663.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireOjaiHome-240x166.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireOjaiHome-375x259.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/ThomasFireOjaiHome-520x359.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A home is consumed by the Thomas fire on Dec. 7, 2017 in Ojai. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Evacuations\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>87,043 people had been evacuated due to the Thomas Fire, according to the Ventura County Fire Department. Most of the mandatory evacuations were lifted on Friday afternoon. They remain in effect in Fillmore and areas to the west.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When authorities urge people in fire zones to leave their homes, many don't listen — even to mandatory evacuation orders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Roughly about 20 to 25 percent of those that we contact actually leave. This isn't the first time that fire has come to the area. So many want to stay in their homes and kind of ride it out,\" Ventura County Sheriff's spokesman Garo Kuredjian told KPCC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fire officials don't recommend waiting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Below is a list of mandatory and voluntary evacuations provided by Santa Barbara and Ventura county officials, as well as information on where the evacuations have been lifted:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mandatory:\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Santa Paula - Boundary of Bridge Road north to Thomas Aquinas, Dickenson Ranch Road east to east of Santa Paula Creek\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>City of Ventura - North of Foothill Road from Wells Road to Poli Street\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>City of Ventura - North of W. Main Street and East of Hwy 33 (includes entire Ventura Avenue area)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Oak View - Boundary of Hwy 33 east to Creek Road, Creek Road north to Fairview Road\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Meiners Oaks - North of E. El Roblar between Rice Road and Hwy 33\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Entire Community of Casitas Springs - Evacuate to Ventura County Fairgrounds - 10 West Harbor Blvd., Ventura\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Lake Casitas - North of Hwy 150 heading to Hwy 33 and south of Los Padres National Forest\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>City of Ojai and East Ojai Valley - City of Ojai east to Koenigstein Road, SR 150 north to north of Thacher Road\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ojai - Casitas Pass Road east to Rice Road, Baldwin Road to North of Matilija Canyon (Includes Burnham Road North to Baldwin Road)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Upper Ojai Valley - Hwy 150 from Dennison Grade east to Osborne Road and all residences north\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Upper Ojai Valley (West) - Hwy 33 - Matilija Canyon\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Unincorporated Ventura CountyArea- Residents and day visitors of Rose Valley\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ventura County North Coast Area - Boundary of Hwy 33 on the north to Casitas Vista Road, northwest to Hwy 150, Hwy 150 (Casitas Pass Road) west to US 101 and south on US 101 (including Pacific Coast Highway) to Emma Wood State Beach\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Santa Paula unincorporated area, east of Santa Paula Creek, north of highway 126, west of Hall Road to Timber Canyon Road\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Unincorporated area of Fillmore - The area of Hall Road to the west, Sespe Creek to the east, Fillmore City limits to the south, and Los Padres National Forest boundary to the north\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Voluntary:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Ojai- Casitas Pass Road east to Highway 33, Spring Street to Loma Drive. (Includes Rice Road east to Loma Drive. Baldwin Road north to Besant Road)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Unincorporated area of Fillmore - Sespe Creek to the west, Burson Ranch to the east, Fillmore City limits to the south, and Los Padres National Forest boundary to the north.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lifted: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>City of Ventura - All mandatory and voluntary evacuation orders have been lifted in Ventura with the exception of the area North of W. Main St and East of SR-33 commonly known as “Ventura Avenue” and all neighborhoods North of Poli and Foothill Rd in the City of Ventura.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>City of Santa Paula - All mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted in Santa Paula, for the areas North of SR-126 from the West end of the City of Santa Paula East to Willard Rd and North to Bridge Rd.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Unincorporated Areas Between Ventura and Santa Paula - All mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted North of Foothill Rd. from the City of Santa Paula to the City of Ventura.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Evacuation shelters:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>City of Ventura - Ventura County Fairgrounds (Red Cross - includes an animal shelter for all types of animals), 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>City of Ojai - Nordhoff High School, 1401 Maricopa Highway, Ojai\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>City of Oxnard - Oxnard College Gymnasium, 4000 S. Rose Ave., Oxnard\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>City of Santa Paula - Santa Paula Community Center, 530 W. Main St., Santa Paula\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>UC Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara Multi Activity Center, includes an animal shelter for small animals preferably in crates, 516 Ocean Rd., Santa Barbara\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Animal evacuations:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Authorities are asking the public to call (866) 387-8911 for help with animal evacuations. Large animals can be evacuated at Ventura County Fairgrounds, 10 W. 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The so-called \u003ca href=\"http://www.fire.ca.gov/current_incidents/incidentdetails/Index/1922\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Fire\u003c/a> has grown to 132,000 acres since it broke out Monday. It is 10 percent contained. 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Trees were ablaze and flames were within 10 feet of the house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I didn't think it would move that fast,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her older sister wanted to drive in to save her husband's car, but Olvera told her: \"Don't do it. It's not worth it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CAL_FIRE/status/939151042272301056\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her sister heeded the advice and the family made it safely to the school. But the flames followed them, and the family had to pack up again when evacuation orders came for Fallbrook High School.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The family went to a second shelter, not knowing if their house survived.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the flames approached the elite San Luis Rey Downs training facility for thoroughbreds, many of the more than 450 horses were cut loose to prevent them from being trapped in their stables if barns caught fire, said Mac McBride of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"WZZHQMhsyoc5I1DVshDlCgQjkeJUhvGD\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Herds of horses galloped past flaming palm trees in their chaotic escape of a normally idyllic place. 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Sections of Carpinteria were under mandatory or voluntary evacuation orders, but no flames were in sight early Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inland from the coast the big fire burned vigorously in mountains near the town of Fillmore, but only outlying areas were evacuated. It also remained a threat to Ojai, a scenic mountain town of 7,000 people dubbed \"Shangri-La\" and known for its boutique hotels and New Age spiritual retreats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Thursday, ash fell like snowflakes on citrus orchards scattered around town and on Spanish-style architecture as firefighters parked their trucks around houses in anticipation of winds picking back up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some businesses were closed, but staples could be found at Pat's Liquor, where Hank Cheyne-Garcia loaded up with supplies to fuel through another edgy night keeping sentry on the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It got a little too intense yesterday with the wind kicking up,\" he said. \"There was just so much smoke. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 7:00 p.m., Thursday:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cal Fire officials say at least 439 homes and other buildings have burned in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.scpr.org/news/2017/12/07/78629/101-freeway-closed-as-thomas-fire-grows-to-96-000/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Fire\u003c/a> northeast of Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The wind-whipped blaze has burned 115,000 acres in Ventura County since it began on Dec. 4, stretching from hilly forests to the Pacific Ocean. It was 5 percent contained by Thursday evening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gusty Santa Ana winds that have driven the fire are expected to weaken Friday, though officials noted that the winds were unpredictable and that they expected another challenging day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Red Flag fire weather conditions warning has been extended to 8 p.m. Sunday. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials said they’ve made good progress battling much of the fire, but that thousands of homes remain in jeopardy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One section of the blaze continued to move toward the communities of Santa Barbara, Carpinteria and Montecito.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CAL_FIRE/status/938960266842185728\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 5:45 p.m., Thursday:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least 20 homes have burned in a retirement community as the fast-moving \u003ca href=\"http://www.kpbs.org/news/2017/dec/07/evacuations-underway-after-fire-breaks-out-near-i-/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lilac Fire\u003c/a> surges through northern San Diego County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The homes were burning in the tightly-packed Rancho Monserate Country Club community in the small city of Fallbrook.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/latimesphotos/status/938962087673335808\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cal Fire officials said two people were burned as a result of the fire, and were taken to a hospital for treatment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fire has burned more than 3,000 acres and has zero percent containment. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials say more than 1,000 structures are threatened around the community of Bonsall, and that the fire is “growing at a dangerous rate of spread.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several \u003ca href=\"http://www.kpbs.org/news/2017/dec/07/evacuations-underway-after-fire-breaks-out-near-i-/#lilac-evac\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">evacuation centers\u003c/a> have been set up nearby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A total of six major wildfires are now burning across Southern California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CALFIRE_PIO/status/938905666307047424\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=CuBcRqV6QDM\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 3:06 p.m., Thursday:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nSan Diego County officials ordered mandatory evacuations due to a new, fast-moving fire fanned by Santa Ana winds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.kpbs.org/news/2017/dec/07/evacuations-underway-after-fire-breaks-out-near-i-/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lilac Fire\u003c/a> has already burned 1,000 acres with zero percent containment, according to Cal Fire. Five structures were destroyed and 12 more have been damaged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CAL_FIRE/status/938874749047816192\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fire was reported about 11 a.m. near the rural community of Bonsall amid wind gusts of up to 35 mph.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The evacuations include a mobile home park, a golf course country club and two schools. Two lanes of Interstate 15 were also closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 12:15 p.m., Thursday:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nResidents were ordered to evacuate a tiny beachfront community northwest of Los Angeles where the massive \u003ca href=\"http://www.fire.ca.gov/current_incidents/incidentdetails/Index/1922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Fire\u003c/a> is churning down hillsides toward seaside homes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A California Highway Patrol officer drove through Faria Beach Thursday announcing the evacuations through a loudspeaker as surging winds roiled smoke through the streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents used garden hoses to spray palm trees to keep them from burning as firefighters scrambled to stop the progress of flames.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/HJGalvan/status/938899655106076672\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>U.S. 101 along the coast was intermittently closed Thursday, as were several highways in and around the Ventura County resort town of Ojai, where most of the 7,000 residents are under evacuation orders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original Post:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nAuthorities closed the U.S. 101 freeway Thursday as flames from the largest and most destructive Southern California wildfire jumped lanes and churned toward coastal and mountain communities northwest of Los Angeles as crews kept an eye on unpredictable winds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A more favorable wind forecast still called for potentially dangerous gusts, but ones not likely to approach historic levels forecasters had feared, according to the National Weather Service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is good news for the fire crews as the winds will not be driven quite as vigorously,” a weather service statement said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calmer overnight conditions helped crews protect the Ventura County resort town of Ojai, where most of the 7,000 residents were under new evacuation orders following a big burst of wind late Wednesday. Evacuations were also ordered for the first time in Santa Barbara County, where the coastal city of Carpinteria was under threat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CAL_FIRE/status/938782376578052096\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials closed U.S. 101 for more than a dozen miles along the coast, cutting off a major route between Ventura and Santa Barbara counties for several hours as fire charred heavy brush along lanes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Southern California has been hit hard by four major fires (\u003ca href=\"http://www.fire.ca.gov/current_incidents/incidentdetails/Index/1922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas\u003c/a>, Skirball, \u003ca href=\"http://www.fire.ca.gov/current_incidents/incidentdetails/Index/1924\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rye\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.fire.ca.gov/current_incidents/incidentdetails/Index/1923\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creek\u003c/a> fires) that have put tens of thousands of people under evacuation orders and destroyed nearly 200 homes and buildings, a figure that is almost certain to grow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Thomas Fire in Ventura County has burned 96,000 acres, is 5 percent contained and threatens 15,000 structures, according to Cal Fire. The Rye Fire in Los Angeles County has burned 7,000 acres, is 15 percent contained and threatens more than 5,400 structures. The Creek Fire in Los Angeles County has burned 12,605 acres, is 10 percent contained and threatens 2,500 structures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Millions of cellphones buzzed loudly Wednesday night from San Diego to Santa Barbara with a sound that usually means an Amber Alert, but this time meant a rare weather warning for strong winds making extreme fire danger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials hope the electronic push will keep the region alert and the death toll from the week’s fires at zero.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Melissa Rosenzweig, 47, was briefly back home Wednesday after evacuating from her Ventura house, which has been spared so far while most on her street had burned in the largest and most destructive of the region’s fires. She and her husband were about to evacuate again, hoping they will get lucky twice as the new winds arrive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Heck yeah I’m still worried,” Rosenzweig said. “We’re very grateful but I know we’re not out of the woods.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CAL_FIRE/status/938791342230028288\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In what may have been an early sign of the 140-square-mile fire getting new life, several thousand new evacuations were ordered Wednesday night in Ojai, a town of artists and resorts. The blaze had been creeping there already, but an increase in winds pushed it close enough for many more to flee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wild winds could easily send make new fires explode, too, as one did Wednesday in Los Angeles’ exclusive Bel Air section, where a fire consumed multimillion-dollar houses that give the rich and famous sweeping views of Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Little flame was visible by late Tuesday, but Wednesday, fire exploded on the steep slopes of Sepulveda Pass, closing a section of heavily traveled Interstate 405 and destroying four homes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CAL_FIRE/status/938802947722436608\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flames burned a wine storage shed at media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s 16-acre Moraga Vineyards estate and appeared to have damaged about 7 acres of vines, a spokeswoman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Across the wide I-405 freeway from the fire, the Getty Center art complex was closed to protect its collection from smoke damage. Many schools across Los Angeles were closed because of poor air quality and classes were canceled at 265 schools Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in the beachside city of Ventura, the fire killed more than two dozen horses at a stable and had destroyed at least 150 structures, a number that was expected to get far bigger as firefighters are able to assess losses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”xVR85cGE2pzKYk4RJuRKXC23NDbp3wK0″]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Air tankers that had been grounded much of the week because of high winds flew on Wednesday, dropping flame retardant. Firefighters rushed to attack the fires before winds picked up again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re basically in an urban firefight in Ventura, where if you can keep that house from burning, you might be able to slow the fire down,” said Tim Chavez, a fire behavior specialist at the blaze. “But that’s about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Dalton reported from Los Angeles. 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