There were many areas of the fire where crews were still building control lines on Friday. Recently, that meant that when Santa Ana winds were done blowing through Ventura County, sundowner winds would pick up in Santa Barbara County. The blaze has burned in both Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. Since the weather is being “cooperative,” there is a good opportunity for crews to increase containment numbers by strengthening the line around the fire, Vaccaro said. And the consistent appearance of strong winds pushed the fire in different directions.įortunately, the National Weather Service in Oxnard reported no winds in the forecast. Low humidity levels and extremely dry brush from years of drought contributed to the fire’s growth and hampered the firefight. Saturday at The Rock Church in San Diego. Iverson’s memorial service is planned for 10 a.m. More: Future of fighting wildfires: Military Reaper drones provide real-time photos, video The couple is expecting their second child. He leaves behind his wife Ashley and 2-year-old daughter Evie. 14 fighting the fire on the eastern side near Fillmore. Virginia Pesola, 70, died as she was trying to evacuate her Santa Paula home.Ĭal Fire engineer Cory Iverson, 32, of San Diego, died Dec. Two people have died as a result of the Thomas fire. The blaze has destroyed more than 1,000 buildings, including 775 single-family homes. On its first night, flames raced west toward Ventura, where much of the damage was reported. The shelter was set up soon after the fire broke out north of Santa Paula on Dec. The American Red Cross evacuation shelter at the Ventura County Fairgrounds was to close at 3 p.m. On Thursday, all mandatory evacuation orders associated with the incident were lifted. “Rose Valley is kind of the end of the burn,” Vaccaro said. The threat of the blaze was winding down as it continued to spread away from communities. Brandon Vaccaro, an information officer assigned to the incident. The controlled burn was occurring in the Rose Valley area of the forest, said Capt. More: It's going to be a long, slow process rebuilding thousands of California homes destroyed by wildfires More: Beekeepers feel the sting of California wildfire Still, the focus of Friday’s efforts on the Thomas fire revolved around getting control lines around the blaze to increase containment numbers and continuing a controlled burn in Los Padres National Forest. The blaze is at 65% containment as of Friday night, according to Cal Fire. Ventura County's fire outpaced the Cedar fire in San Diego County, which stretched 273,246 acres in 2003, and Thomas isn't done yet. The Thomas fire earned its place in history Friday when it reached 273,400 acres in its 19-day run from Santa Paula north toward Santa Barbara and east to Fillmore.
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