Firefighters battle the Holiday Fire on La Goleta Road. (July 6, 2018) 
The Holiday Fire rages through North Fairview Ave. (July 6, 2018) 
Santa Barbara County Firefighters knockdown a fast moving grass fire along State Route 1 at the Hwy 101 exchange. (September 9, 2019) 
The Cielo Fire burns the hillside along the 154 Highway. 
Firefighters work the Thomas Fire Sunday. (Dec. 16, 2017) 
Water dropping helicopters fight the Thomas Fire in Toro Canyon Tuesday. (Dec. 12, 2017) 
Thomas Fire burning near power lines above East Mountain Drive. (Dec. 16, 2017) 
Thornton Fire Chief Everett Watkins, working as an engineer on the Thomas Fire, keeps an eye flames off of East Mountain Drive. (Dec. 16, 2017) 
Garth White, with a crew from Bend Oregon City firefighters, works a hose alongside members of Arroyo Grande Hotshots, Santa Lucia Crew Seven and Vandenberg Hotshots working to cut a fire break up steep terrain in Toro Canyon. (Dec. 12, 2017) 
Captain Jesse Hendricks with the Vandenberg Hotshots working the Thomas Fire in Toro Canyon Tuesday. (Dec. 12, 2017) 
Cooper Boneck (center), one of two Arroyo Grande Hotshots working to cut a fire break up steep terrain in Toro Canyon along side members of Bend Oregon City firefighters, Santa Lucia Crew Seven and Vandenberg Hotshots. (Dec. 12, 2017) 
Thomas Fire burning off the 150 
A Southern California Edison helicopter surveys the Thomas Fire in Toro Canyon Tuesday. (Dec. 12, 2017) 
Water dropping helicopters fill up at a reservoir of Casitas Pass. (Dec. 10, 2017) 
Water dropping helicopters filling up at Viola Fields in Carpinteria early Sunday morning (Dec. 10, 2017) 
Thomas Fire as seen from Bailard Ave. in Carpinteria early Sunday morning (Dec. 10, 2017) 
Thomas Fire (Dec. 7, 2017) 
California Governor Jerry Brown attends a press conference on the Thomas Fire at the Ventura County Fairgrounds Saturday (Dec. 9, 2017) 
A partnership between Direct Relief, the and the Santa Barbara County Medical Reserve Corp made N95 masks available to the public at four locations Friday at Costco in Goleta, Franklin Community Center (pictured), AlbertsonÕs in Carpinteria and the Lower Village in Montecito. (Dec. 8, 2017) 
Thomas Fire press conference at Carpinteria High School (Dec. 7, 2017) 
A Carpinteria cyclist doesn’t let poor air quality from the Thomas Fire affect his training schedule (Dec. 7, 2017) 
Water-dropping helicopters work the Thomas Fire burning just east of Highway 150 (Dec. 7, 2017) 
Dylan Riel and Tyler Bray watch the Thomas Fire burns along highway 101 in the Faria Beach area. (Dec. 6, 2017) 
Larry and Ruth Sleep lost some landscaping, a mountain bike and a ’98 Toyota Land Cruiser but their house survived. 
Gibraltar Fire (Oct. 29, 2014) 
Gibraltar Fire (Oct. 29, 2014) 
Gibraltar Fire (Oct. 29, 2014) 
Gibraltar Fire (Oct. 29, 2014) 
Gibraltar Fire (Oct. 29, 2014) 
Gibraltar Fire (Oct. 29, 2014) 
White Fire (May 27, 2013) 
White Fire (May 27, 2013) 
Firefighting helicopters working the Cave fire in the San Marcos Foothill Preserves. (November 26, 2019) 
Dozers cutting fire break off East Camino Cielo during the Cave Fire. (November 25, 2019) 
The Cave fire burns off East Camino Cielo. (November 25, 2019) 
An Edison worker cuts the power to the Painted Cave area with the Cave fire burning in the background. (November 25, 2019) 
The Rey Fire burns along the ridge line above the Gibraltar Dam (Aug. 21, 2016) 
The Rey Fire burns along the ridge line above the Gibraltar Dam (Aug. 21, 2016) 
The Rey Fire burns along the ridge line above the Gibraltar Dam (Aug. 21, 2016) 
The Rey Fire burns along the ridge line above the Gibraltar Dam (Aug. 21, 2016) 
Santa Barbara County Firefighters working the Scherpa Fire at El Capitan Canyon campgrounds. (June 16, 2016) 
The Exxon Mobile facility surrounded by flames during the Scherpa Fire. (June 15, 2015) 
Rawls Thompson evacuates Trigger during the Scherpa Fire. (June 15, 2015) 
A DC-10 drops a load of Phos-chek on the Scherpa Fire. (June 15, 2015)
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