Projected Wind For Thomas Fire Zone Tuesday Morning
National Weather Service forecast have said that some of the strongest Santa Ana winds of the week could come Monday night and early Tuesday.
View ArticleThomas Fire In Ventura County Burns More Than 5000 Acres; Evacuations Spread
A brush fire that's burned more than 5000 acres of brush in Ventura County has forced hundreds of evacuations, and closed Highway 150. The Thomas Fire is burning between Santa Paula and Ojai, in the...
View Article10,000 Plus Acre Thomas Fire Continues March Towards Ventura; 1000 Ventura...
Update: As of 9:15 a.m., the fire has expanded to 45,500 with 1000 firefighters involved in the fighting effort. Update: As of 2:20 a.m., 7,786 homes are under evacuation orders, and the fire is at...
View ArticleThomas Fire Community Resources
For up-to-date fire information, readyventuracounty.org has the most recent information from the Ventura County Fire Department, or you can call the incident information hotline at (805) 465-6650. You...
View ArticleThomas Fire Expands To 26,000 Acres; Some Homes Lost
A fast moving brush fire in Ventura County now cover more than 26,000 acres of land, and has destroyed multiple homes. Strong Santa Ana winds pushed the Thomas Fire along a several mile stretch of...
View ArticleLatest Numbers On Thomas Brush Fire Staggering: 45,000 Acres Burned, 150...
Firefighters say the raging Thomas brush fire in Ventura County is turning out to be as bad as it looked overnight, with more than 45,500 acres of land burned, and 150 structures destroyed. The fire...
View ArticleLatest Update On Thomas Brush Fire Keeps Acreage Burned At 50,000 Acres, 150...
Firefighters battling the massive 50,000 acre Thomas brush fire in Ventura County say they may be getting a slight break with the weather overnight Tuesday, with much milder Santa Ana wind conditions...
View ArticleSea Of Flames Along Ventura County's Coastline
The Thomas fire took yet another unusual twist, when it surfaced in the scenic mountains between Ventura and Carpinteria, created a miles long sea of flame. The fire had moved west from Ventura through...
View ArticleThomas Fire Reaches 65,000 Acres On Third Day Of Fires
The Santa Ana winds have been relatively calm Wednesday morning, but the Thomas Fire is still growing as over 65,000 acres of land have been burned. The fire jumped the 101 in the Fairia Beach Area and...
View ArticlePower Utility Takes Stock As Outages Continue In Conjunction With Thomas Fire
Southern California Edison says that when the Thomas Fire broke out Monday, the company had to cut power in many areas, both due to the fire's impact on the lines and because of concerns about...
View ArticleVentura County's Thomas Fire Hits 65,000 Acres Burned
The massive Thomas Fire has now charred 65,000 acres of land in Ventura County, and is still completely out of control. The blaze covers 100 square miles of land. 150 structures have been reported...
View ArticleBrush Fire In Ventura County Now Tops 90,000 Acres; Still Out Of Control
Firefighters say the massive Thomas brush fire in Ventura County took another big jump in size on Wednesday, and has the potential to grow rapidly with the potential for a dangerous new round of Santa...
View ArticleGrowth In Massive Thomas Brush Fire Closes Highways 101, 150
The massive Thomas brush fire has continued to grow, with its expansion northwest closing Highways 101, and 150 early Thursday morning. The main coastal route between Los Angeles and San Francisco, the...
View ArticleFlames From Thomas Fire Close Highway 101, But Southbound Lanes Reopen
The Thomas brush fire has continued to mushroom in size, and forced the complete closure of Highway 101 between Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties overnight. Southbound lanes of the 101 reopened at...
View ArticleThomas Fire Grows To 96,000 Acres; Highway 101 Reopens After Closure From...
The Thomas fire has grown to 96,000 acres, and extended from Ventura County in to Santa Barbara County. 15,000 structures are reported to be at risk from the monster blaze which began Monday night. A...
View ArticleCommunity Meeting Planned In Santa Barbara County To Give Public Overview Of...
Fire officials are holding a community meeting Thursday night for people on the west end of the growing Thomas brush fire, to brief area residents firsthand about the situation. CAL FIRE will host the...
View ArticleAdditional And Existing Evacuation Orders Related To Thomas Fire In Santa...
There are a number of mandatory evacuation orders in place for Santa Barbara County, east of Carpinteria. NEW: Highway 192 on the south NEW: Highway 150 on the east NEW: Casitas Pass Road extending to...
View ArticleMassive South Coast Brush Fire Now Tops 130,000 Acres; Containment Hits 10%
The amount of acreage burned by the destructive Thomas brush fire on the South Coast continues to mushroom, reaching 132,000 acres Friday morning. Containment has risen from 5% to 10%.
View ArticleFirefighters Make Progress In Battle Against Thomas Fire; Some Evacuation...
Firefighters say they made big progress Friday in efforts to control the massive Thomas Fire in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, leading to some evacuation orders being lifted. They are reporting no...
View ArticleNumber Of Structures Lost To Thomas Fire Rises To 530; Containment Up To 15%
There’s good news Saturday about efforts to contain the massive Thomas brush fire in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, with containment of the blaze rising from 10% to 15%. The latest update on the...
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