“Thousands of homes have been saved.” While gusts had eased somewhat, even lower intensity winds were still dangerous, she warned. In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, U.S. Forest Service Hot Shot crew members from Ojai, Calif., take a stroll in Santa Barbara, Calif., Sunday morning. Read more: Fuelled by surging winds, massive California wildfire triggers new evacuations Crews continue battling California wildfires in wake of firefighter’s death Firefighter dies battling California Wildfire northwest of L.A. A Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane makes a water drop on hot spots along the hillside east of Gibraltar Road in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Sunday. A portion of the city of Santa Barbara was also evacuated as a thick plume of smoke blew through city streets.

Source: thestar December 18, 2017 14:03 UTC