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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/23/2017 12:47 AM Updated by: thepinetree on 12/23/2017 12:49 AM
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Thomas Fire Now Largest in California History at 273,400 Acres and Still Growing Slowly. Rim Fire Drops to Fourth

Santa Barbara, CA...The Thomas Fire is now the largest fire in California history and will still add to its' mind boggling size before it is completely controlled. Those who lived through and covered the Rim fire and saw first hand how massive a fire that size is the sheer scope of what they have been dealing with becomes all too real.







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The latest release on the fire...The dry cold front moved through the area on December 20 and was replaced by weak offshore flow. Winds gusting to 50 miles per hour tested firelines in the south, with no notable fire activity in the Montecito area, Camino Cielo or Fillmore. A persistent offshore flow will bring low relative humidity and above average temperatures to the fire area for several days. Fire behavior will increase over the next few days with the lowering relative humidity.

The fire area has not received any rainfall over .10 inches since February. Live fuel conditions are far below critical levels. ERCs have dipped with the recent humidity recovery but will begin to increase with continued offshore flow.

Crews are mopping the Camino Cielo to strengthen the fireline there. To the north of Camino Cielo, crews will patrol the fire line in the Zaca fire area, and monitor fire spread where line construction has not been possible due to very rough terrain. The firing operation from the past few days will be mopped up and patrolled.

North of the community of Fillmore fire behavior has been was minimal where it has backed into the Sespe drainage. Fire spread east of Rose Valley to Bear Haven will be monitored by air. Fire spread has been minimal in this area for the last week, with IR information corroborating that intel. To the north, the fire is slowly moving through the Sespe Wilderness and Bear Haven area, where it is being closely monitored. Carpinteria, the Ojai Valley area, and Highway 126 between Highway 150 and Fillmore are all in patrol status and will transition to unstaffed.

On 12/22 at 6PM California Incident Management Team 4 and California Interagency Incident Management Team 4 will transfer command of the Thomas fire to California Interagency Incident Management Team 3.


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