{"id":90832,"date":"2017-12-11T08:48:34","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T12:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=90832"},"modified":"2017-12-11T08:49:53","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T12:49:53","slug":"thomas-fire-pushes-santa-barbara-into-full-scale-evacuation-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=90832","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Fire Pushes Santa Barbara Into Full-Scale Evacuation Mode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><div id=\"attachment_90833\" style=\"width: 685px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/THOMAS-fire-santa-paula-fire-2017-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90833\" class=\"wp-image-90833\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/THOMAS-fire-santa-paula-fire-2017-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/THOMAS-fire-santa-paula-fire-2017-6.jpg 992w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/THOMAS-fire-santa-paula-fire-2017-6-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/THOMAS-fire-santa-paula-fire-2017-6-768x457.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-90833\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thomas Fire Evacuation Zone Map<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Santa Barbara Evacuates As Uncontained 230,000 Acre Thomas Fire Becomes Fifth Largest In State History<\/h2>\n<p>Santa Barbara officials expanded evacuations Sunday as the Thomas Fire continues to rage through the Southern California county &#8211; burning over 230,000 acres to make it the fifth largest in the state since California began keeping records in 1932. Overall, approximately 8,500 firefighters are battling\u00a0<strong>six wildfires<\/strong>\u00a0across Southern California.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UPDATE: Containment for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ThomasFire?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ThomasFire<\/a> DROPS to just 10% as the blaze grows 230,000 acres. 790 structures destroyed. Dramatic new video of flames is both mesmerizing and terrifying. More at 10pm <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KSL5TV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KSL5TV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KSLcom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KSLcom<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SoCalFires?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SoCalFires<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ThomasFireOjai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ThomasFireOjai<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CaliforniaWildfires?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CaliforniaWildfires<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VenturaFire?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VenturaFire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CchnnZYOpu\">pic.twitter.com\/CchnnZYOpu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ladd Egan (@laddegan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laddegan\/status\/940077261381820416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"0\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--edge EmbeddedTweet--mediaForward media-forward js-clickToOpenTarget js-tweetIdInfo tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/laddegan\/status\/940077261381820416\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-dt-full=\"%{hours12}:%{minutes} %{amPm} - %{day} %{month} %{year}\" data-dt-explicit-timestamp=\"11:34 PM - Dec 10, 2017\" data-dt-months=\"Jan|Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|Dec\" data-dt-am=\"AM\" data-dt-pm=\"PM\" data-dt-now=\"now\" data-dt-s=\"s\" data-dt-m=\"m\" data-dt-h=\"h\" data-dt-second=\"second\" data-dt-seconds=\"seconds\" data-dt-minute=\"minute\" data-dt-minutes=\"minutes\" data-dt-hour=\"hour\" data-dt-hours=\"hours\" data-dt-abbr=\"%{number}%{symbol}\" data-dt-short=\"%{day} %{month}\" data-dt-long=\"%{day} %{month} %{year}\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"940077261381820416\" data-twitter-event-id=\"4\">\n<article class=\"MediaCard MediaCard--mediaForward cards-multimedia customisable-border\" dir=\"ltr\" data-scribe=\"component:card\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-media\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-widthConstraint js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-mediaContainer js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"padding-bottom: 56.2500%\">\n<div class=\"NaturalImage-ctaOverlay PlayButton PlayButton--centered\" data-scribe=\"element:play_button\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"resize-sensor\">\n<div class=\"resize-sensor-shrink\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/user5\/imageroot\/2017\/11\/30\/2017-12-11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/user5\/imageroot\/2017\/11\/30\/2017-12-11_0.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"352\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The #ThomasFire fire grew by over 50,000 acres throughout the day,\u00a0<strong>with containment dropping from 15% to 10%<\/strong>&#8211; resulting in mandatory evacuations for approximately 5,000 Santa Barbara County residents, while 30,000 more were told to prepare to leave, bringing the\u00a0<strong>total number of evacuated or sheltered citizens to just under 95,000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here\u2019s a closer view of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ThomasFire?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ThomasFire<\/a> -This is off highway 192 near Foothill in Carpinteria. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KSBY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KSBY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4cmibfMiGW\">pic.twitter.com\/4cmibfMiGW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brooke Martell (@BrookeMartell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrookeMartell\/status\/940042267401756672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ThomasFire?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ThomasFire<\/a> raging again, containment droped from 15% to 10% and it\u2019s close to quarter of million acrs <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e2VTinI3JC\">pic.twitter.com\/e2VTinI3JC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Igor Lopatonok (@lopatonok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lopatonok\/status\/940075252662509569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"1\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--edge EmbeddedTweet--mediaForward media-forward js-clickToOpenTarget js-tweetIdInfo tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/BrookeMartell\/status\/940042267401756672\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-dt-full=\"%{hours12}:%{minutes} %{amPm} - %{day} %{month} %{year}\" data-dt-explicit-timestamp=\"9:15 PM - Dec 10, 2017\" data-dt-months=\"Jan|Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|Dec\" data-dt-am=\"AM\" data-dt-pm=\"PM\" data-dt-now=\"now\" data-dt-s=\"s\" data-dt-m=\"m\" data-dt-h=\"h\" data-dt-second=\"second\" data-dt-seconds=\"seconds\" data-dt-minute=\"minute\" data-dt-minutes=\"minutes\" data-dt-hour=\"hour\" data-dt-hours=\"hours\" data-dt-abbr=\"%{number}%{symbol}\" data-dt-short=\"%{day} %{month}\" data-dt-long=\"%{day} %{month} %{year}\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"940042267401756672\" data-twitter-event-id=\"3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>790 structures have been destroyed and 18,000 remain threatened\u00a0<\/strong>by the Thomas fire<strong>. T<\/strong><strong>he immediate concern is the town of Carpinteria<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; with the fire quickly moving west above the city chock full of dry vegetation that hasn&#8217;t burned in nearly 100 years, said Steve Swindle, spokesman for the Ventura County Fire Department.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"quote_start\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"quote_end\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201c<strong>The fuels in there are thick and they\u2019re dead so they\u2019re very receptive to fire<\/strong>\u201d\u00a0&#8211;<em>Steve Swindle<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/user5\/imageroot\/2017\/11\/30\/sbevac.PNG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/user5\/imageroot\/2017\/11\/30\/sbevac_0.PNG\" width=\"500\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>About 30 minutes south on Hwy 10, the blaze destroyed 524 structures and damaged 125 in the city of Ventura, with an additional 266 structures destroyed and 56 damaged in unincorporated Ventura County.\u00a0Harsh Santa Ana winds along with extremely low humidity created ideal conditions for the Ventura County fire to jump into Santa Barbara County Saturday night, with winds gusting at speeds of up to 35 mph.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/user5\/imageroot\/2017\/11\/30\/f15994ecdb417facadadd9b2f0c8f235.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/user5\/imageroot\/2017\/11\/30\/f15994ecdb417facadadd9b2f0c8f235_0.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"503\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Efforts have been made to prevent downed power lines from sparking new blazes, while the Santa Barbara zoo has battened down the hatches and confined animals to their cages.\u00a0The\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/lanow\/la-me-thomas-fire-santa-barbara-fire-20171210-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LA Times<\/a><\/em>\u00a0reports:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"quote_start\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"quote_end\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Crews were cutting lines outside the city in an effort to keep flames from further encroachment and \u201ccontingency strike teams\u201d were dispatched throughout Carpinteria in case the blaze manages to cross fire lines<\/strong>, said Newport Beach firefighter Jude Olivas, a spokesman for the Thomas fire response.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"quote_start\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"quote_end\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Santa Barbara Zoo was closed to the public Sunday, and its 500 animals were confined to their night quarters. The zoo was outside the evacuation area and not in immediate danger, but there was smoke and ash on the 30-acre property. \u201cWe drill for and are prepared for emergencies,\u201d zoo director Nancy McToldridge said in a Facebook post. \u201cWe are taking all precautions to ensure the safety of our animals and our staff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The animal care staff was providing \u201cenrichment,\u201d including toys, treats and puzzles, to prevent the zoo residents from becoming bored inside, said director of marketing Dean Noble.<em>\u00a0<\/em>\u201c<strong>The gorillas like music<\/strong>,\u201d Noble said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>The\u00a0<em>Thomas fire<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0has forced over 88,000 people from their homes in total, costing an estimated $25 million. The cause of the fire which began on Monday is still under investigation. As we reported earlier, California governor\u00a0Jerry Brown had a sobering message for Southern Californians after a week of raging wildfires: This is your new normal.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/user5\/imageroot\/2017\/11\/30\/2017.12.10jerry_0.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/user5\/imageroot\/2017\/11\/30\/2017.12.10jerry_0_0.JPG\" width=\"500\" height=\"238\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown (D)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Offering a grim outlook for the state\u2019s future struggles with uncontrollable blazes, the governor told California residents to brace for these types of fires to become an annual occurrence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is kind of the new normal,&#8221; he said, adding that extreme fire activity will happen on a regular basis for decades.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With climate change, some scientists are saying that Southern California is literally burning up,&#8221; he said. &#8220;So we have to have the resources to combat the fires and we also have to invest in managing the vegetation and forests &#8230; in a place that&#8217;s getting hotter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As for the three other notable California fires which we will discuss in a subsequent post:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rye Fire\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; West of Valencia in LA County has burned 6,049 acres, 6 structures, and is 93% contained.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Creek Fire &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0North of Lake View Terrace in LA city limits has burned 15,619 acres, 123 structures, and is 95% contained<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lilac Fire\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; San Diego, has burned 4100 acres and is 75% contained<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With the other fires mostly contained, the next 48 hours could prove disastrous for Santa Barbara and surrounding cities.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2017-12-11\/santa-barbara-evacuates-looming-230000-acre-fire-becomes-fifth-largest-state-history\">http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2017-12-11\/santa-barbara-evacuates-looming-230000-acre-fire-becomes-fifth-largest-state-history<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=90832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90832\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=90832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=90832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=90832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}