Several staff members including the president, Michael McLean, stayed behind to fend off the flames licking the campus perimeter throughout the night with firefighters. The Thomas Fire burned for ...

“I personally saw extreme fire behavior at night on the Thomas Fire in Ventura and the Flash Fire near Saint Helena and Calistoga,” said Chief Jesse Alexander with the Yuba City ...

The Thomas Fire caused major power outages across southern Santa Barbara County and Ventura County Monday night and Tuesday, with whole cities going dark. Power was restored to most Santa Barbara ...

The Thomas Fire has now burned 148,000 acres in Ventura County and destroyed at least 150 homes. The Ventura County Fire Department said firefighters made some headway on surrounding the fire, ...

VENTURA (CBSLA) — At its most dangerous the Thomas fire was tearing through ... he's missed Christmas at home. This fire is winding down. No more night firefighting which is the most dangerous.

The Thomas fire started Monday night, burning homes and destroying 150 structures, including the Vista del Mar Hospital, which had been evacuated. Californians were still being told to leave their ...

Cal Fire reported that it was the same size -- 272,000 acres -- as the night before. So far, the overpowering Thomas fire has claimed two lives, caused more than 100,000 people to flee their homes ...

and specially outfitted helicopters dumped water through the night. So far, 2.4 million gallons of water and 1.2 million gallons of fire retardant have been used to fight the Thomas fire ...

VENTURA, Calif. — The Thomas fire earned its place in history Friday when it reached 273,400 acres in its 19-day run from Santa Paula north toward Santa Barbara and east to Fillmore. Ventura ...

THOMAS FIRE COVERAGE: Closures And Evacuations So ... "The firefighters that have been here all night long, they said about one, 1:30 in the morning, this area was hit really hard," said Capt.

Reporting from VENTURA — Santa Barbara County was under siege from the Thomas fire Sunday ... pushed the Ventura County fire over the Santa Barbara County line Saturday night.

The Thomas Fire broke out on December 4 in Ventura and burned nearly 300,000 total. UPDATE (December 28, 2017 8:30 a.m.): The Thomas Fire continues to rage in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties ...