This is good news as it indicates they are getting those fires under control. Thank you God and the army of firefighters, including some from this area, who fought this monster.
ZitatVENTURA, Calif. — The worst appears to be over for a massive wildfire that plagued a wide swath of the Southern California coast for 2½ weeks.
All but a tiny handful of evacuation orders for the fire were called off by Thursday. At its peak, the fire drove about 100,000 people from their homes. Now only a remote wilderness valley is under an evacuation order.
The so-called Thomas Fire could very well still grow to become the biggest wildfire in California history, but it would do so as a gentle giant, not a raging beast. The blaze was 65 percent contained and has burned about 425 square miles (1,100 square kilometers) making it the second-largest in California's history.
Warnings of high fire risk were canceled for Santa Barbara County, although they remained in effect elsewhere in Southern California due to Santa Ana winds, low humidity levels and extremely dry vegetation.