I was reading about the Santa Ana winds and a red flag warning on wildland fire forums the other day. So, I figured that sooner or later there would be something on the national news about wildfires in CA. As some of you may have guessed, I have been involved with other things the last couple of days so have not been following wildfires in CA as closely as I might.
At least 100 homes have been burned in these fires near Santa Barbara and the Governor has declared a State of Emergency.
Here are some places you can go to read about these fires:
1. LA Times
2. Firefighter blog
3. Wildland Fire website
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