Thomas Fire Threatens Homes In Santa Barbara

STRONG WINDS ARE FUELING THE
FIRE.
RED FLAG WARNING IN PLACE.
JEFF LIVE ON THE FRONT LINES IN
SANTA BARBARA.
REPORTER: RIGHT NOW FLARE-UPS
BEHIND US.
THERE ARE 500 FIRE ENGINES
THERE.
EARLIER WE GOT A LOOK AT WHAT
CREWS DO TO PROTECT HOMES.
FIREFIGHTERS LUG EQUIPMENT UP A
DRIVEWAY TO PROTECT THIS HOME IN
THE HILLSIDES ABOVE SANTA
BARBARA THAT WAS SURROUNDED BY
180 DEGREES OF FLAME.
THE CANYON LIT UP AS NORTH TO
SOUTH WINDS FED THE THOMAS FIRE
WHERE AN EVACUATION ORDER HAS
BEEN IN PLACE.
YOU SEE THE FIRES DOWN
CRESTING.
BUT THE THOMAS BROTHERS CHOSE
TO STAY PUT TO DEFEND THEIR HOME
IN THE OAKS COMMUNITY.
THEY HAVE A WATER TANK AND PUMPS
ON STAND BY.
EMBERS START COMING OVER THE
HOUSE WE CAN FIRE THIS UP AND
KEEP THE EMBERS FROM GOING
ACROSS THE STREET.
REPORTER: EARLIER IN THE DAY
GUSTS IN THE CANYONS WERE WELL
ABOVE 60 MILES PER HOUR.
INTENSE GUSTS CONSUMED A LOT
VEGETATION.
THERE WAS A LOT OF VEGETATION
AROUND THIS HOME.
THIS IS THE FINE LINE THE
FIREFIGHTERS HAVE TO WALK.
THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THE
FLAMES GET CLOSE TO SOMETHING
THAT DOESN'T BURN LIKE THIS
WALKWAY AND THEY DON'T WANT
EMBERS FALLING ON THAT HOUSE.
THE THOMASES HOPE TO SAVE THEIR
HOME FROM THE TEA FIRE IN '08.
WE DON'T
BECAUSE THAT'S FOOLISH.
WE ARE HERE TO NOT ONLY
PROTECT OUR OWN HOME BUT ALSO TO
PROTECT THE NEIGHBORS' HOMES.
AND THE WINDS HAVE JUST
PICKED UP AND YOU CAN SEE THAT
BLINKING LIGHT ON YOUR SCREEN,
THAT IS ONE OF THE FIRE ENGINES.
FIRE CREWS TELL US THEY'VE GOT
ENGINES ALONG THIS AREA.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN SANTA
BARBARA IS OVER BUT IT'S STILL
IN EFFECT FOR VENTURA COUNTY.
HOWEVER WIND ADVISORY IS IN
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Thomas Fire Threatens Homes In Santa Barbara

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