On Friday, December 8, 2017 at 5:59:47 AM UTC-7, wrote:
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/12/0...ra-county.html



Their greatest concern was for Carpinteria. The fire was moving west above the city in an area of very dry vegetation that hasn't burned in about 100 years, said Steve Swindle, spokesman for the Ventura County Fire Department.

"The fuels in there are thick and they're dead so they're very receptive to fire," Swindle said.

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