A strong wind blows embers at the Thomas Fire on Dec. 16, 2017 in Montecito, California. Credit: David mcnew/Getty Images California's Thomas Fire in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties has ...

The Mann House hopes to bring back its fellows in May. Villa Aurora also survived but is closed indefinitely because it’s yet ...

Kraig Lieb / Alamy As California prepares for the 2018 wildfire ... including the catastrophic Thomas Fire in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. Ravaging some 280,000 acres and destroying over ...

According to Cal Fire, the Silver Fire started just after 2 p.m. Sunday near Highway 6 and Silver Canyon Road, northeast of Bishop. Cal Fire’s San Bernardino Unit, which is leading the response, said ...