Army of firefighters battling sprawling Thomas fire in California
The 11 day old Thomas fire grows across Ventura and Santa Barbara counties threatening 18 000 more structures despite 8 000 firefighters 32 helicopters and 78 bulldozers. Winds may shift with Santa Ana return and extreme red flag danger possible through Saturday evening as crews work to surround the blaze. damaged community Montecito faces risk while a firefighter Cory Iverson died near Fillmore and costs near 89 million dollars.