The Jesusita Fire

The Jesusita Fire was a fire that burned over 8,700 acres in Santa Barbara last month. This fire destroyed 80 homes, injured 22 firefighters, 3 from Ventura County, and 1 from LA County. It took 4,150 personnel, 5 air tankers and 15 helicopters to put out. Jim was up there for 4 days on a strike team. Because both Jim and I work for the fire dept, we sometimes get to see pictures from fires, that get passed around the department, that most people would not normally get to see. Jim did not take these pictures, but I thought I would share what the firefighters see firsthand when they respond to a brush fire. (yes, you could just watch the "Fire Watch" on the local news, but even they don't have pictures like these.)