California wildfires

Thomas Fire

OutVentura County, California2017Wildfire

The Thomas Fire was reported on December 4, 2017 in Ventura County, California and burned 281,893 acres. It was declared out on May 25, 2018.

Size
281,893 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
December 4, 2017
Personnel
38

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 34.430, -119.100.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Santa Paula

The incident

Size
281,893 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
December 4, 2017 at 6:35 PM PST
Contained
January 12, 2018 at 8:00 AM PST
Declared out
May 25, 2018 at 6:00 PM PDT
Cause
Unknown
Location
Ojai, Santa Paula, Ventura, Montecito, Carpenteria, Santa Barbara, Fillmore
County
Ventura County
State
California
Nearest city reported
Ojai
Protecting agency
C&L
Jurisdiction
C&L
Personnel assigned
38
Incident management
Type 5 IC
Primary fuel
Chaparral (6 feet)
Estimated cost to date
$230,000,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2017-CAVNC-103156
IRWIN identifier
943D8086-7DF4-47C7-BB98-A358E962667E

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Santa Paula, CA covers the area today.

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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated June 28, 2018 at 8:05 AM PDT. Identifier 2017-CAVNC-103156.