After extremely dry and windy weather, multiple fires have caused catastrophic damage in Southern California. The largest of these fires is the Thomas fire, which has consumed over 115,000 acres and destroyed over 400 buildings in the Ventura county.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff, Bill Brown, said, “We’re trying to get the word out to everybody that lives along the coast that they really need to start thinking about [evacuating] right now,” Brown said. “Make sure your car’s gassed up, make sure your irreplaceable documents, photographs, all that stuff, box it up. Even if you don’t load your car up, just have it ready to go.”