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A Sata Paula Police car blocks the road leaing to the fire during the first night of the Thomas Fire in Santa Paula, Calif. on December 4th, 2017.
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Resedents watch as fire crews position themselves to protect homes during the first night of the Thomas Fire in Santa Paula, Calif. on December 5th, 2017.
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Fire Crews from Ventura County move into place to protect structures from catching fire during the Thomas Fire in Santa Paula, Calif. in the early morning hours on tuesday December 5th, 2017.
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Two strike teams from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation go in to assist Firefighters from Ventura County in cutting fire lines during the Thomas Fire in Santa Paula, Calif. in the early morning hours on tuesday December 5th, 2017.
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Fire Fighters from the Ventura County Fire Department asses the fire while in the back yard of a home during the Thomas Fire in Santa Paula, Calif. in the early morning hours on tuesday December 5th, 2017.
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Fire Fighters from the Ventura County Fire Department work to cut firelines during the Thomas Fire in Santa Paula, Calif. in the early morning hours on tuesday December 5th, 2017.
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Two Fire Fighters from the Ventura County Fire Department discuss where hoses should be deployed during the Thomas Fire in Santa Paula, Calif. in the early morning hours on tuesday December 5th, 2017.
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A Ventura County Fire Fighter works to put out patio furniture which caught fire in a backyard during the Thomas Fire in Santa Paula, Calif. in the early morning hours on tuesday December 5th, 2017.
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A Fire Fighters from the Ventura County Fire Department takes a break to drink some water during the Thomas Fire in Santa Paula, Calif. in the early morning hours on tuesday December 5th, 2017.
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What once was a grove of trees turns to ash after being ravaged by a fast moving fire during the Thomas Fire in Santa Paula, Calif. in the early morning hours on tuesday December 5th, 2017.
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A house goes up in flames during the Thomas Fire in Santa Paula, Calif. in the early morning hours on thursday December 7, 2017.
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Gear sits along the road as crews cut fire lines in Fillmore Calif. on the evening of December 14, 2017. as the Thomas fire makes its way down the canyon.
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Crews from the California Department of corrections cut fire lines in Fillmore Calif. on the evening of December 14, 2017. as the Thomas fire makes its way down the canyon.
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A firefighter looks on, in Fillmore Calif. on the evening of December 14, 2017. as the Thomas fire makes its way down the canyon.
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A firefighter walks back towards his truck with a hose, in Fillmore Calif. on the evening of December 14, 2017. as the Thomas fire makes its way down the canyon.
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A firefighter from L.A. county clears out brush around the base of a tree in the back yard of a property in Fillmore Calif. in the early morning hours on December 15, 2017 while battling the Thomas Fire.
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Vince Stehly, sits and watches firefighters make a stand to protect his house as his backyard goes up in flames in Fillmore Calif. in the early morning hours on December 15, 2017 while battling the Thomas Fire.
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A firefighter from L.A. county sprays down a spot fire in the back yard of a property in Fillmore Calif. in the early morning hours on December 15, 2017 while battling the Thomas Fire.
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Cal Fire crew members are silhouetted as the Thomas Fire roars in the canyon behind them during the late hours of December 11, 2017.
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Crews from the California Department of corrections cut fire lines in Fillmore Calif. on the evening of December 14, 2017. as the Thomas fire makes its way down the canyon.
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A firefighter walks towards a fire with hose at the ready, in Fillmore Calif. on the evening of December 14, 2017. as the Thomas fire makes its way down the canyon.
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A firefighter walks towards a fire with hose at the ready, in Fillmore Calif. on the evening of December 14, 2017. as the Thomas fire makes its way down the canyon.
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A firefighter protects a house from the back porch of a property in Fillmore Calif. in the early morning hours on December 15, 2017 while battling the Thomas Fire.
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A firefighter protects a house from the back porch of a property in Fillmore Calif. in the early morning hours on December 15, 2017 while battling the Thomas Fire.
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A firefighter looks at the fire making its way down the hill from the back porch of a property in Fillmore Calif. in the early morning hours on December 15, 2017 while battling the Thomas Fire.
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A firefighter protects a house in Fillmore Calif. in the early morning hours on December 15, 2017 while battling the Thomas Fire.
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Firefighters rush to lay down hose as the fire makes its way down a hill in Fillmore Calif. in the early morning hours on December 15, 2017 while battling the Thomas Fire.
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Firefighters rush to lay down hose as the fire makes its way down a hill in Fillmore Calif. in the early morning hours on December 15, 2017 while battling the Thomas Fire.
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Vince Stehly watches firefighters make a stand to protect his house as his backyard goes up in flames in Fillmore Calif. in the early morning hours on December 15, 2017 while battling the Thomas Fire.
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A firefighter from Sonoma County sprays down a spot fire in the back yard of a property in Fillmore Calif. in the early morning hours on December 15, 2017 while battling the Thomas Fire.