LA County firefighters head to Ventura, Santa Barbara to help with Thomas fire

As fire spread up to the eastern edge of Santa Barbara County, and looped around to the north, Los Angeles-area firefighters joined personnel from as far away as Montana in the response.
At midday, the Thomas fire had burned 173,000 acres, and had split onto two forks in an uncontrolled move west into the Santa Barbara foothills, and northwest towards Lake Cachuma.
Winds were not spreading the fire east or south towards Los Angeles County.
Cal Fire officials told KEYT television in Santa Barbara