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Smoke rises from a flare-up of the Thomas Fire off Gibraltar Road in the hills above Santa Barbara Friday morning. Officials say the flames are well within containment lines and not a threat to spread ...

Fire crews held the Gibraltar Fire in the mountains above Santa Barbara to 50 acres Thursday evening after an aggressive attack throughout the day that kept the early-morning blaze at bay.

An air tanker makes a drop of retardant on a vegetation fire burning Friday afternoon near Gibraltar Reservoir in the Santa Barbara backcountry. (Ray Ford / Noozhawk photo) Firefighters responded ...

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