Editing Santa Paula, California (section)

====Thomas Fire====
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In December 2017, the Thomas Fire broke out nearby. While it was the largest [[List of California wildfires|wildfire in modern California history]] at the time, the [[Santa Ana winds]] drove the fire toward [[Ventura, California|Ventura]] and [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]]. Over a thousand structures were destroyed which included a few out buildings just outside the city. It was finally confirmed to be fully contained in January 2018, and a reported 281,893 acres (440 sq mi; 114,078 ha) had burned. One firefighter and one civilian were the only fatalities directly caused by the fire. The cost of the fire rose to be an estimated $297 million.