Faces of the Gap Fire
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Captain Patrick Byde, of the County's Engine Company 30, based in Solvang. View photo »
Evacuated from the the North Patterson Ave. area and staying the night at the Red Cross shelter at San Marcos High School, Barbara and Don Pies (pronounced peas) get in some extra reading time after lights out with some head lamps. View photo »
RNs Pat Burkard (left) and Helga Carden Volunteer a Saturday night to the Red Cross shelter at the San Marcos High School View photo »
Dan Maguire, a firefighter with the Monterey District of the Los Padres National Forest, keeps an eye on a small spot fire, letting the fuel burn but not too fast. View photo »
Left to right Windermere Ranch Ranch property manager George Pace, Ray Haleluk (ranch volunteer) and his wife Melanie Haleluk (who tends to horses for the ranch) watch the fire fight from a spot in the shade. View photo »
Windermere Ranch employee Melanie Haleluk (left) and husband Ray describe how the cleared space on ranch property help keep a safe distance from the fire View photo »
Windermere Ranch employee Melanie Haleluk (left) and husband Ray survey the property off West Camino Cielo Road just East of the Gap fire's origin. View photo »
Santa Barbara Sheriffs stationed at Cathedral Oaks and Patterson Ave. wear masks to protect against the thick smoke and ash from the nearby Gap fire View photo »
The 6 p.m. briefing at Earl Warren Show Grounds discussing the night's plan of attack on the Gap fire View photo »
Santa Barbara County Fire Captain David Neels (left) and Fire Chief John Scherrei discuss the latest mapping of the Gap fire View photo »
Fire officials look at map to see what efforts can be made in the upper Tecolote Canyon area to stop the fire from reaching the crest. View photo »
Air drops and downhill winds keep massive fire front from heading uphill. View photo »
Dozer operator and fire crew keep watch from the edge of San Jose Canyon where the air drops are being made. View photo »
Residents watch the fire from Painted Cave Road View photo »
A Llama makes a dash for safety View photo »
A Goleta family watches the fire in the foothills by Patterson Road View photo »
Santa Barbara County firefighters stationed at Earl Warren Show grounds head to work Thursday afternoon View photo »
Cindy Chojnacky with the Los Padres National Forest briefs the media on the Gap fire Thursday afternoon July 3rd View photo »
A $5 dollar car wash looks like a deal though the sky suggests it won't stay clean long View photo »
Michael Harris with Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Services discusses the Gap fire with County board of Supervisors. View photo »
Crowds gather to watch the fire off Old San Marcos Road, Thursday afternoon. The road was closed within a few hours. View photo »
Check out what we saw in a front yard in the middle of Goleta! There were two more in the backyard - you can see one of the pairs of ears peeking over the fence in the background. They were displaced from Old San Marcos Rd. and then again from the showgrounds. - Adrienne Grover View photo »
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