page_title: Thomas Fire
section_title: Post-fire effects
hierarchical_section_title: Thomas Fire / Impacts / Post-fire effects
caption_attribution_description: English: Aerial: San Ysidro Ranch and Casa de Maria damage taken January 11, 2018 of the catastrophic debris flow from heavy rains after the Thomas Fire. This is one of hundreds of aerial photos I took of this regional disaster, both the fire and debris flow. For a comparison of this area before the disaster(s), you may find an archived satellite photo of these coordinates: 34.444964, -119.622550
context_page_description: The Thomas Fire was a massive wildfire that affected Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, and one of multiple wildfires that ignited in southern California in December 2017. It burned approximately 281,893 acres before being fully contained on January 12, 2018, making it the largest wildfire in modern California history at the time, being surpassed by the Ranch Fire, part of the Mendocino Complex, less than a year later in August 2018. The Thomas Fire destroyed at least 1,063 structures, while damaging 280 others; and the fire caused over $2.2 billion in damages, including $230 million in suppression costs, becoming the seventh-most destructive wildfire in state history at the time. As of August 2020, the Thomas Fire is California's tenth-most destructive wildfire. Ventura's agriculture industry suffered at least $171 million in losses due to the Thomas Fire.
  By January 2, 2018, the Thomas Fire had cost over $204 million to fight, and had forced over 104,607 residents to evacuate. At its height, the Thomas Fire saw over 8,500 firefighters mobilized to fight it, which is the largest mobilization of firefighters for combating any wildfire in California history.
caption: San Ysidro Ck. after the debris flow
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