Dramatic Photos: Santa Barbara Firestorm

A firefighting aircraft drop retardant on the flames burning over a ridge into Rattlesnake Canyon near Santa Barbara, Calif., Thursday, May 7, 2009. The fire remained out of control and firefighters were on alert for a predicted return of a "Sundowner" fierce winds that late in the day can sweep down from the Santa Ynez Mountains towering close behind Santa Barbara. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Image 1 of 24 AP
    • cawildfireK.jpg
    • cawildfireM.jpg
    • cawildfireJ.jpg
    • cawildfireE.jpg
    • cawildfireG.jpg
    • cawildfireI.jpg
    • cawildfireH.jpg
    • cawildfireL.jpg
    • cawildfireA.jpg
    • cawildfireF.jpg
    • cawildfireC.jpg
    • cawildfireD.jpg
    • cawildfireB.jpg
    • AP090505030669.jpg
    • AP090505030644.jpg
    • AP090505030651.jpg
    • Santa Barbara brush fire aerial image.jpg
    • AP090506027037.jpg
    • AP090505026865.jpg
    • AP090505026915.jpg
    • AP090505026774.jpg
    • AP090506027102.jpg
    • AP090506028993.jpg
    • AP090505029943.jpg

Please wait. Your gallery will be ready in 5 seconds.

Leave Comments
Don't Miss

local

40 minutes ago

Big Rig Carrying Grapes Crashes Into Freeway Divider

The semitrailer truck slammed over the center divider and caused a traffic...

local

May 19, 2013

Vigil Held for Slain US Army Veteran

On a week that Maribel Ramos would have been preparing for her college...

national-international

3 hours ago

Yahoo Buys Tumblr, Vows "Not to Screw it Up"

Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion in an all-cash

local

30 minutes ago

Close, But No Jackpot for Kern County Powerball Ticket

The jackpot winning ticket was sold in Florida, but two tickets worth more than...