Above: Santa and Mrs. Claus greet firefighters during the Christmas Eve morning briefing on the Thomas Fire. Photo credit: Ventura County Fire Department. (Originally published at 8:38 a.m. PST December 24, 2017) Many veteran firefighters in California have stories about spending Thanksgiving on wildfires. Fewer have experienced Christmas on a large fire. But today, on … Continue reading "On Christmas Eve thousands of firefighters still battle the Thomas Fire"