stuartpalley for the washingtonpost “A Ventura County firefighter runs toward firefighters yelling “Santa Barbara!” after a palm tree ignited Wednesday at the #easyfire and threatened the Santa Barbara County engine. Firefighters quickly moved the apparatus as Santa Ana Winds drove flames from the palm tree directly toward the engine. A set of images from my ongoing California wildfire coverage for the washingtonpost this week in Simi Valley and Moorpark. Yesterday I photographed 3 fires and was en-route to 2 before they were quickly extinguished. Despite the multiple starts, evacuations, and some structure loss, overall we got pretty lucky yesterday and escaped the fire storms/sieges that occurred in years past during these strong wind events. However, we are not out of the woods yet and the Red Flag Warning is extended for interior areas in Los Angeles and Ventura through tomorrow night, and elevated fire danger will exist until next week. No precipitation in the forecast for the n...