In pictures: Fast-moving fire threatens Santa Barbara County

A wildfire dubbed 'Cave Fire' rip through brush and woodland on hills above Santa Barbara

Last updated: November 27, 2019 | 14:00

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The wind-driven brush fire that started late on November 25 in Los Padres National Forest near Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County moved quickly downhill, prompting mandatory evacuations and threatening homes.

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Santa Barbara City firefighter Erik Adair battles flames near a home off Cieneguitas Rd in Santa Barbara, California. High winds have forced the evacuation of 6000 people in an area that has not burned in over 20 years.

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A helicopter drops on the Cave Fire burning along Highway 154 in Los Padres National Forest, California, above Santa Barbara.

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A DC-10 air tanker drops retardant to slow the Cave Fire burning in Los Padres National Forest, California, above Santa Barbara.

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Wind blows embers as the Cave fire burns a hillside in Santa Barbara, California.

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A fox flees the flames on the hillsides of the Santa Ynez Mountains above Santa Barbara, California, as the Cave fire continues to burn.

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A man photographs flames with a smart phone at a wildfire dubbed the Cave Fire, burning in the hills of Santa Barbara, California.

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Firefighters battle flames off Highway 154 north of Santa Barbara, California.

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A Firefighter observes the Cave fire burning at Los Padres National Forest on November 26, 2019 in Santa Barbara, California.

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The Cave fire burns a hillside in Santa Barbara, California.

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Wind blows embers as the Cave fire burns a hillside in Santa Barbara, California.

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A lizard that appears to have survived the fire under dirt emerges at a wildfire dubbed the Cave Fire, burning in the hills of Santa Barbara, California.

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Firefighters stage trucks on Painted Cave Road as the Cave fire burns a hillside in Santa Barbara, California.

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Firefighters work the Cave Fire at Los Padres National Forest in Santa Barbara, California.

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A DC-10 Aircraft makes drops of Phos-Chek fire retardant on the hillsides of the Santa Ynez Mountains above Santa Barbara, California.

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Wind blows embers as the Cave fire burns a hillside in Santa Barbara, California.

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A man rushes to move his van as flames approach from a wildfire dubbed the Cave Fire, burning in the hills of Santa Barbara, California.

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Firefighters watch approaching flames at a wildfire dubbed the Cave Fire, burning in the hills of Santa Barbara, California.

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Firefighters battle the Cave Fire burn as it flares up along Highway 154 in the Los Padres National Forest, above Santa Barbara, California.

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Cave fire burns at Los Padres National Forest on November 26, 2019 in Santa Barbara, California.

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The "Cave Fire" burns a hillside near homes in Santa Barbara, California.

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A Los Angeles Fire Department Engine is seen on Highway 154 during operations to battle flames in the nearby hillside, Santa Barbara, California.

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Embers blow from a burned tree during a wildfire dubbed the Cave Fire burning in the hills of Santa Barbara, California.

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A firefighting DC10 aircraft known as 10 Tanker Air Carrier drops fire retardant near mountain homes at a wildfire dubbed the Cave Fire, burning in the hills of Santa Barbara, California.

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Firefighters battle flames off Highway 154 north of Santa Barbara, California.

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