Fire season has begun in Southern California as the Sherpa Fire, which, according to RushHourDaily, is feeding on chaparral and grass for about 20 miles and is northwest of Santa Barbara and has tripled in size from 1,200 acres on Thursday night to more than 4,000 acres on Friday. Temperatures and winds are expected to continue rising, causing panic for the Southern California residents as that means more fires and evacuation of their homes.
No homes have been destroyed in that region but the fire has caused hundreds of people to evacuate their homes and ranches within the area. The fire has also triggered authorities into declaring an emergency for Santa Barbara county and the closing of a part of the 101 freeway. Officials are concerned that winds may cause the fire to make its way onto the highway.
RushHourDaily states that over 1,200 firefighters have been working to put out the Sherpa Fire but only 5 percent of it has been contained. This causes a problem for the people residing in the area where the fire is spreading as the National Weather Service warns that the weekend is supposed to bring on extremely high temperatures and winds, causing a widespread panic that the fire will expand more over the weekend and would not be controlled causing more evacuation from homes.
California has had a long history with wildfires, but the Sherpa Fire is more similar to the fires that the region would see during the fall, not the summer. This makes it harder for the firefighters to fight it because of the increasing heat and winds that the summer brings. So far, no one has sustained any inquiries due to the fire.
