Ring of Fire

Michael Robinson Chavez

Los Angeles Times

Southern California's mountains and canyons burn every few years, a necessity for the flora that inhabits the region, yet homeowners still build in the fire prone and beautiful hills along the coast. A fire erupted in the canyons of Santa Barbara and Montecito, a result of low humidity and powerful Sundowner winds. Firefighters try to put down the flames that destroyed one of nearly 200 homes that were lost.

Michael Robinson Chavez, "Ring of Fire," in POYi Archive, Item #42966, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/42966 (accessed April 21, 2025).