Footage shows California home engulfed by flames as massive blaze forces thousands to flee

We're just trying to get a safe place. I didn't even know what to take. I just have everything in my car,

she said, gesturing tearfully to her packed vehicle

We have been fighting fire actively now for 26 hours, and we found all of those fire trucks hooked up to all of those hydrants, and we drained water systems down,

he told reporters

We've been up all night watching this. I haven't slept,

Erica Preciado told one local broadcaster as she drove her family out of the danger zone

We're going to have an active presence in there for days to come,

he told reporters

We expect Santa Ana winds gusting from the northeast at about 25 to 35 miles per hour through the afternoon hours, along with humidity dropping down to around 10 to 15 percent,

he said

This is the driest we've been in the agency's history,

said Jeremy Webber, a supervising fire warden with the Fire Service

It’s been a long 26 hours since this incident started, and it remains dynamic and it remains dangerous,

Ventura County Fire Department Chief Dustin Gardner said at a Thursday morning briefing

We thought we were going to lose it at 7 o’clock this morning,

Boggie said outside her house Thursday as white smoke billowed through the neighborhood

Our firefighters are doing nothing short of heroic out there right now,

Trevor Johnson, Ventura county fire department captain, said on Wednesday

Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly,

the National Weather Service said on Thursday morning

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This is a dangerous fire that's spreading quickly and threatening lives. State resources have been mobilized to protect communities, and this federal support from the Biden-Harris administration will give state and local firefighters the resources they need to save lives and property as they continue battling this aggressive fire."

California Governor Gavin Newsom emphasized the severity of the situation in a statement, saying

The Mountain Fire is producing significant smoke, and wind conditions are blowing the smoke plume offshore towards the Channel Islands,

the alert said

Numerous structures have been impacted by this fast-moving fire. Due to safety concerns, damage estimates will begin tomorrow. An evacuation center has been established at Padre Sierra Parish at 5205 Upland Road in Camarillo,

the department reported

This is a dangerous fire that's spreading quickly and threatening lives,

Governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement

This is as intense as it gets

In a news conference Wednesday afternoon, Trevor Johnson, the Ventura County Fire Captain, said

It’s bad out there, but we’re getting them all out,

one woman told local broadcaster KTLA as she drove horses out of the area

Every helicopter, every fixed wing aircraft, everything we’ve been able to get a hold of is here fighting this fire, and it is moving at a dangerous rate,

he told reporters

All of a sudden there was soot on our patio furniture, coming from the front of the house as well as the back, and the smoke was kind of surrounding our street,

she said

This fire is moving dangerously fast,

Ventura County Fire Chief Dustin Gardner said

This is as intense as it gets. The hair on the back of the firefighters’ neck I’m sure was standing up,

he said during a news conference Wednesday afternoon