"These winds are pretty much unprecedented," Los Angeles County Fire Battalion Chief Trent Aronson told Fox News on Thursday. At least five fires are currently tearing through Southern California, after a new blaze erupted Thursday in San Diego County. Around 2,500 firefighters are working to attack the blaze about 60 miles north of Los Angeles before winds picked up again. Portland firefighter Damon Simmons told FOX 12 Oregon everyone is still in shock over the voracity of the wildfire season. "It's one of those things where you have those discussions and you say 'Hey look, there's a real need here in California," Simmons told FOX 12.

Source: Fox News December 07, 2017 18:56 UTC