A hundred miles away, the hotshot firefighter was gearing up for another day attacking the Thomas fire, California's largest wildfire on record. He was one of 1,500 firefighters and crew members working around the clock even on Christmas Day to douse hot spots, maintain containment lines and mop up parts of the more than 280,000 acres charred by the massive blaze.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 25, 2017 20:32 UTC