After a foggy morning dawned on Mother's Day, Santa Barbara's Jesusita fire is now 70 percent contained. From May 5 to 9, the fire burned a total of 8,733 acres including 77 homes. About 4,000 firefighters and personnel have been on the scene, assisted by flame-snuffing helicopters and DC-10s flying day and night over ArtfixDaily's office in this usually tranquil seaside city. In a previous post, I mentioned that Chubb Insurance Group reportedly sent private firefighters and engines to protect its customers' properties here with a "fire-resistant gel." This is a new practice that, although ...
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