- March 06, 2022
Montecito debris flow. This was once a two-story house. The Montecito Debris flow was caused by heavy rains after the Thomas Fire in Santa Barbara County in 2018. Twenty-eight died. The Thomas fire was the largest in California history in 2018 at 282,000 acres. Since, seven fires have beaten that 2018 record with the largest at over 1 million acres.