Southern California Wildfire Continues to Spread

Sept. 23: An air tanker releases a retardant drop above Balcom Canyon in an attempt to slow the advance of the Guiberson Fire, as efforts to fight the fire continue near the Ventura County town of Fillmore, Calif. (AP)

Sept. 23: A helicopter heads out to make a water drop as efforts to fight the fire continue outside the community of Bardsdale, near the Ventura County town of Fillmore, Calif. (AP)

Sept. 23: Flames burn down to South Mountain Road on the western flank of the Guiberson wildfire, as efforts to fight the fire continue outside the community of Bardsdale, Calif. (AP)

Sept. 23: Fire trucks stand ready to move in a burned-over field near groves of trees in the upper Balcom Canyon area, as efforts to fight the Guiberson Fire continue outside the Ventura County town of Moorpark, Calif. (AP)

Sept. 23: A truck and outbuilding have burned after fire passed through the upper Balcom Canyon area as efforts to fight the Guiberson Fire continue. (AP)

Sept. 23: Firefighters assigned to an engine on the Guiberson Fire watch the progress of hand crew members working on a ridge line in Balcom Canyon, as another hand crew works on a hotspot below them in an attempt to slow the advance of the 16,000 acre fire. (AP)

Sept. 22: A DC-10 drops fire retardant over a hillside to battle wildfires in Grimes Canyon in Fillmore, Calif. (AP)