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Ray Ford: Remembering Those Who Died Fighting the Romero Fire

Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a two-part history of the 1971 Romero Fire. Read the first story about the firefighting efforts here. The Romero Fire begins as a deliberate act of arson during extreme fire weather. It grows into a 14,500-acre blaze that threatens the Carpinteria Valley, consume homes and watershed, and demands […]

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