<p>California’s Whittier Fire grew slightly overnight and stood at 18,331 acres on Tuesday, July 18. The Santa Barbara County wildfire’s containment level grew to 62 percent.</p><p>Improving weather conditions around the fire, allowing firefighters to make a more direct attack, allowed officials to reduce evacuation orders to warnings, though some roads remained closed, according to the incident report</a>.</p><p>Some areas in canyons in Los Padres National Forest haven’t burned in decades, which has contributed to the tough firefight, according to a news report</a>.</p><p>This video shows planes dropping fire retardant. Credit: Los Padres National Forest via Storyful</p><br />
