14 Photos Show How Winds Are Shifting California Wildfires

SANTA BARBARA, CA — Area have been shifting in Southern California, giving firefighters a new front they have to fight against the California wildfires.

As of late Wednesday, the blaze is now threatening more than 100 rural homes, in addition to ranches, and a major highway, according to an Associated Press report from Thursday.

According to the Associated Press, the Alisal Fire has already burned through more than 24 square miles in the Santa Ynez Mountains west of Santa Barbara.

See below for images as firefighters battle the blaze.

In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, firefighters extinguish flames Tuesday afternoon that have spotted ahead of the fire front along Highway 101 southbound at Vista Point, north of Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County, CA.

In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, a wildfire burns Tuesday, near a ranch off Highway 101 in Santa Barbara County, CA.

In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, a deer scurries near a recently burned area off Refugio Rd., in Goleta, CA, on Tuesday.

In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, a hand crew works on a hill to extinguish a fire Tuesday in Goleta, CA.

A firefighter watches as a wildfire burns Wednesday in Goleta, CA. A wildfire raging through Southern California coastal mountains threatened ranches and rural homes and kept a major highway shut down Wednesday as the fire-scarred state faced a new round of dry winds that raise the risk of flames.

A firefighter watches as a wildfire burns Wednesday in Goleta, CA. A wildfire raging through Southern California coastal mountains threatened ranches and rural homes and kept a major highway shut down Wednesday as the fire-scarred state faced a new round of dry winds that raise risk of flames. The Alisal Fire covered more than 22 square miles — 57 square kilometers — in the Santa Ynez Mountains west of Santa Barbara.

A firefighter watches as a wildfire burns Wednesday in Goleta, CA. A wildfire raging through Southern California coastal mountains threatened ranches and rural homes and kept a major highway shut down Wednesday as the fire-scarred state faced a new round of dry winds that raise risk of flames. The Alisal Fire covered more than 22 square miles — 57 square kilometers — in the Santa Ynez Mountains west of Santa Barbara.

A wildfire burns near a home Wednesday in Goleta, CA. A wildfire raging through Southern California coastal mountains threatened ranches and rural homes and kept a major highway shut down Wednesday as the fire-scarred state faced a new round of dry winds that raise risk of flames. The Alisal Fire covered more than 22 square miles — 57 square kilometers — in the Santa Ynez Mountains west of Santa Barbara.

A wildfire burns near a home Wednesday in Goleta, CA. A wildfire raging through Southern California coastal mountains threatened ranches and rural homes and kept a major highway shut down Wednesday as the fire-scarred state faced a new round of dry winds that raise risk of flames. The Alisal Fire covered more than 22 square miles — 57 square kilometers — in the Santa Ynez Mountains west of Santa Barbara.

A wildfire burns near a home Wednesday in Goleta, CA. A wildfire raging through Southern California coastal mountains threatened ranches and rural homes and kept a major highway shut down Wednesday as the fire-scarred state faced a new round of dry winds that raise risk of flames. The Alisal Fire covered more than 22 square miles — 57 square kilometers — in the Santa Ynez Mountains west of Santa Barbara.

A helicopter drops water on a wildfire Wednesday in Goleta, CA. A wildfire raging through Southern California coastal mountains threatened ranches and rural homes and kept a major highway shut down Wednesday as the fire-scarred state faced a new round of dry winds that raise risk of infernos.

An air tanker drops retardant on a wildfire burning near a home Wednesday in Goleta, CA. A wildfire raging through Southern California coastal mountains threatened ranches and rural homes, and kept a major highway shut down Wednesday as the fire-scarred state faced a new round of dry winds that raise the risk of infernos.

An air tanker drops retardant on a wildfire Wednesday in Goleta, CA. A wildfire raging through Southern California coastal mountains threatened ranches and rural homes and kept a major highway shut down Wednesday as the fire-scarred state faced a new round of dry winds that raise risk of flames. The Alisal Fire covered more than 22 square miles —57 square kilometers— in the Santa Ynez Mountains west of Santa Barbara.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.