Mountain Fire

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Mountain Fire Still Uncontained and Keeps Growing in Ventura County.

A rapidly spreading wildfire, known as the Mountain Fire, forced thousands of residents to evacuate Ventura County, where the fire has already destroyed several homes. Chris Cristi in AIR7 assessed that he could see at least 40 to 50 homes that have been burned.

The fire, characterized by the fire department as a two-alarm incident that consumed 250 acres, ignited near the 7900 block of Balcom Canyon Road and Bradley Road around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.

It rapidly expanded and currently exceeds 14,000 acres.

The blaze moved across Highway 118 and is raging southwest toward the "Highway 101 Corridor." The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

Evacuation Directives:

Zone 1 - North of Somis: Regions located north of East Los Angeles Avenue/Hwy 118, west of Balcom Canyon Road, and east of La Vista Avenue.

Zone 2 - Saticoy Country Club: situated east of Los Angeles Ave/Hwy 118, south of the Santa Clara River, and north of Beardsley Road.

Zone 3: The regions located south of Hwy 118, west of N. Lewis Road, north of North Loop Drive and Mission Drive, and east of Fairway Drive.

Zone 4 - West Camarillo (Las Posas/Spanish Hills regions): located north of Las Posas Road, to the south and east of Central Avenue and Beardsley Road, and to the west of Anacapa Drive.

Zone 6 - The area situated south of the Santa Clara River, east of Los Angeles Avenue, north of Saticoy Country Club, and west of Briggs Road.

Zone 7 - The area located north of Hwy 101 and south and east of Beardsley Avenue, and south of Central Avenue.

Zone 9 - The region east of Santa Paula Community Golf Course, extending north along the Santa Clara River, west of South Mountain Road at Sespe Street, and south to Bixby Road.

Evacuation Alerts

Zone 8 - A region that extends south of South Mountain Road, east of Briggs Road, and west of 12th Street and Bixby Road.  

Street Closures
Lewis Road heading north at Las Posas  
Eastbound Highway 118 near Wells Road  
Westbound Route 118 at Tierra Rejada Road  

Temporary Relocation Center
Parroquia del Padre Serra  
5205 Upland Avenue  
Camarillo, California 93012  

Big Animal Rescue Hub:  
Fairgrounds of Ventura County - Shoreline Entrance  
10 E. Harbor Blvd.  
Ventura, California 93001  

Pet Evacuation Facility
Ventura County Animal Services - Camarillo Airfield  
600 Aviation Avenue  
Camarillo, 93010  

Hotline for Fire Information:  
805-465-6650  

Containment of Fire  
Containment is merely one aspect of a broader strategy for managing a wildfire. It is typically expressed as a percentage, indicating what fraction of the fire perimeter has been contained with a control line established by firefighters. The percentage of containment indicates that some level of control has been achieved, but this does not always relate to the level of safety. Additionally, it is important to note that containment does not imply that a fire has been extinguished.  

In What Ways is Containment Assessed?  

The central command for the incident consistently obtains updates about the situation on the ground. While firefighters construct, assess, or strengthen a fire line, mappers record those observations to revise the containment percentage. This percentage informs the public about the portion of the fire perimeter that authorities expect will remain contained within the control lines.