Mountain Fire | Sit Rep 3 | November 9, 2024

Current Status

The MOUNTAIN FIRE is now said to be at 20,630 acres with a 21% containment, which means firefighters and fire aviation assets are starting to gain a handle on this firestorm, which broke out on November 6th from an unknown cause. It is burning in Solis (Ventura County), California.

(Above) Photo Credit: VC DA’s Office

Ventura County Fire Officials state crews mainly were tasked with tactical patrol, mop-up operations, assisting residents with repopulation efforts and building control lines to keep the fire within established containment lines.

Command

VCFD and CAL Fire IMT 5 are in Unified Command.

Incident Cooperators

  • Ventura County FD
  • Ventura County FD PIO
  • Ventura County Public Works
  • Ventura County Sheriff’s Office
  • Ventura County Government
  • Ventura County EMA
  • City of Santa Paula
  • City of Camarillo
  • CAL FIRE
  • America Red Cross
  • CA – Angeles National Forest (USFS)
  • Mammoth Lakes FD
  • North Lake Tahoe FD
  • Ventura County Board of Supervisors
  • Ventura County Public Health
  • Ventura County Office of Education
  • Caltrans District 7
  • VC Animal Services
  • CHP – Moorpark
  • VC District Attorney’s Office
  • CHP – Ventura
  • Ventura County APCD

Evacuations

Some evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings which occurred on Saturday at 1500 hours PT, say the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.

Resources

Emergency Info: Ventura County EMA: VCEmergency.com

Recovery Info: venturacountyrecovers.org.

Cost-to-Date

3.5 Million Dollars

(c) 2024 NW Fire Blog – 11/9/2024 1940 PT