Mountain Fire, Ventura County

Update: 20,630 acres burned by Mountain Fire in Ventura County, now 60% contained
Mountain Fire initially started 8:51 a.m. Nov. 6 in Ventura County. It has burned 20,630 acres after being active for a week. By Wednesday morning, a crew of 2,399 firefighters effectively contained 60% of the fire. The cause of it is still under investigation.
Mountain Fire containment rises; winds to kick up again in Ventura, Los Angeles counties
The forecast calls for winds to kick up again. But officials say conditions will not reach the magnitude of last week's Santa Anas.
Over 200 buildings destroyed by Ventura County Mountain Fire
At least 200 structures, including homes, have been destroyed alongside an additional 90 damaged in the ongoing wind-fanned Mountain Fire in Ventura County, fire officials said Tuesday morning. Cal Fire estimates the size of the blaze now sits at 20,630 ...
Firefighters defend response to 20,000-acre Mountain Fire still burning in Ventura County
Nearly a week after the destructive Mountain Fire destroyed more than a hundred buildings and torched tens of thousands of acres of brush in Ventura County, firefighters are defending their response to the blaze as some residents return to their burnt homes.
Mountain Fire reaches 48% containment in Ventura County
By Rebekah Ludman Click here for updates on this story 11/12/24 (LAPost.com) — Fire crews from Los Angeles and Orange counties and across California continue to work Tuesday to battle a wildfire in Ventura County.
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Mountain Fire now 48% contained while tally of homes destroyed nears 200
The Mountain Fire is largely "buttoned up," Ventura County's fire chief Dustin Gardner said at a news conference ...
Number of structures destroyed in Mountain fire jumps to more than 200
As firefighters make significant progress against Ventura County's Mountain fire, officials have confirmed another 60 ...
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At least $6 million in agriculture destroyed or damaged by Mountain Fire as officials focus on recovery
A fast-burning fire in the mountains has been pushed by exceptionally strong and dry Santa Ana winds, burning thousands of ...
Mountain Fire: Crews continue to battle hot spots Sunday as containment figures ramp up
Firefighters continued to battle hot spots around the Mountain Fire on Saturday as weather conditions stayed relatively mild ...
Mountain Fire: Neighbors return to find more than half of the homes on their street gone
The Mountain Fire was burning near Somis when Elvia got an alert from a wildfire app Wednesday morning. Her daughter, a few ...
‘I want to rebuild, don’t know if we can’: Residents reeling after Mountain Fire
It’s not quite been a week since the Mountain Fire erupted in Ventura County, the wind-driven wildfire leveling more than 130 ...
Fire crews closing in on Mountain Fire
A week after it started, firefighters are closing in on the Mountain Fire in Ventura County, though weather conditions ...
How victims of California's Mountain Fire can find help — and how others can donate or volunteer
While the fight against the Mountain Fire continues, Ventura County has begun allowing some to return home while some ...
Mountain fire is the most destructive in years. Could it have been much worse?
The Mountain fire could have been a second coming of the 2018 Woolsey fire or even the 2017 Thomas fire — if not for a few ...
Blue Mountain wildfire cause under investigation as resources diverted to Berks fire
The wildfire that started earlier this month on Blue Mountain was completely contained over the weekend, and resources have ...