Incident Update Mountain Fire

Date:
11/14/2024
Time:
7:03 PM

Incident Facts

Name
Mountain Fire
Start Date/Time
2024-11-06
Incident Status
Active
Location
Balcom Canyon Road and Bradley Road, Somis
Type
Wildfire
Cause
Under Investigation
Counties
Ventura
Administration Unit
Unified Command: CAL FIRE San Luis Obispo & Ventura County Fire Department
Unified Command Agency(s)
Size
19,904
Containment
91%
Structures Threatened
Structures Destroyed
243
Structures Damaged
127
Civilian Injuries
5
Firefighter Injuries
1
Civilian Fatalities
Firefighter Fatalities

Current Situation

Situation Summary

PM Update 11/14/24: Fire will continue to remain within containment lines with no growth predicted. Any heat remaining will be confined to the large mulch piles that continue to smolder since the start of the incident. 

Weather: Clouds and northwest winds will increase bringing a 30 percent chance of rain showers Thursday night into Friday.


Incident Photos and Videos

Mountain Fire - Photos

Mountain Fire - Ventura County Fire Department Facebook Playlist

Mountain Fire - Daily Map Products

Road Closures

Road closures are in effect. Residents are encouraged to sign up for VCAlert for current closures and updates.

Federal Assistance

Governor Gavin Newsom has announced approval from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help ensure the availability of vital resources to Ventura County. Please see link for more information: California secures federal assistance to support response to Mountain Fire | Governor of California

State of Emergency

Evacuation Zones

Evacuation Information:

Evacuation Warnings

Evacuation warnings are in effect. 

  • Zone 1C
  • Zone 11A
  • Zone 12B

Evacuation Shelters

Large Animal Evacuation Center
An evacuation center has been established for large animals at the Ventura County Fairgrounds:

Ventura County Fairgrounds
10 E. Harbor Boulevard
Ventura, CA 93001


Small Animal Evacuation Center
An evacuation center for small animals has been established at Ventura County Animal Services (Camarillo Airport):

Ventura County Animal Services (Camarillo Airport)
600 Aviation Drive
Camarillo, 93010

Assigned Resources

Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.

Engines
99
Water Tenders
23
Helicopters
0
Dozers
9
Hand Crews
24
Other
9
Total Personnel
1146

Cooperating Agencies

Name Phone Address URL
CHP, Caltrans, Ventura Broadband, Ventura Co Ag Weights and Measures, SoCal Edison, SoCal Gas, Calleguas Water, CCC, Ventura County Public Health, Ventura County Human Resources, Red Cross, Ventura Animal Services, City of Camarillo, Ventura County Supervisors Office, Wildfire Defense Systems, Capstone Fire/Safety Systems, CalOES, Ventura County Enviornmental Health, Ventura County Board of Supervisors, Ventura County Public Works.