Incident Update Mountain Fire
- Date:
- 11/27/2024
- Time:
- 10:13 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Mountain Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2024-11-06
- Incident Status
- Finalized
- 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
- 100%
- Structures Threatened
- 0
- Structures Destroyed
- 243
- Structures Damaged
- 127
- Civilian Injuries
- 5
- Firefighter Injuries
- 1
- Civilian Fatalities
- 0
- Firefighter Fatalities
- 0
Current Situation
Situation Summary
MOUNTAIN INCIDENT INFORMATION
LOCAL ASSISTANCE CENTER
On Saturday November 23, the local assistance center demobilized. For information on recovering from the Mountain Fire, please visit the dedicated incident recovery website at VenturaCountyRecovers External Link
STRUCTURE DAMAGE INFORMATION
Ventura County Sheriff Emergency Services and the Cal Fire Damage Assessment Team continue to assess and validate structures impacted by the Mountain Incident. The full assessment is expected to conclude by 11/16/2024 however new data posts daily. A dashboard depicting damaged structures can be viewed by clicking the button below.
Mountain Incident - Damaged Structures Dashboard External Link
Incident Photos and Videos
Mountain Fire - Photos External Link
Mountain Fire - Ventura County Fire Department Facebook Playlist External Link
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 External Link
State of Emergency
- Governor Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency in Ventura County due to Mountain Fire, after meeting with first responders. Please see link for more information: Governor Newsom proclaims state of emergency in Ventura County due to Mountain Fire, meets with first responders | Governor of California External Link
- Governor Newsom issues executive order to support fire response and recovery efforts for Mountain Fire. Please see lnk for
more information: Governor Newsom issues executive order to support fire response and recovery efforts for External Link
Mountain Fire | Governor of California External Link