Fire

Ventura County firefighters tackle vegetation fire south of Santa Paula

By Jessica Brest

Published June 14, 2020 2:48 pm

SANTA PAULA, Calif. - Ventura County firefighters responded to a vegetation fire that broke out in the river bottom south of Santa Paula Sunday afternoon.

Firefighters report the blaze has reached about 1 acre in size.

No structures are threatened at this time.

Firefighters from Ventura County and the City of Ventura attacked the fire from the ground with multiple engines while a helicopter made water drops from above.

#MountainFire @VCFD FFs are on scene of a 1 acre vegetation fire in the river bottom south of #SantaPaula. No structures threatened. @CHP_Ventura @VenturaCityFD @VCSOVentura pic.twitter.com/E4DkLaJeZl
— VCFD PIO (@VCFD_PIO) June 14, 2020

VC Fire reports crews are making progress on the fire and hose lines are being placed around the perimeter of the burn.

As of 2:40 p.m., firefighters report forward progress of the fire had been stopped.

Fire crews remained on scene to mop up the area.

#MountainFire @VCFD - UPDATE - forward progress stopped. Handcrew cutting a line around the fire. FFs are mopping up a ~1 acre vegetation fire in the river bottom south of #SantaPaula at the 12th St. bridge. No structures threatened. @CHP_Ventura @VenturaCityFD @VCSOVentura pic.twitter.com/bAOfAuNEBz
— VCFD PIO (@VCFD_PIO) June 14, 2020

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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