Pedestrians are prepping for the patriotic promenade that is downtown Ventura’s 48th annual Pushem-Pullem Parade on Friday, ...

"Over 140 firefighters are on scene, supported by two helicopters, and with a third mutual aid helicopter requested, " the Ventura County Fire Department previously said, according to NBC Los Angeles.

About 18 miles west of the Howe, the larger Maria fire has grown to about 60 acres, but is 60% contained as of 10 a.m., according to the Ventura County Fire Department.

Ventura County Fire Chief Dustin Gardner said firefighters brave the risks because they share a commitment to protect their communities. "That doesn’t make it any easier when you lose a good ...

Ventura County and state officials address the fire recovery and insufficient water infrastructure Joey and Fawn Parish view their destroyed home on Highland Dr. in Camarillo Heights after the ...

Crews rapidly got a handle on yet another Southern California fire that was reported in Oxnard on Monday night. Live footage from AlertCalifornia showed flames of the Auto Fire spreading near the ...

Strong winds blow embers through the sky in the Eaton Fire on January 7, 2025, in Pasadena, California. Another wind-driven wildfire, known as the Auto Fire, has broken out in Ventura County.

Progress on the fire had been "significantly slowed" by 10:50 p.m. local time on Monday, Andrew Dowd, a spokesperson for the Ventura County Fire Department, told the Ventura County Star.

The Auto Fire has burned nearly 61 acres in Ventura, California, a coastal city about 68 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, according to the county fire department.

The lighter winds moving through Ventura County’s valleys on Tuesday could help fire crews halt the spread of a nearly 56-acre fire that ignited in an overgrown riverbed on Monday evening.

The Ventura County Fire Department said forward progress of the fire had been stopped as of 7:45 p.m. As of Friday morning, the fire had burned 1,000 acres and was 35% contained, officials said.