The wildfire initially started 10:01 p.m. May 31 in Ventura County, Southeast Of New Cuyama.

Footage shared from the scene by the Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) showed a helicopter dumping water and shots of flames engulfing an area of brush. The clips were uploaded to X (formerly ...

Water-dropping helicopters were still making runs on ... Chief Jeff Shea of the Ventura Fire County Department noted the region’s red flag weather condition, and how it’ll contribute to ...

Earlier in the day, the Ventura County Fire Department had shifted resources ... the 5 was expected to reopen Wednesday night. A dozen helicopters and other fixed-wing aircraft were dropping ...

Ventura County fire officials said Thursday evening that ... Thick smoke also made it difficult to see from the air. Water-dropping helicopters were still making runs on the fire, some dropping ...

The blaze moved toward the southwest over Wednesday and into Thursday, as helicopters ... Ventura County authorities said during a Thursday news conference. Meanwhile, Cal Fire has said there ...

Ventura County Fire Department said forward progress of ... From CBS Los Angeles' SkyCal helicopter, it appeared there were several spotfires popping up as embers were being pushed by the wind.

Chad Cook, deputy chief of the Ventura County Fire Department ... firefighter-paramedic Tim Milkovich accompanied a county helicopter through hazardous weather conditions Sept.

Helicopters were requested to assist ... Santa Ana winds impacting Ventura County have made the fire more difficult to extinguish. “Due to extreme wind conditions, fixed-wing aircraft are ...

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