"We had people that were unhappy that they saw a lot of water being dumped on the ground when we were out training," said Chad Cook the deputy fire chief for the Ventura County Fire Department.

One person was wounded after several Ventura police officers opened fire outside the Ventura County Fairgrounds on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014. (Credit: Steve Rutkoskie) The incident occurred just after ...

The Thomas Fire command center at the Ventura County Fairgrounds includes mobile showers and some 20 mobile sleeping trailers, among other amenities for firefighters. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk ...