Maps that more than double the local area included in fire hazard severity zones are expected to take effect in July for Ventura County property owners.

Maps that more than double the local area included in fire hazard severity zones are expected to take effect in July for Ventura County property owners.

As crews were getting the upper hand on a fire that broke out near the Santa Clara River bottom in Ventura County on Monday evening, another, bigger brush fire broke out, also along the river, near… ...

An upscale French restaurant in a Ventura County shopping center was damaged by a fire in its kitchen, officials say. The Ventura County Fire Department first announced crews were at the sce… ...

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. – The Ventura County Fire Department is part of the response fighting a 43.8-acre vegetation fire south of Piru and the Santa Clara River, according to the VCFD.

One person is dead after a house fire in Simi Valley, which authorities determined to be caused by explosions from fireworks on Thursday afternoon. The Ventura County Fire Department said they ...

The maps may mean some local homeowners face new regulations and will require "a huge" transition for the Ventura County Fire Department, said Joe Morelli, the county's fire marshal.