State officials recently added tens of thousands of acres to wildfire hazard zones in and around Ventura County cities.

Fire crews responded to a residential fire at a two-story duplex in the 700 block of Windwillow Way in Wood Ranch Tuesday.

A 32-year-old Ventura County fire engineer died late last week after contracting cancer in the line of duty, officials announced. Thomas “Tommy” James Daniel Minadeo was diagnosed with job ...

there are home hardening requirements that apply that significantly increase the chance of a structure surviving a wildfire," said Ventura County Fire Marshal Joe Morelli. At a minimum ...

“With deep sorrow, the Ventura County Fire Department announces the line of duty death of Engineer Thomas “Tommy” James Daniel Minadeo at the age of 32,” said the department in a releas ...

Evacuations were ordered on the Cal State Channel Islands campus Thursday morning when a brush fire broke out in the Camarillo area in Ventura County. Firefighters and water-dropping aircraft ...

They were joined by County Fire Marshal Fred Tan and City Fire Marshal Ryan DiGuilio. Many residents were concern about response times and the number of engines available in the first wave of a ...