Eyewitness News data journalist Jill Castellano found that more than 88,000 acres in Ventura County fall into that "very hazardous" category - a 54% increase in acreage since the prior maps from 2011.

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. The California Department of Forestry and ...

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.

The updated maps show that across Southern California, "very high fire hazard" zones grew 26% since 2011, from 646,838 acres to 817,212 acres. In total, the new maps cover 4.6 million acres ...

While Los Angeles County continues to grapple with a deadly outbreak of wildfires, a new blaze broke out in neighboring Ventura County Monday night.. The Auto Fire has burned nearly 61 acres in ...

A Ventura County brush fire that ignited on a day of red-flag warnings across California has burned 10,000 acres and forced evacuations near Oxnard.

A brush fire quickly grew to nearly 20,000 acres in the hills above Moorpark and Camarillo in Ventura County. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. The Mountain Fire, reported ...

Editor's Note: The wildfires in California continue to rage. Click here for the latest evacuation orders for Wednesday, Jan. 15. Ventura County has issued evacuation orders due to the latest ...

The tally places the blaze as the third most destructive wildfire in Southern California since at least 2013. Ventura County was also the epicenter of the region’s two most devastating recent ...

Eyewitness News data journalist Jill Castellano found that more than 88,000 acres in Ventura County fall into that "very hazardous" category - a 54% increase in acreage since the prior maps from 2011.

More evacuations were ordered on the second day of the Mountain Fire, which has burned more than 20,000 acres in Ventura County. Related Articles Santa Rosa photojournalist Kent Porter on the Yolo ...

Cal Fire's new hazard zone maps show information on topography, fire weather, flame length, past fire history, vegetation type and the overall likelihood of a wildfire igniting in the area.