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Mountain fire in Ventura County burning back toward Moorpark – The Mercury News



Firefighters battling the 14,500-acre Mountain fire in Ventura County focused on the northeast portion of the blaze on Thursday, Nov. 7, a rugged backcountry area where the flames were backing up along the Highway 118 corridor toward Moorpark.

The fire, pushed by gusty, dry Santa Ana winds from the desert, had been pushing to the southwest after its ignition on Wednesday, plowing through agricultural areas and gobbling up dozens of homes in the more developed areas.

Bulldozers, hose lines, water-dropping helicopters and retardant-dropping airplanes were attacking the northeast flank in the Santa Susana Mountains, west of Grimes Canyon, in an effort to protect Moorpark, a city of 35,000 residents.

Officials did not say there was an immediate threat to the city.

New evacuation warnings were put in effect for Santa Paula, fire officials said at a morning news conference Thursday at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. No evacuations have been lifted.

“The fire danger remains extremely high,” Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff said.

The fire remained at 0% contained. Containment is the percentage of the fire that is surrounded by manmade and natural fire breaks that officials believe the flames will not jump.

But winds of 25 to 35 mph with higher gusts have been delivering embers more than two miles ahead of the fire, and the flames have found receptive hosts in thick, dry brush.

“When you have high wind, it challenges our tactical opportunities,” said Drew Smith, a fire behavior analyst with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Firefighters are expected to receive a break Thursday night when the winds subside, at least for the weekend. And normal high temperatures for this time of year, in the 70s, are forecast, said National Weather Service meteorologist Rich Thompson. A new round of Santa Anas was possible early next week.

“What this means is, you’ve got to be prepared (to evacuate),” Ventura County Fire Capt. Trevor Johnson said.

Thompson said the Santa Ana winds for the time being would be replaced by winds from the Pacific Ocean.

Tips on making an evacuation plan are available at readyforwildfire.org.



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