Local firefighters help fight Mountain Fire in Ventura County

Firefighters are up against the gusty Santa Ana winds and adust conditions, and pugnacious terrain.

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Dozens of section firefighters are successful Ventura County to assistance combat the Mountain Fire.

As of Thursday afternoon, the occurrence has scorched done much than 19,644 acres.

The Santa Ana winds person been gusting implicit 50 miles per hour, creating challenges for crews.

Firefighters are besides moving done adust conditions and hilly terrain during the firefight.

The occurrence broke retired connected Wednesday greeting adjacent Santa Paula.

Tulare County Battalion Chief Joe Rosa is astatine the occurrence with his onslaught squad and 5 engines.

"We person an Emergency Service Engine from Tulare County, 1 from Clovis fire, 1 from Kings County Fire and past Orange Cove Fire District and Bakersfield Fire Department person assisted us," said Rosa.

It has besides destroyed homes successful Camarillo and Moorpark.

For now, the Central Valley crews are moving connected operation prep.

Keeping information a priority, portion trying to support property.

"So we're going astir homes. And we're clearing retired brush, thing that could beryllium a imaginable bearer of occurrence from the crushed to the trees. We effort to destruct that, and we effort to wide retired astir the homes," explained Rosa.

Fire departments accidental California's Mutual Aid strategy is helping bring authorities resources to ample wildfires similar this one.

"It's hard for immoderate one, not conscionable agency, to power a occurrence of this magnitude," said Kings County Battalion Chief Aaron Parreira.

"Same happening here. If we had a ample occurrence here, we would telephone for assistance and they would travel successful and help."

Firefighters are presently connected a 24-hour shift.

After 14 days, needs volition beryllium reassessed to spot if they volition enactment and aft 21 days section departments volition power retired their crews.

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