Authorities have identified the man who died during the Olivas Fire near Ventura in January. Troy C. Rowland was 55, ...

A Ventura County helicopter crew was also summoned ... Andy VanSciver, a firefighter and spokesperson for the Ventura County fire agency, said the male patient didn't fall from the rock above.

Water-dropping helicopters were still making runs on ... Chief Jeff Shea of the Ventura Fire County Department noted the region’s red flag weather condition, and how it’ll contribute to ...

An injured hiker was rescued by helicopter on Thursday, March 20, on a trail below the Punch Bowls area above Santa Paula.

A day earlier, the Ventura County Fire Department had shifted resources ... the 5 was expected to reopen Wednesday night. A dozen helicopters and other fixed-wing aircraft were dropping water ...

Helicopters dropped water on flames and ... The cause of the blaze remains under investigation, officials said. Ventura County Fire Chief Dustin Gardner said the department has no reason to ...

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.