On July 3rd at 1:47 PM, the Ventura County Fire Department began to receive reports of a brush fire in the northern part of Simi Valley, off Sharp Rd. On arrival, due to the threat to houses right against the mountain, a second alarm was requested. Through a combination of a major arial and ground attack, the fire was held to around 100 acres and no structures were lost. Units operated through the night with the help of a dozer team from LAFD and multiple CalFire hand crews.
Units seen responding:
0:00 VCSO Tahoe
0:10 Camarillo Cal-Fire Camp Crew 2
0:20 Loom up from the fire
0:30 VCFD Engine 50
0:39 The fire is seen threatening homes
0:49 Ventura City Fire Dept. Medic Engine 5
1:13 Ventura City Fire Dept. Medic Engine 6 and Oxnard Fire Dept. Engine 68
1:44 VCFD Training 11
1:55 VCFD Crew Utility 13
2:22 VCFD Dozer Tender 12 and Dozer 12
3:04 Oxnard Fire Dept. Engine 64
3:37 VCFD Battalion 26
3:42 VCFD Training 11
3:56 VCFD Water Tender 25
4:20 VCFD Public Information Officer 11
4:39 VCFD TSAR (Utility) 40
5:21 VCFD Engine 357
5:45 2 VCCO Tahoe's
6:08 Loom up from the fire
6:13 VCFD Engine 328
6:37 Loom up from the fire
6:48 VCFD Engine 357 and Rescue Ambulance 30
6:54 LAFD
7:20 AMR Medic 434
7:41 VCFD Copter
7:46 Simi Valley PD Car 27
Simi Valley
7/3/24
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