Ventura County Fire - Wildland Division

03/17/2016

2015 fire season was a record-breaking year in acres burned. Other notes of interest include assistance from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Departmen...

02/23/2016

Southern Californians can expect dry conditions and above-average heat this week as a stubborn high-pressure system continues to block the heavily anticipated El Niño rainstorms that weather officials warned of over the winter.

02/23/2016

02/23/2016

02/19/2016

Time lapse of the Rosita prescribed fire - February 12, 2016. The purpose of the 800-acre burn was to reduce the amount of fuels available to burn in the eve...

02/18/2016

Fire and forest managers, regardless of jurisdiction, organization or location, have a shared responsibility to implement safe and successful prescribed burns. With this in mind, the City of Santa Fe, The Nature Conservancy and the Forest Stewards Guild worked together to burn 180 slash piles in the…

02/18/2016

Beautiful views make some jumps very memorable. Photo Credit: Great Basin Smokejumpers.

02/17/2016

Today is Random Act of Kindness Day! Do something kind for your favorite firefighter!

02/16/2016

Rookie Smokejumper Training is just around the corner. This year’s rookies will start in early April. Training lasts five weeks.

02/16/2016

To better understand what residents can do in the immediate area around their homes, NFPA's Firewise staff spoke with Jeremy Keller, who serves with the Macochee Joint Ambulance District and Bellefontaine Fire & EMS, in Ohio. Jeremy also serves on NFPA's Technical Commitee on Wildland and Rural Fire…

02/13/2016

The Fire Adapted Communities PSA campaign educates residents of fire prone areas on how to take proactive steps to improve the safety and resiliency of their...

02/12/2016

Team Rubicon and BLM Fire and Aviation created a partnership in 2015. These firefighters are working side-by-side battling wildfires throughout the West.