The Thomas Fire — Personal Experience by Award Winning Photographer and Author
by David Pu’u | All photographs were taken by the author Sometime around Nov 28th I began seeing forecast estimates of a high velocity wind event for Central and So Cal. Taking a cursory look at the Unified Forecast Analysis did not particularly indicate that this would occur. That telltale high pressure which would first be seen just […]
Santa Paula: A Perfect Storm and a Perfect Team
By Sheryl Hamlin On December 18, 2017 Fire Chief Rick Araiza presented a flashback of the past fourteen days when the Thomas Fire broke out during another council meeting on December 4, 2017. Chiefs Plott and Araiza The Team and Fortuitous Events The fire was fought with a “perfect team”, said Araiza, along with help […]
Ventura County School Closures for Thursday, Dec. 21
Some VCOE-operated school sites and some school districts within Ventura County will be closed on Thursday, December 21 as a result of impacts from the Thomas fire. Detailed closure information is below. The following chart reflects the latest information we have received from the districts and will be updated regularly at www.vcoe.org. VCOE-operated Schools […]
KidSTREAM “Give and Get” 3-D Snowflake Ornament Workshop: Make one for a first responder/someone impacted by the Thomas Fire
KidSTREAM offers “Give and Get” 3-D Snowflake Ornament Workshop: Make an ornament for your tree, They’ll make one for a first responder/someone impacted by the Thomas Fire. Families are invited to bring their holiday spirit as they make 3-D snowflake ornaments at the kidSTREAM 3-D Snowflake Ornament Workshop 12-5 p.m. on Dec. 22 at the […]
Oxnard Police Department requests assistance recovering property stolen from Thomas Fire evacuees’ vehicles
Oxnard Police Department – Incident Press Release Your Oxnard Police Department is urgently requesting your assistance to recover property stolen from Thomas Fire evacuees’ vehicles. Sometime during the night of 12/05/17, as the Thomas fire was ravaging Ventura County, a burglary occurred to two black Suburbans parked in the 3700 block of Dunkirk Drive. The […]
Send Us Your Photos of Our Heroes
Everyone here at Citizens Journal, and really all the people impacted by the recent fires, have, and do, appreciate our first responders. We’re including a few photos snapped to get started. It shows just a few of the many who have come to battle the Thomas Fire. Please, send us yours. Include your name and […]
Thomas Fire Update
Oxnard, California – The Thomas Fire, which began on Dec. 4, has now burned an estimated 271,750 acres and is reportedly 50 percent contained. Weak northeast winds prevailed across the fire areas last night and are expected to shift to a south to southwest direction this afternoon. The forecasted winds, lower temperatures and higher relative humidity […]
Ventura County School Closures for Wednesday, Dec. 20
Some VCOE-operated school sites and school districts within Ventura County will be closed on Wednesday, December 20 as a result of impacts from the Thomas fire. Detailed closure information is below. The following chart reflects the latest information we have received from the districts and will be updated regularly at www.vcoe.org. VCOE-operated Schools […]
Bringing a little Cheer to the Thomas Fire Base Camp – Therapy dogs arrive on scene.
Sandy Dubin lives in Santa Clarita, an area that has had its share of fires. Today with her beardie Reese, who is a therapy dog, she arrived at the Thomas Fire base camp. Here is an account of her visit: “Today was a very interesting, heartwarming, educational day at the Base Camp for the Thomas […]
Ventura County School Closures for Tuesday, Dec. 19
Some VCOE-operated school sites and school districts within Ventura County will be closed on Tuesday, December 19. Detailed closure information is below. The following chart reflects the latest information we have received from the districts and will be updated regularly at www.vcoe.org. VCOE-operated Schools and Classrooms All VCOE-operated schools and classrooms located in the […]
