Ventura Crews Put Out Brush Fire Near Homeless Encampments

On June 29th at 12:52 PM, Ventura City Fire Department was dispatched to multiple reports of a fire burning in the Santa Clara river bed near the Ventura water treatment plant.  First arriving firefighters reported a well-established fire burning in vegetation around several homeless encampments.  Firefighters used  three – 20 person hand crews, a water dropping helicopter and six engine companies to eventually contain blaze at seven acres after six hours.

Harbor Blvd. was closed and Ventura River Haven was evacuated as a precaution during the course of firefighting operations.  Ventura PD and CHP controlled traffic in support of the fire suppression efforts.  No firefighters were injured as a result of this incident.  The cause of the fire is suspected to be from an escaped cooking fire in one of many homeless encampments in the area.

Photo Credit: Ventura City Fire Department

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