Ranch Fire Update October 21 PM
Incident: Ranch Wildland Fire
Released: 10/22/2007
Ranch Fire Information Update
Angeles National Forest
Contact: Stanton Florea or
Kathy Peterson
Fire Information: 626-821-6700
October 21, 2007 - 8:00 p.m.
Fire Name: Ranch Fire
Date and Time of Fire Start: October 20, 2007 - 9:42 p.m.
Size: 12,000 acres
Location: 8 miles northwest of Castaic near Townsend Peak;
West of Interstate 5 at Templin Highway
Angeles National Forest, Santa Clara-Mojave Rivers Ranger District
Closures: Old Highway 99 (at Templin Highway)
Containment: 0%
Vegetation: Heavy Brush and Chaparral (4-8 ft. high)
Chaparral is approximately 40 years-old
Cause: Under Investigation
Weather Conditions: Winds 30 m.p.h. with gusts to 60 m.p.h. Weather reports call for continued Santa Ana winds, with low relative humidity (8-15%) and temperatures ranging from 80's to 90's.
Evacuations: Recommended: Halsey Canyon, Oak Canyon and Piru Canyon
Precautionary: Fillmore and Piru
Evacuation Centers: Fillmore Veterans Memorial Building; 511 2nd St.; Fillmore 805-524-1500
Livestock: Ventura County Fairgrounds, 866-387-8911
Fire Behavior: Erratic fire behavior, driven by extreme winds. Fire is burning in a south-southwesterly direction away from Interstate 5.
Agency Jurisdiction: U. S. Forest Service, Angeles National Forest; Ventura County and Los Angeles County
Agencies Involved: U.S. Forest Service; Ventura County Fire Department; Ventura County Sheriff's Department; Los Angeles County Fire Dept; California Highway Patrol; Cal Fire; Los Angeles County Animal Control; Cal-Trans; Office of Emergency Services
Incident Commander: Jeanne Pincha-Tulley
Equipment and Personnel: Approximately 650 personnel are assigned to the fire: 32 Engines; 13 hand crews; 1 Helitanker, 6 Helicopters, 2 Fixed wing Aircraft, 5 dozers, 9 Water Tenders
Threats:
- Communities of Fillmore, Piru, Ventura, and Ojai
- California Condor Habitat
- Watershed
- If the fire continues to move to the southwest,
About 300 structures would be threatened (residences, commercial properties, outbuildings)
Structures Destroyed: One (1) outbuilding; 1 mobile home;
Injuries: None
