Ranch Fire Update Oct. 22
Incident: Ranch Wildland Fire
Released: 10/22/2007
Ranch Fire Information Update
Angeles National Forest
Fire Information: 626-821-6700
October 22, 2007 - 9:30 a.m.
Fire Name: Ranch Fire
Date and Time of Fire Start: October 20, 2007 - 9:42 p.m.
Cause: Under Investigation
Size: 29,000 acres
Location: Northwest of Castaic / Northeast of Piru
Angeles National Forest, Santa Clara-Mojave Rivers Ranger District
Road Closures: Highway 126
Old Highway 99 (at Templin Highway)
Containment: 10%
Vegetation: Heavy Brush and Chaparral (4-8 ft. high); grasses; oak woodland
Chaparral is approximately 40 years-old
Cause: Under Investigation
Weather Conditions: Winds at 26-47 m.p.h. from the East-Northeast; Relative Humidity - 9%
Evacuations: Hasley Canyon, Oak Springs, Val Verde and Piru areas
Evacuation Centers: Fillmore Veterans Memorial Building; 511 2nd St.; Fillmore, CA
Livestock: Ventura County Fairgrounds, 866-387-8911
Small Animals: Camarillo Animal Shelter 805-388-4343 ext. 9
Fire Behavior: Erratic fire behavior, driven by extreme winds. Fire is burning in a south-southwesterly direction away from I-5. Fire was very active overnight, including large, wind-driven runs and long distance spotting.
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; Governor's Office of Emergency Services; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Incident Commander: Jeanne Pincha-Tulley
Equipment and Personnel: 653 personnel are assigned to the fire: 56 Engines; 13 hand crews; 6 Helicopters, 5 bulldozers, 2 Fixed wing Aircraft, 9 Water Tenders
Threats:
·· Communities of Val Verde, Santa Paula, Fillmore, Piru, Ventura, and Ojai
·· California Condor Habitat
·· Ventura River and Santa Clara River Watersheds
Structures Destroyed: 2 (1 mobile home and 1 outbuilding) and additional unverified
Injuries: None
Additional Information: http://www.inciweb.org/ http://www.fire.countyofventura.org www.fs.fed.us/r5/angeles/
