State officials recently added tens of thousands of acres to wildfire hazard zones in and around Ventura County cities.
High temperatures could top 90 degrees in parts of Ventura and Los Angeles counties on Monday. Here's what to expect.
The updates are being released in four phases, and Monday's phase 3 update includes Ventura County. "This map, and the levels of fire hazard, really just match with the conditions our firefighters ...
As of Saturday, cities from Ventura to Simi Valley received from an inch to around 1.5 inches of rainfall over the previous five days. Camarillo received just under an inch, and Ojai topped 2 inches.
Previously, the state only included "very high" severity zones on the local responsibility maps. In Ventura County, acres designated in "very high" hazard zones expanded around 54% to nearly 89,000.
On March 10 the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone ...