Firefighters are battling a 10-acre brush fire currently burning in Ventura County. It was first reported at around 7:45 p.m. in the Santa Clara River bottom near N. Ventura Boulevard, according to the Ventura County Fire Department.

Firefighters are working around the clock to contain the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire. Thousands of people were forced to evacuate when the blazes ignited and destroyed more than 12,000 structures. Here are the latest updates.

Firefighters battled a fast-moving brush fire Monday night in Ventura County that quickly spread to five acres and was escalated to a fire alarm brush response. Carlos Saucedo reports Jan. 13, 2025. D

The Auto Fire has burned nearly 61 acres in Ventura, California Monday night and was at 47% containment Tuesday afternoon.

As of Wednesday morning, 50% of this wildfire was brought under containment. However, the cause is still under investigatio

The blaze was reported around 6:50 p.m. in the Santa Clara River bottom, in an area between Ventura and Oxnard, as Santa Ana winds whipped through the region. As of 8 a.m. Tuesday, the Auto Fire was mapped at nearly 56 acres,

The fire broke out in the riverbed area of a mandatory evacuation zone. Deputies reach out to the homeless in the area to inform them of the fire dangers.