On Thursday, June 4, on the west end of the city, the Ventura County Fire Department, in conjunction with the Fillmore Fire Department, conducted a controlled burn grass fire in support of a weeklong wildland fire safety class. The class consisted of 32 hours of classroom and field experience. The intent of the class was to teach firefighters how to properly and safely introduce fire to assist in controlling an actual wildland fire. The class was attended by 30 students with a total of 80 personnel on-site for the live fire exercise. Photo credit Angel Esquivel.