Fire in Homeless Camp Quickly Contained
By Gazette Staff Writers — Thursday, February 29th, 2024
On Friday, February 23, at 5:55 p.m., Fillmore City Fire and Ventura County Fire Department were dispatched to a reported brush fire behind Vons in the Santa Clara Riverbed. Arriving firefighters reported a 10' x10' spot fire in a homeless encampment. Firefighters knocked down the fire before it spread. Cause of the fire is under investigation. Photo credit Angel Esquivel-Firephoto_91.
On Friday, February 23, at 5:55 p.m., Fillmore City Fire and Ventura County Fire Department were dispatched to a reported brush fire behind Vons in the Santa Clara Riverbed. Arriving firefighters reported a 10' x10' spot fire in a homeless encampment. Firefighters knocked down the fire before it spread. Cause of the fire is under investigation. Photo credit Angel Esquivel-Firephoto_91.