Fillmore firefighters knocked down a tree fire on the 4th of July in about 15 minutes. The Cyprus trees were in a backyard on the 600 block of Manzanita Drive. The fire occurred around 10:30pm. Video of the fire courtesy of Audrey Hernandez. On another note, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department issued 18 citations for illegal firework’s within the Fillmore City limits. The City of Fillmore sends each person who received a citation a bill in the mail. They have the option to pay it in full or arrange payments. If no payment in full or payment arrangements are met they are sent to collections.