A brush fire ignited near the CSU Channel Islands campus in Oxnard, California, fueled by dry conditions and strong winds. Firefighters and water-dropping aircraft battled the blaze, which spread rapidly across 15 acres of medium brush.
Firefighters and water-dropping aircraft responded to the Laguna Fire at about 9 a.m. off Laguna Road in the Oxnard plains. The fire was estimated at 15 acres with a rapid rate of spread in medium brush.Water-dropping aircraft responded to the hillside covered in dry brush, located just west of the CSU Channel Islands campus and about 60 miles west of downtown Los Angelesis on scene of an approximately 2 acre brush fire off of Laguna Road in the Oxnard plains.
Under a red flag warning, any fires that do start are more likely to spread at a rapid rate behind strong winds. Flying embers also speed a brush fire's spread. Powerful gusts can cast hot embers for miles, starting spot fires ahead of the main fire line in a nightmare scenario for firefighters.
WILDFIRE RED FLAG WARNING VENTURA COUNTY CALIFORNIA BRUSH FIRE
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