“Firefighters were engaged right off the bat with pulling people out of their houses and saving lives,” said Trevor Johnson, Operations Chief of the Ventura County Fire Department at a press conference today to discuss the Mountain Fire northwest of Los Angeles. He said it was “a tough fire fight” from the moment emergency personnel arrived on scene this morning in the area between between Moorpark and Somis.
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The Mountain Fire is currently at 10,480 acres with 0% containment. Emergency responders have made more than 14,000 contacts to evacuate people in the community, according to officials. Two civilians were transported to the hospital with smoke inhalation.
Wow. Ventura County Sheriff deputies racing into the fire zone to wheel an elderly resident to safety. Studs. Incredible work. #MountainFire pic.twitter.com/KhWTosfi26
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One day after a historic presidential election, every local newscast in Los Angeles was focused on coverage of the Mountain Fire, including images of homes burning, correspondents on the ground and interviews with evacuees and local officials.
“This is a classic Santa Ana wind event. We’ve got sustained winds over 50 mph with gusts over 80,” said Ventura County Fire Chief Dustin Gardner. “Every firefighter in the region, all of our partners — from Los Angeles County, Orange County, Kern County, Santa Barbara County, our partners at CalFire, our partners in law enforcement, the Sheriff, every helicopter, every fixed wing aircraft, everything we’ve been able to get ahold of — is here fighting this fire, and it is moving at a dangerous rate of spread.”…