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The county program cleared debris from 133 sites and did follow-up testing to ensure that contaminated soil had been removed. The stage is now set for rebuilding.

Officials will host Wednesday night meeting in Camarillo to talk about debris removal options.

Officials say it helped close to 300 households.

Property owners can apply for relief, and the Ventura County Assessors Office is also making a list of damaged properties for automatic reductions.

Ventura County firefighters say there were more than 160 rescues. In the early going, first responders were overwhelmed, so rescues were top priority.

Early estimates were that fire might burn 50 acres, but quick action by firefighters held it to five acres.

The blazed burned more than 38,000 acres of land over the summer in the Los Padres National Forest.

Fire southeast of Lompoc held to just under 50 acres burned. Containment now up to 95%.

But, full containment of the Post Fire could still be days away.

Blaze is burning in northern San Luis Obispo County.