brush fire threat

The January 23 Laguna Fire led to the evacuation of Cal State Channel Islands, but the campus was never directly threatened.

Ventura County is still in high fire season and hasn't dropped to winter preparedness levels yet.

Proposals aim to insure that water continues to flow even when there are power failures which affect water system pumping stations.

Blaze has charred 15+ acres on Round Mountain. Final number could be around 30 acres.

The Hughes Fire is northeast of Castaic Lake. It's pushing plumes of smoke into Ventura County.

Wind could hit 30-50 miles an hour for inland areas and 80+ mile an hour winds are possible for mountain areas.

An explanation of some key terms you hear during coverage of wildfires. Firefighters say some members of the public don't understand them.

There's another possible wind event next Monday night-Tuesday morning, and maybe a second later in the week. Neither is expected to be an extreme event.

What's being called the Auto Fire has burned just over 60 acres near the Ventura/Oxnard border.

Caltrans crews are working to repair damage on the Pacific Coast Highway caused by the Palisades Fire.