On December 26, the Ventura County Fire Communication Center received a 911 call reporting that smoke was coming from an apartment in the 3000 block of E. Main. Fire personnel arrived on scene within minutes of the initial call and found a single apartment in a large 3 story apartment building with smoke coming from the front door. Fire personnel ensured that no occupants were inside the apartment and began an aggressive fire attack to contain the fire to the area of origin. During a primary search of the apartment, firefighters found unattended combustible materials on top of a stove.
On December 26, the Ventura County Fire Communication Center received multiple calls of a residential structure fire in the 2200 block of Foster Ave. Fire personnel arrived on scene within minutes of the initial call and found a single-story single-family structure with smoke coming from the roof and an exterior wall. Fire personnel ensured that no occupants were inside the dwelling and began an aggressive fire attack to contain the fire to the area of origin. Firefighters were met with light smokey conditions during the initial fire attack and found the seat of the fire in a ceiling fan unit. Firefighters knocked down and extinguished the fire within 19 minutes of the initial 911 call.
