On January 2, at 9am, fire units were dispatched to a reported structure fire in the 2500 block of Pierpont Blvd. Ventura Firefighters arrived within 4 minutes of dispatch and found a detached garage with smoke and fire showing.
The fire was immediately threatening multiple homes including the primary residence of the garage.
Firefighters made an aggressive attack to extinguish the fire and stop the spread to nearby homes. Firefighters extinguished the fire with a coordinated effort of vertical and horizontal ventilation to keep the fire from spreading throughout the structure. The fire was controlled 8 minutes after units arrived on scene and the garage was confirmed to have no victims inside. Ventura City Fire units were assisted by Ventura Police Department as well as Oxnard City Fire Department.
