On February 20, at 11:44am, fire units were dispatched to a reported boat fire in the Harbor. Firefighters arrived within 6 minutes of dispatch and found a boat on fire with multiple boats surrounding the dock. Firefighters made an aggressive attack to extinguish the fire by deploying hoses down a long dock.
Firefighters extinguished the fire with a coordinated effort of horizontal ventilation. The boats exposed to the fire were untied and safely removed by fire personnel with the assistance of Harbor Patrol. The fire was controlled 17 minutes after units arrived on scene and the boat was confirmed to have no victims inside. Ventura City was assisted by Oxnard Fire, Ventura County Fire, and Ventura Harbor patrol.
