Wildfire, Ventura
- When
- December 21, 8:00 PM PST to December 27, 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- Ventura County, 2 mi N of Ojai
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.358, -119.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in California, December 21 to 27, 1999
Strong Santa Ana winds fueled a brush fire in Ventura county. The Ranch Fire burned 4,371 acres of land near the community of Ojai.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS LOX wrote it up.
Strong Santa Ana winds fueled a brush fire in Ventura county. The Ranch Fire burned 4,371 acres of land near the community of Ojai. No injuries were reported, but the fire did destroy one home.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Wildfire and Dust Storm in California, December 21 to 22, 1999
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, December 21 to 22, 1999
- High Wind in California, December 21 to 22, 1999
- Ice Storm in Alabama, December 21, 1999
- Winter Storm in Michigan, December 21 to 24, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, December 21, 1999
- Wildfire in California, December 21 to 23, 1999
More
Every storm in California in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in California, December 1999
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5723367.