Wildfire, Ventura
- When
- December 26, 2:20 AM PST to 12:30 PM PST
- Where
- Ventura County, 2 mi N of Thousand Oaks
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.358, -119.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in California, December 26, 2000
Gusty Santa Ana winds fueled a wildfire in the hills above Thousand Oaks, near the North Ranch Country Club. The fire, which burned over 600 acres, was ignited by sparks from a minivan.
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
- 2
- 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.
Gusty Santa Ana winds fueled a wildfire in the hills above Thousand Oaks, near the North Ranch Country Club. The fire, which burned over 600 acres, was ignited by sparks from a minivan. Two firefighters were injured during the blaze.
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
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, December 26, 2000
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Texas, December 26, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 26, 2000
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 26 to 27, 2000
- Winter Weather in Missouri, December 26, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 26 to 27, 2000
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, December 26, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 26 to 27, 2000
- Wildfire in California, December 26 to 27, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 26 to 27, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 26 to 27, 2000
- Flash Flood in Texas, December 26, 2000
More
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, December 2000
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: 5165380.