South Fire
The South Fire was reported on December 9, 2023 in Ventura County, California and burned 2,715 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 2,715 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 9, 2023
- Personnel
- 69
Map
Perimeter mapped December 22, 2023 at 10:10 AM PST, 2,715 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 34.333, -119.018.
The incident
- Size
- 2,715 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 9, 2023 at 9:40 AM PST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- South Mountain Area of Unincorporated Ventura County.
- County
- Ventura County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 69
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,600,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-CAVNC-105733
- IRWIN identifier
- 4836B1E0-E9E7-4B89-8DFC-1D1029F53B72
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from December 9, 2023 (2,445 acres) to December 22, 2023 (2,715 acres). The largest one-day growth was 271 acres, mapped December 22, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| December 9, 2023 | 2,445 | |
| December 22, 2023 | 2,715 | +270 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Santa Paula, CA covers the area today.
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated December 12, 2023 at 6:08 AM PST. Identifier 2023-CAVNC-105733.