California wildfires

Mountain Fire

Not currentVentura County, California2024Wildfire

The Mountain Fire was reported on November 6, 2024 in Ventura County, California and burned 19,904 acres. It is 98 percent contained.

Size
19,904 acres
Contained
98%
Discovered
November 6, 2024
Personnel
66

Map

Perimeter mapped November 19, 2024 at 3:17 PM PST, 20,630 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 34.315, -118.971.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Moorpark

The incident

Size
19,904 acres
Containment
98%
Discovered
November 6, 2024 at 9:00 AM PST
Cause
Undetermined
Location
7930 Balcom Canyon Road, Moorpark ~5 miles northwest of Moorpark
County
Ventura County
State
California
Protecting agency
C&L
Land ownership at origin
Private
Personnel assigned
66
Incident management
Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
Primary fuel
Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
Estimated cost to date
$53,600,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2024-CAVNC-094825
IRWIN identifier
70E13D7C-9894-401C-8BB4-F0A3C2F4DF4C

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from November 6, 2024 (10,458 acres) to November 13, 2024 (20,630 acres). The largest one-day growth was 10,139 acres, mapped November 7, 2024.

DayAcresChange
November 6, 202410,458
November 7, 202420,596+10,138
November 8, 202420,610+14
November 9, 202420,580-30
November 10, 202420,630+50
November 11, 202420,6300
November 12, 202420,6300
November 13, 202420,6300

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Moorpark, 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 November 19, 2024 at 3:17 PM PST. Identifier 2024-CAVNC-094825.