Overview

• Since igniting at 1:30 p.m. Thursday near Lake Piru, the fire has burned over 4,800 acres and remains largely uncontained as it advances east.
• Evacuation orders cover about 4,200 residents and 1,400 structures in Los Angeles County and zones in Ventura County, with another 12,500 residents under warning, and no casualties or structural damage reported.
• About 250 firefighters, aided by helicopters, air tankers and fixed-wing aircraft, are reinforcing fire lines and conducting water and retardant drops to slow the spread.
• The blaze threatens 60-kv power lines and communities including Halsley Canyon, Hathaway Ranch and Val Verde as it moves away from Piru.
• Temperatures near 100°F and humidity in the mid-teens have created tinder-dry fuels in steep terrain, underscoring the intensified wildfire risks during California’s peak fire season.