Overview
- A unified command including CDFW, EPA, Ventura County Sheriff’s Office and Carbon California is directing the response, with the company designated the responsible party.
- Teams are skimming and pumping oil, deploying absorbent booms and pads, maintaining a safety zone and conducting air monitoring in the remote creek area.
- Steep terrain and limited road access have constrained work windows, and crews plan weather-dependent operations after pausing overnight for safety.
- No oiled wildlife has been found to date, the Oiled Wildlife Care Network remains on standby, and the public is urged to report distressed animals rather than attempt rescues.
- Officials expect to begin reporting recovery totals Thursday morning, cautioning that figures will reflect an oily-water mixture; volunteers are not needed and update hotlines are available.