Overview
- Officials scheduled a Nov. 7 news conference for the Ventura County Fire Department to present its final determination of the fire’s cause.
- District Attorney Erik Nasarenko will formally close the criminal investigation with no charges filed.
- Investigators completed field work in December, Cal Fire reviewed the report, and the case materials were forwarded to prosecutors in the spring.
- Santa Ana winds gusting to about 80 mph drove rapid spread and spotting more than 2.5 miles ahead of the fire.
- The Mountain Fire burned about 31 square miles, destroyed roughly 243 structures from Camarillo to Fillmore, and caused no reported deaths.