A wildfire erupted near Castaic Lake Wednesday, sending plumes of smoke into neighboring Ventura County areas. Here's what to know.

The fire broke out near Laguna Road and Hueneme Road near the university, according to the Ventura County Fire Department.

Footage shared from the scene by the Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) showed a helicopter dumping water and shots of flames engulfing an area of brush. The clips were uploaded to X (formerly ...

“This weekend my wife and I were going through our house and looking at what we would bring with us,” Andrew Dowd, the public information officer for the Ventura County Fire ...

A day earlier, the Ventura County Fire Department had shifted resources in case flames made a run into local areas, Deputy Fire Chief Chad Cook said. "We have numerous folks that are actually out ...

According to the Ventura County Fire Department, firefighters were at the scene of the blaze by 10:22 a.m., in the 11600 block of Ventura Avenue. The vehicle, the maker of which not identified, caught ...

Ventura County authorities downgraded an evacuation order and lifted several warnings Thursday for areas in and around the town of Piru as a wildfire burning near Castaic Lake topped 10,000 acres.