California Wildfires

After a state of emergency is declared, it is illegal to overcharge consumers on anything from goods to services as well as rentals in California. Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.

After a state of emergency is declared, it is illegal to overcharge consumers on anything from goods to services as well as rentals.

A Camarillo thanks firefighters for saving him from the Mountain Fire in Ventura County.

A Camarillo man says he likely had minutes to spare before the wildfire burned down his home of 14 years. Alex Rozier reports for the NBC4 News at 3 p.m. on Wednesday Nov. 13, 2024.

A brush fire was extinguished in Pacific Palisades Wednesday as wildfire concerns kept firefighters on edge across Southern California.

Mountain Fire in Ventura County destroyed an avocado orchard, which once was a Somis man’s dream, retirement plant and paradise,

A Somis man did not just lose his avocado farm, but he lost a dream, a retirement plan, a paradise he built from the ground up. Karma Dickerson reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024.

At least 192 structures were destroyed by a fan-flamed wildfire that quickly spread to more than 20,000 acres in Ventura County, officials announced in a press conference Monday.

Families across Ventura County have begun the slow rebuilding process after fires torched entire neighborhoods throughout the week.  Alex Rozier reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.

A class ring was among the few items left behind after the Mountain Fire destroyed a Camarillo home.

Fire crews are making progress as they continue battling the Mountain Fire in Ventura County. Lauren Coronado reports for the NBC4 News at 6 a.m. on Nov. 11, 2024.

Law enforcement, fire and county officials hosted a community meeting for those affect by the destruction of the Mountain Fire. Tracey Leong reports for the NBC4 News at 9 p.m. on Nov. 10, 2024.

The Mountain Fire in Ventura County has been contained by 26% as of Sunday, according to Cal Fire.

Camarillo Heights residents are now grappling with the aftermath of the Mountain Fire as people begin to make their way back to their homes that were destroyed. Amber Frias reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Nov. 9, 2024.

A man was arrested for allegedly stealing an electric bike from a Mountain Fire evacuee, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department.

Ventura County Sheriff officers and workers at an elderly healthcare facility bravely rescued residents from the Mountain Fire. Macy Jenkins reports for NBC4 at 11 p.m. on November 8, 2024. 

As unpredictable as wildfires may be, the response to them has become very predictable.

A Camarillo man, who lost his home in the Mountain Fire, said when he called 911, authorities told him he was “in no danger.” Alex Rozier reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, 2024.

The Mountain Fire destroyed 132 structures, including many homes, in the Camarillo and Moorpark areas of Ventura County. See a wildfire update.

The Mountain Fire in Ventura County continues to burn over 20,000 acres in Ventura County. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News at 6 a.m. on Nov. 8, 2024.