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The Woolsey and Hill Fires in Ventura and Los Angeles counties have forced evacuations as they threaten homes in the area.
Scroll down for evacuation information and updates.
About the Woolsey Fire
- Acreage: 96,949
- Containment: 98 percent
- Structures Destroyed: 1,643
All Remaining Mandatory Evacuations
Ventura County
- La Jolla Beach at Pacific Coast Highway (HWY 1)
- Sycamore Canyon Road at Pacific Coast Highway (HWY 1)
- Yerba Buena Road between Ellice Street & Mipolomol Road (Intermittent closure)
- Yerba Buena Road / Little Sycamore Canyon Road at Ventura / LA County Line
- Pacific Coast Highway (HWY 1) at Ventura / LA County Line
Los Angeles County
- Malibu: All areas north of the Malibu City limits, south of the Interstate 101 Freeway, east of Malibu Canyon Road, west of Los Angeles City limits allowed home Friday morning. By 2 p.m., full opening of Civic Center area, including from the ocean (south), Malibu City limit (north), east of Corral Canyon Road (west), 5700 Block of Pacific Coast Highway, Serra Road (east).
NOTE:On Saturday, the following areas of the Malibu Colony Cove neighborhood were opened:
-From the ocean (south)
-Malibu city limit (north)
-Puerco Canyon Road (east)
-Paradise Cove Road (west) - Malibou Lake: Entire community
- No access will be available to neighborhoods south of Mulholland Highway and the Civic Center.
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Evacuation Centers
- California Lutheran University – Gilbert Sport & Fitness Center (Small Gymnasium), 130 Overton Ct. Thousand Oaks, Ca. 91360
- Pierce College – 7100 El Rancho Dr., Woodland Hills, CA 91371 (Entrance off Desoto Ave.)
- Palisades Charter High School - 15777 Bowdoin St, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
- Local Assistance Center (LAC) - 1401 East Janss Rd., Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 - 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Animal Shelters
- Ventura County Fair Grounds – 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura, CA 93001 (at capacity)
- Ventura County Animal Services (805) 388-4258
- Ventura County Animal Shelter – 600 Aviation Dr, Camarillo, CA 93010
- Ventura County Animal Services (805) 388-4258
Accepting small animals - Simi Valley Animal Shelter – 670 W Los Angeles Ave, Simi Valley · (805) 388-4341
Accepting small animals - Pierce College – 7100 El Rancho Drive Woodland Hills, CA 91371 (Entrance off Desoto Ave.) (at capacity)
Los Angeles County Animal Services - Hansen Dam Equestrian Center – 11127 Orcas Avenue, Lake View Terrace, CA 91342 (at capacity)
Los Angeles County Animal Services - Earl Warren Show Grounds – 3400 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- If you need large animal assistance, please call (805) 388-4258
LA County
- Hwy 1 southbound (P.C.H.) closed at LA County line to Puerco Canyon Rd.
- Puerco Canyon Rd. at the Malibu City limit.
- Las Posas Rd. to LA County line is residents only, no Northbound traffic from PCH.
- Westlake Blvd. is closed Southbound from Potrero Rd.
- On Mulholland at Country Ranch, blocking traffic South of Country Ranch.
- S. Las Virgenes from Mulholland
- S. Kanan at Malibu View Dr.
- Just North of Kanan at Triunfo Canyon, blocking access to Kanan Rd.
- Just North of Kanan at Hidden Highland, blocking access to Kanan Rd.
- W. Mulholland from Cornell Rd.
- Everything is closed South of Mulholland Hwy & West of Malibu Canyon to Malibu City limits.
School Closures
- All Malibu schools will remain closed through Friday
- Las Virgenes, Oak Park, Conejo Valley, Moorpark College closed Tuesday
- Las Virgenes Unified School District closed until after Thanksgiving
- Oxnard College and Ventura College are open and resume normal campus and class schedules on Tuesday, November 13
- Topanga Elementary Charter School will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 14.
- All Las Virgenes Unified School District schools will be closed through the Thanksgiving holiday
- MATES Charter School in Thousand Oaks will remain closed through Thanksgiving.
- Dean Triggs School in Thousand Oaks will remain closed through Thanksgiving.
- All Oak Park schools will remain closed through Thanksgiving.
- All Conejo Valley Unified School District schools will remain closed through Thanksgiving
- Oxnard College and Ventura College resume normal campus and class schedules on Tuesday. The District Administrative Center will be open.
- California State University Channel Islands will resume on Wednesday, Nov. 14.
- Cal Lutheran University (except for emergency personnel)
- Moorpark Community College
- Pepperdine University (Malibu and Calabasas campuses)
- For Ventura County School Closures, please check the Ventura County Office of Education website https://www.vcoe.org/
Check out the live map in the @RedCross Emergency App for the latest shelter locations and disaster updates related to the #WoolseyFire. Eight shelters are currently open, between #VenturaCounty and #LACounty.
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Disaster Assistance Centers
In partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, there will be two Disaster Assistance Centers in Agoura Hills and Malibu beginning Saturday, Nov. 17.
Locations:
Conrad L. Hilton Foundation
30440 Agoura Road
Agoura Hills, CA 91362
Malibu Courthouse
23525 Civic Center Way
Malibu, CA 90265
Dates/Time of Operations
- Sat., Nov. 17: 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Sun., Nov. 18: Closed
- Mon., Nov. 19 through Wed., Nov. 21: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Thurs., Nov. 22: Closed (Thanksgiving Day)
- Fri., Nov. 23 through Sat., Nov. 24: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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- Goebel Senior Adult Center – 1385 E. Janss Rd., Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
- Thousand Oaks Teen Center – 1375 E. Janss Rd., Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
- Rancho Santa Susana Recreation Center – 5005 Unit C Los Angeles Ave. Simi Valley, CA 93063
- Borchard Community Center – 190 N Reino Rd., Newbury Park, CA 91320
- Camarillo Community Center – 1605 E Burnley St., CA 93010
- North Oxnard Public Health – 2240 E. Gonzales Rd. Oxnard CA 93036
- South Oxnard Public health – 2500 S. “C” Street, Oxnard CA 93033
- Channel Islands harbor Master – 3900 Pelican Way, Oxnard CA 93035
- Las Posas Family Medical Group – 3801 Las Posas, Suite 214, Camarillo 93010
- Sierra Vista Family Medical Clinic – 2700 E Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley CA 93065
- Moorpark Family Medical Clinic – 612 Spring Rd. Bld. A, Moorpark CA 93021
- Adventist Health Simi Valley – 2975 Sycamore Dr, Simi Valley, CA 93065
- Los Robles Regional Medical Center – 215 W. Janss Rd., Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
- St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital – 2309 Antonio Av., Camarillo, CA 93010
- St. John’s Regional Medical Center – 1600 N. Rose Av., Oxnard 93036
U.S. Postal Service Note:
The United States Postal Service is recommending victims of recent wildfires across Southern California to submit a Change of Address or Temporary Hold Mail request to assist customers regarding their mail delivery. A Temporary Change of Address is designed for customers that plan to return to their original address within six months. The COA requests can be filed at USPS.com
Hold Mail service, meanwhile, is designed for customers who plan on returning home within 30 days. For more information, check here.
Mental Health Support:
If you are affected by the Woolsey or Hill fires, the Thousand Oaks mass shooting, or both, you can call the Disaster Distress Helpline at 1-800-985-5990 or text "TalkWithUs" to 66746 for emotional support and resources.
