The blaze burned 1.2 acres before it was fully contained and declared out by about 12:30 p.m. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
SPFD among responders to wind-driven Balcom Canyon fire
Santa Paula Fire was among the responders to a wind-whipped blaze that scorched more than an acre of hillside brush Friday, according to the Ventura County Fire Department.
The fire was reported January 18 at about 9:25 a.m. in a rugged area off Balcom Canyon Road, between Santa Paula and Fillmore, located close to the south end of the canyon near Somis’ Bradley Road.
Two-lane Balcom Canyon Road was shut down in both directions between Bradley and South Mountain roads after fire crews arrived and found about a half-acre of brush being driven up a steep hillside by the wind. About 80 Ventura County, Santa Paula, Fillmore and state firefighters battled the blaze, as well as a Ventura County Sheriff’s helicopter that first took two hand crews to the site and then dropped water on the fire.