Mountain Fire initially started 8:51 a.m. Nov. 6 in Ventura County. It has burned 20,630 acres after being active for a week. By Wednesday morning, a crew of 1,864 firefighters effectively contained 60% of the fire. The cause of it is still under investigation.

Nearly a week after the destructive Mountain Fire destroyed more than a hundred buildings and torched tens of thousands of acres of brush in Ventura County, firefighters are defending their response to the blaze as some residents return to their burnt homes.

Santa Ana winds impacting Ventura County have made the fire more difficult to extinguish, the Fire Department said.

The forecast calls for winds to kick up again. But officials say conditions will not reach the magnitude of last week's Santa Anas.

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.

As firefighters make significant progress against Ventura County's Mountain fire, officials have confirmed another 60 destroyed structures and millions in agricultural losses. A total of 207 structures,

The Mountain Fire is largely "buttoned up," Ventura County's fire chief Dustin Gardner said at a news conference Monday evening. As authorities get a clearer view of the damage, however, the work is just starting.

The fire that’s consumed several homes in Ventura County and forced residents to vacate their properties has been contained by 26%, firefighters announced Sunday morning. The Mountain Fire, which swelled to more than 20,