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FILLMORE -- Firefighters have fully contained the so-called Guiberson fire that burned 27-square miles near Moorpark.
Ventura County Fire spokesman Bill Nash says crews fully surrounded the 17,500-acre blaze near Moorpark on Sunday.
Firefighters will continue monitoring the area for stray embers, Nash said.
Firefighters earlier last week guarded rural homes, ranches and orchards as the wind-driven blaze grew.
Two outbuildings were destroyed, but no homes were lost.
The fire threatened valuable agricultural properties in the area, including orchards and avocado groves.
Helicopters dropped water on flames advancing toward orchards, and ground crews put out burning vegetation at the edges of the groves. The fire burned some peripheral trees, but there was not any agricultural damage, according to County fire Capt. Ron Oatman.
Fire crews cut and burned away brush along a canyon road to try to contain part of the fire's western flank. Some 900 firefighters worked the blaze, helped by18 air tankers and 12 helicopters.
A DC-10 jumbo jet converted into an air tanker was put into use Wednesday, dropping retardant on vegetation.
Firefighters were also concerned about five major electrical transmission lines, a 36-inch natural gas pipeline and oil production fields within the fire perimeter.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency in Ventura County. Firefighting costs have surpassed $6 million.
The California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection has a phone number for information on the Guiberson Fire: (805) 388-4276.
Information is also available on the Ventura County Fire Department's Web site.
The fire was reported at 10:33 a.m. last Tuesday on East Guiberson Road near Cavin Road.
Fire officials believe the blaze was ignited in the area of a mulch pile, not spontaneous combustion of manure as reported earlier. The official cause is under investigation. The exact location of the fire's origin has not yet been disclosed.
Eight injuries to firefighters were reported.
Fire Capt. Ron Oatman said the fire burned through the same area that burned in the Shekell Fire in 2003.
Ventura County Fire spokesman Bill Nash says crews fully surrounded the 17,500-acre blaze near Moorpark on Sunday.
Firefighters will continue monitoring the area for stray embers, Nash said.
Firefighters earlier last week guarded rural homes, ranches and orchards as the wind-driven blaze grew.
Two outbuildings were destroyed, but no homes were lost.
The fire threatened valuable agricultural properties in the area, including orchards and avocado groves.
Helicopters dropped water on flames advancing toward orchards, and ground crews put out burning vegetation at the edges of the groves. The fire burned some peripheral trees, but there was not any agricultural damage, according to County fire Capt. Ron Oatman.
Fire crews cut and burned away brush along a canyon road to try to contain part of the fire's western flank. Some 900 firefighters worked the blaze, helped by18 air tankers and 12 helicopters.
A DC-10 jumbo jet converted into an air tanker was put into use Wednesday, dropping retardant on vegetation.
Firefighters were also concerned about five major electrical transmission lines, a 36-inch natural gas pipeline and oil production fields within the fire perimeter.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency in Ventura County. Firefighting costs have surpassed $6 million.
The California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection has a phone number for information on the Guiberson Fire: (805) 388-4276.
Information is also available on the Ventura County Fire Department's Web site.
The fire was reported at 10:33 a.m. last Tuesday on East Guiberson Road near Cavin Road.
Fire officials believe the blaze was ignited in the area of a mulch pile, not spontaneous combustion of manure as reported earlier. The official cause is under investigation. The exact location of the fire's origin has not yet been disclosed.
Eight injuries to firefighters were reported.
Fire Capt. Ron Oatman said the fire burned through the same area that burned in the Shekell Fire in 2003.
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