The Easy Fire was a wildfire that burned in
Simi Valley
Simi Valley (; Chumash: ''Shimiyi'') is a city in the valley of the same name in the southeast region of Ventura County, California, United States. Simi Valley is from Downtown Los Angeles, making it part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. The ...
,
Ventura County, California
Ventura County () is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 843,843. The largest city is Oxnard, and the county seat is the city of Ventura.
Ventura County comprises the Oxn ...
. The fire burned in October 2019.
Fire
The Easy Fire began October 30, 2019 at approximately 6am near a
Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison (or SCE Corp), the largest subsidiary of Edison International, is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California. It provides 15 million people with electricity across a service territory of app ...
transmission line, which was still active amid a
public safety power shutoff due to high winds. The point of ignition was near Easy Street and Madera Road at the westerly end of Simi.
The fire was extinguished on November 2, 2019.
The final report of investigators determined that the combination of extreme wind conditions and an insulator, attached to high voltage power lines, that swung into a steel power pole caused the fire.
Impact
As the fire was pushed towards
Moorpark
Moorpark is a city in Ventura County in Southern California. Moorpark was founded in 1900. The town grew from just over 4,000 citizens in 1980 to over 25,000 by 1990. As of 2006, Moorpark was one of the fastest-growing cities in Ventura County.. ...
on October 30, over 1,000 homes were threatened and 26,000 Ventura County residents were evacuated due to the fire. The
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library is the repository of presidential records from the administration of Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, and the burial place of the president and first lady, Nancy Reagan. It is the larg ...
was almost completely surrounded by the fire. Goats were credited in protecting the rural, hillside museum. They had earlier cleared the brush to create a
defensible space around the buildings.
See also
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2019 California wildfires
References
Wildfires in Ventura County, California
2019 California wildfires
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