Posted by Tyler on October 26, 11:40am: From the USFS: Since the winds have calmed, significant progress has been made in containing the 58,396 acre Ranch Fire. It is now considered 87% contained and fire managers are planning for full containment on Tuesday, October 30. The estimated control date has been extended by 5 days to allow for mopping up in inaccessible areas of low threat. If everything goes according to plan, the Ranch Fire should be fully controlled on November 5.
According to County Supervisor Steve Bennett at yesterday afternoon's third and final Ojai Valley-Wide Discussion, we will very soon be validated by the L.A. Times when Ventura County is listed as among the best in the nation in terms of fire response. That's due in large measure to the consolidation by Chief Roper of our dispatch system, which stands in contrast to San Diego County's 20-some different dispatching stations.
What i find amazing about disaster coverage lately is how the Citizen-fueled, grassroots aspect is both a) so powerful on its own, and b) so well-integrated into the official public safety systems. People everywhere are posting updates using all kinds of web tools, such as this one on Twitter, which is billed as a cutesy teen-targeted social site. i'm glad that someone's finding something useful to do with it.
Information links:
Ventura County Fire Department
Ventura County Sheriff's Department
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