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Camarillo, CA - November 08: Las Posas Hills on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024 in Camarillo, CA. Homeowners Dr. Stanley Jensen hugs his wife Dawn DaMart as they returned from a trip to Minnesota to their home on the corner of Esteban Drive and Corriente Ct. in the Las Posas Hills neighborhood of Camarillo that was ravaged by the Mountain Fire as homeowners begin to arrive Friday morning to view the aftermath and see what condition their home is in after the Mountain fire tore through Camarillo. The firefighters are assisting her family in the search for a wall safe that holds family heirloom jewelry. (Al Seib / For the Los Angeles Times)

‘Truly random’ or sealed fate? Why some homes survived the Mountain fire while others burned

Experts still disagree over whether homes can be completely fireproofed in a wind-driven ember fire.

Nov. 14, 2024
Camarillo, CA - November 08: Las Posas Hills on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024 in Camarillo, CA. Beverly Hills Fire Captain Kevin Kennedy surveys destruction of homes along Esteban Drive near Corriente Ct. in the Las Posas Hills neighborhood of Camarillo that was ravaged by the Mountain Fire as homeowners begin to arrive Friday morning to view the aftermath and see what condition their home is in after the Mountain fire tore through Camarillo. (Al Seib / For the Los Angeles Times)

Mountain fire is the most destructive in years. It could have been much worse

Nov. 12, 2024
CAMARILLO, CA - NOVEMBER 6, 2024: A firefighter walks through the ruble after the wind driven Mountain fire destroyed many homes on Old Coach Drive on November 6, 2024 in the Camarillo, California. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Firefighters continue to make progress in battle against Mountain fire in Ventura County

Nov. 10, 2024
Smoke from a forest fire rises above the trees in Evesham,N.J. on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, when firefighters said conditions were the driest in New Jersey in nearly 120 years. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

New York parks employee dies fighting fires as air quality warnings issued there and New Jersey

Nov. 10, 2024
CAMARILLO-CA-NOVEMBER 9, 2024: Alia Phillips and 18-year-old rescue dog Little Miss sit near a burned vehicle at their home that was flattened by the Mountain fire, on November 9, 2024. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

Her house burned to the ground. But firefighters saved something precious

Nov. 10, 2024

Mountain fire fouls the air, forcing a wood-burning ban just as fall cooldown begins

Nov. 7, 2024

Amid destructive wildfires, police arrest man trying to start a fire in Ventura

Nov. 7, 2024

Crews battle 2 wildfires in New Jersey, where conditions are driest in nearly 120 years

Nov. 7, 2024

Wind gusts could reach 100 mph in some spots as SoCal faces another day of dangerous fire weather

Nov. 7, 2024
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