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Thomas Fire: Evacuation Areas

The Thomas Fire is burning approximately 40 miles south of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Check the Ready Ventura County website for locations and updates (please note: the below information may not be the most current).

A Mandatory Evacuation order is in effect for:

  • Entire Community of Casitas Springs – Evacuate to Ventura County Fairgrounds – 10 West Harbor Blvd., Ventura
  • City of Ventura – Teloma east to Brent Street, Telegraph Road north to north of Foothill Road
  • East Ojai Valley – Carne Road east to McAndrew Road, Reeves Road north to Thacher Road
  • City of Ventura – Victoria Road east to Hill Road, Telegraph Road north to Foothill Road
  • City of Ventura – North Ashwood Avenue east to Hill Road, Telegraph Road north to Foothill Road

Voluntary Evacuations: 

  • Residents in the City of Ventura, south of Loma Vista, east of Day Road, West of Victoria Avenue and north of Telegraph Road
  • Residents in the City of Ventura, east of Victoria north of Loma Vista South of Foothill west of Wells Road
  • All residents of the Ojai Valley not currently covered under the current mandatory evacuation

Evacuation shelters have been set up:

  • City of Ventura – Ventura County Fairgrounds at Miners Building (Red Cross – includes an Animal Shelter for all types of animals*) – 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura, CA 93001
  • City of Ojai – Nordhoff High School (Red Cross) -1401 Maricopa Hwy., Ojai, CA 93023
  • City of Oxnard – Oxnard College Gymnasium (Red Cross)
  • City of Santa Paula – Santa Paula Community Center (City of SP run shelter)
  •  City of Fillmore – Veteran’s Memorial Bldg. (City of Fillmore run shelter), 511 2nd Street

*An animal shelter is available at the Ventura County Fairgrounds for all evacuated animals. Please call 866-EVRT911 (866-387-8911) for requests for assistance in animal evacuations.