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(7/28/2024) MAFFS 1 lines up for a landing at Point Mugu NAS.
Currently, MAFFS 1, 2, 6, and 8 are assisting with “slurry” drops at the #BorelFire in Kern County.
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3/6/2024 - Here’s a couple of passing shots and the termination of the box truck pursuit that went through several Southern California cities earlier today. The pursuit ended in #Ventura off of North Bank Dr and Ventura Blvd.
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The storm yesterday caused nuisance flooding across the Ojai area.
This deer was also spotted near Creek Rd while the storm was moving through.
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(12/30/2023) Crowds gathered along the Ventura coast yesterday to observe the large waves. Several units, including VCSO’s “MedCat,” were also staged for potential rescues.
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According to the US Geological Survey, a magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred approximately 16km S of Malibu Beach, CA at around 2:00am (Screenshot 1). Then, approximately 3 minutes later, a magnitude 3.5 earthquake occurred around the same area (Screenshot 2).
SCREENSHOTS: USGS
The Air Unit received the first Subaru Bell 412EPX in North America to be used for emergency services
Copter 9 will be used for Search & Rescue and Medivac, as well as fire attack and law enforcement callouts as needed
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VENTURA COUNTY AIR UNIT WELCOMES NEWEST COPTER TO FLEET
12/19/2022 - Copter 9 (N412VC) arrived at Camarillo Airport early Monday Afternoon. The copter’s journey started on December 17 from Bell’s Service Center in Piney Flats, Tennessee.
Copter 9 is a new Subaru Bell 412EPX.
#CasitasFire; All evacuations and road closures have been lifted on the 188 acre fire. @vcfd will continue to assist @LosPadresNF throughout the night. https://t.co/VfnPAZMp1x. #VCFD
#CasitasFire : Aerial resources overhead fire have mapped the current acreage to a more accurate 150+ acres. The original 30 acre estimate was an early incident ground perspective. @VCFD