Mountain fire: Evacuations, road closures, shelters, school closures

The Mountain fire in Ventura County has grown to 10,500 acres and injured several people, who were hospitalized, according to the county Fire Department. The high winds mean retardant-dropping airplanes are unable to aid in the firefighting effort.

Here is what you need to know:

Road closures

• Northbound Lewis Road at Las Posas Road
• Eastbound Highway 118 at Wells Road
• Westbound Highway 118 at Tierra Rejada Road

Evacuation orders

• North of Somis: areas north of East Los Angeles Avenue / Highway 118, west of Balcom Canyon Road and east of La Vista Avenue
• Saticoy Country Club: east of Los Angeles Avenue / Highway 118, south of the Santa Clara River and north of Beardsley Road
• Areas south of Highway 118, west of North Lewis Road, north of North Loop Drive and Mission Drive, and east of Fairway Drive
• West Camarillo (Las Posas / Spanish Hills areas): north of Las Posas Road, south and east of Central Avenue and Beardsley Road, and west of Anacapa Drive
• The area extending south of Santa Clara River, east of Los Angeles Avenue, north of Saticoy Country Club, and west of Briggs Road
• The area north of Highway 101 and south and east of Beardsley Avenue, and south of Central Avenue
• The area east of Santa Paula Community Golf Course, north along Santa Clara River, west of South Mountain Road at Sespe Street, south to Bixby Road
• Unincorporated Somis
  • West to Saticoy Country Club
  • East to Balcom Canyon Road
  • South to Highway 118

Evacuation warnings

• An area extending south of South Mountain Road, east of Briggs Road, and west of 12th Street and Bixby Road

Temporary evacuation point

• Padre Serra Parish, 5205 Upland Road, Camarillo

Large-animal evacuation center

• Ventura County Fairgrounds. 10 E. Harbor Blvd. Ventura, CA 93001

Small-animal evacuation center

• Ventura County Animal Services (Camarillo Airport) 600 Aviation Drive, Camarillo 93010

— Source: Ventura County

School closures

These schools and school districts are closed Thursday and Friday:

• ACE Charter High School
• Mesa Union School District
• Santa Paula Unified School District

Closed Thursday:

• Bridges Charter School
• Briggs School District
• CAPE Charter School
• Golden Valley Charter School Resource Center
• Hueneme Elementary School District
• Ivy Tech Charter School Resource Center
• MATES Charter School
• Mupu Elementary School District
• Oxnard School District (K-8)
• Oxnard Union High School District
• Peak Prep Academy Resource Center
• Pleasant Valley School District
• Rio School District
• River Oaks Academy Resource Centers (Oxnard & Westlake)
• Santa Clara Elementary School District
• Somis Union School District
• University Preparation Charter School
• Vista Real Charter High School (Camarillo, Oxnard, Port Hueneme and Ventura)
• Pleasant Valley School District’s Camarillo schools

For the latest school closures, a continually updating list is available at the Ventura County Office of Education website.