California Governor Gavin Newsom said that more than 10,000 people had been forced to evacuate with the fire threatening 3,500 homes. He signed an emergency proclamation on Thursday to assist with the firefighting efforts, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued funding to provide emergency personnel with additional resources.

A firefighting helicopter tries to protect a house near Moorpark on Nov. 7. Ariel Cohen, the National Weather Service's meteorologist in charge in Oxnard, said that while conditions would improve, a moderate Santa Ana wind event could bring the potential for more critical fire weather conditions next week. Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies

A wildfire in Ventura County, California, has prompted thousands of evacuations and destroyed dozens of homes.