Overview
- Ventura County Fire crews stopped the forward spread of a brush fire near the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library at roughly 5 to 7 acres.
- Firefighters launched an aggressive attack from the ground and used a Firehawk helicopter to drop water on hot spots.
- Officials reported no structures threatened and no evacuation orders, though library staff chose to leave the building.
- The blaze started near Presidential Drive, the road that climbs to the hilltop museum complex on the west side of Simi Valley.
- Responders named the incident the Library fire and said crews remain on scene to secure the area and check for flare-ups.