Woolsey Fire maps: See where the wildfire is burning in Ventura, Los Angeles
The fire perimeter is about as big as Denver
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The Woolsey Fire broke out Thursday afternoon near Simi Valley, and by Wednesday morning, it had consumed an estimated 97,620 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
The size of the fire now measures more than 150 square miles, Los Angeles County Fire Department Fire Chief Daryl Osby said Tuesday morning—roughly the size of the city of Denver.
Fueled on Friday by low humidity and gusty winds, the fire tore through Malibu and neighboring canyon communities, as well as parts of the San Fernando Valley neighborhood of West Hills. Mandatory evacuations have been lifted for many of the 170,000 residents of Los Angeles County who were forced out of their homes on Friday.
Containment is now at 47 percent.
As images of smoldering houses suggest, there has been “significant structural loss,” Los Angeles County Fire Department Fire Chief Daryl Osby said Friday afternoon.
It is estimated that 483 homes buildings have been destroyed, but that number is likely to increase as officials continue to survey neighborhoods.
The path and perimeter of a fast-moving wildfire can be difficult to track. But with the help of a couple of maps, it’s easier to see where this fire is burning and get a handle on how much the two counties have been affected in just a short amount of time.
A map published by Google Crisis Response, see below, outlines the fire’s perimeters as well as road closures, shelter locations, and traffic speeds.
Next, this map from the Los Angeles Fire Department map shows the fire’s massive perimeter, mandatory and voluntary evacuation zones, and, in the title, the date and time the map was last updated.
The shaded yellow area represents the perimeter of the volatile fire. Mandatory evacuation zones are outlined in red; far fewer are the orange sections, which represent voluntary evacuation zones.
Below is a map created by ABC7 using information from the California Office of Emergency Services, which tracks active wildfires in the state. (It takes about a minute to load.)
- Ventura County’s Woolsey Fire moves south, forcing evacuations in Malibu, Topanga, Hidden Hills [Curbed LA]
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