A training exercise was conducted by the Ventura Fire Department last May where firefighters staged their tallest ladder ...

A 32-year-old Ventura County fire engineer died late last week after contracting cancer in the line of duty, officials announced. Thomas “Tommy” James Daniel Minadeo was diagnosed with job-related ...

Once authorities had cleared the truck of any potential risks of a battery fire, a diver from the towboat company ... Ernesto Centeno Araujo covers breaking news for the Ventura County Star. He can be ...

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. – Fire crews responded to a residential fire at a two-story duplex in the 700 block of Windwillow Way in Wood Ranch Tuesday. According to the Ventura County Fire ...

Ventura County Fire Chief Dustin Gardner said firefighters ... The job involves driving fire engines and ladder trucks to the scene, then operating pumps, ladders and other equipment.