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• Sandy fire growth stalls at 2,100 acres; evacuation warnings are lifted in Ventura County.
• Gov. Gavin Newsom secures federal aid to reimburse 75% of suppression costs.
The wind-driven Sandy fire in Simi Valley, fueled by dry brush along hillsides, had scorched nearly 1,400 acres by Tuesday afternoon.
For updates and details of the evacuation, including areas under a warning, see the Ventura County emergency website.
Bain fire
Animal Control officers evacuate a pig as the wind driven Bain fire burns dangerously close to the Western Riverside Animal Shelter in Jurupa Valley.
Fire crews battle the Bain Fire, a brush fire that ignited in the Jurupa Valley, prompting evacuation orders near the Santa Ana River Bottom in the community of Mira Linda.
Verona fire
An LA County firefighter douse hot spots at the Verona fire in the Juniper Springs area of Riverside County.
Scorched properties in the Juniper Springs area of Riverside County from the Verona fire.
Sandy fire
A helicopter drops water as firefighters walk along a ridge in Runkle Canyon.
Fire crew members look to clear brush as the Sandy fire burns off Redwood Grove Court.
A Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk drops water on the Sandy fire on Tuesday.
The Sandy fire kicks up a large plume in Simi Valley’s Runkle Canyon.
Aerial assets make fire retardant drops in Runkle Canyon.
A lone firefighter treks on charred land.
Barton Richter hoses down his backyard on Rocking Horse Drive.
A Chinook helicopter makes a water drop near Rocking Horse Drive.
Residents look over Runkle Canyon from Redwood Grove Court.
Simi Valley resident Connor Richter keeps an eye on the Sandy fire as a helicopter makes a water drop.
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