THURSDAY FIRE NOTES: (Updated 3:55, 4:45, 5:48, 6:45, 7:17, 8:02)
NO FIRES IN MALIBU. SMMUSD schools closed today, maybe Friday.
SKIRBALL FIRE ON 405 had some interior flareups at 11pm but has laid down. Forward progress stopped. 450 acres, 5% containment.
405 OPEN. PCH AND ALL CANYON ROADS OPEN.
Western Ojai is on fire. Evacuations near the junction of 150 at 33. Area of Grand Ave. has mandatory evacuations.
Several La Conchita houses lost to fire. Eastern Carpinteria along the beach being prepared for evacuations. US 101 burning both sides of highway east of Bates Rd.
US 101 CLOSED both ways at Carpinteria from the State Beaches exit near Ventura to Bates Road, just east of Carpinteria. This highway may be closed for several days. NO WAY BETWEEN SANTA BARBARA AND VENTURA THIS MORNING.
ROUTE 126 CLOSED both ways Victoria to US 101, in Ventura.
In Ventura County:
ROUTE 150 CLOSED both ways Ojai WEST to Carpinteria.
ROUTE 150 CLOSED both ways Ojai EAST to Santa Paula.
ROUTE 33 CLOSED both ways Ventura to Ojai.
ROUTE 33 CLOSED Ojai north to Maricopa.
JUNCTION OF 33 NORTH 150 EAST in Ojai closed.