Update: Test 1 Fire in Ventura County – Dec. 9 status

Published Dec 9, 2025 #Test 1 fire

Updated: 11:15 a.m. Dec. 9

First discovered: 11 months ago, 1:10 p.m. Jan. 11

Initial location: Ventura County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire, Type 4

Fire name: Test 1

Test 1 Fire initially started 1:10 p.m. Jan. 11 in Ventura County, California.

It has been burning on private land for eleven months. At present, details about the containment or cause of the fire are unknown.

NIFC Fire Complexity Analysis

This wildfire is considered to be a Type 4 incident. What it means:

• Command staff and general staff functions are not activated.

• Resources are local and vary from a single module to several resources.

• The incident is usually limited to one operational period in the control phase.

• No written incident action plan (IAP) is required. However, a documented operational briefing will be completed for all incoming resources.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center