Firefighters in Camarillo used helicopters, dozers and hand crews to battle a wind-fueled brush fire Thursday near the 101 Freeway in Camarillo.

Residents near a 100-acre fire burning along the 101 Freeway in Camarillo should prepare to leave their homes, an official said, but no evacuation orders had been issued as of Thursday morning.

“What we’re telling residents is be prepared to evacuate. There are some homes in the area,” Ventura County Fire Department spokesman Bill Nash said, adding that his was one of them. “Take the time now to get ready in case that order comes.”

An update from the Fire Department warned residents to 'gather important documents, medications and other irreplaceable belongings and be ready to evacuate.'
Nash said structure protection efforts were in place for the blaze, which began about 6:30 a.m. near hundreds of homes along the Conejo Grade of the freeway. The latest update from the department said the fire had scorched 100 acres and was uncontained.

The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department said at about 9:20 a.m. that the fire was moving toward Newbury Park, and residents in the Dos Vientos area were being advised to prepare to evacuate. The Red Cross had established an evacuation shelter at Calvary Community Chapel in Camarillo, the department said.
More than 200 firefighters were at or on their way to the fire, and additional air resources had been brought in. Nas.