Brush Fire Highlights Danger Posed by Santa Ana Winds

A 3-acre brush fire that threatened Camarillo homes before firefighters gained control of it Sunday highlights the dangers gusty Santa Ana winds were expected to pose overnight and into Monday, a fire official said. Firefighters first responded to a structure being threatened in the 1400 block of Avenida De Aprisa around 8:17 p.m., according to the Ventura County Fire Department. Someone had reported a home’s wood deck was on fire, Division Chief Ted Smith said.