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Roundup: 14 adults and six dogs displaced by a fire in Oxnard, construction starts on new Thousand Oaks fire station, more news.

A man fell down a 25-foot hole at a construction site in Bell Canyon Monday evening, fire officials said.

Fires were reported at a hotel construction site in Ventura and a residence in Oxnard on Tuesday. Both have been fully extinguished.

Ventura County Fire VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. -- Ventura County Fire battled a pair of brush fires on Wednesday afternoon. At around 11:18 a.m., Ventura County Fire responded to reports of a fire that broke out at the Santa Clara river bottom. Fire crews from Ventura County Fire and Oxnard Fire arrived on scene and began battling the fire. Forward progress was stopped at 12:50 p.m. The fire was declared out by 3:26 p.m. The fire was two acres and deemed suspicious in nature. One suspect was arrested as a result of this fire. Another fire then broke out at around 3:39 p.m.

Local peer support crews added to the frontline of firefighting and response efforts MONTECITO, Calif. - The Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs are as committed to the wellness of their frontline responders as they are to every call for service, saying that they go hand in hand. A relatively new team of peer support firefighters have been trained to respond to the needs of first responders who have dealt with serious calls and traumatic incidents. Chief Kevin Taylor with the Montecito Fire Department says the counseling is available in a confidential way on multiple levels. "It's a safe spot fo...