Two more wildfire action meetings scheduled

The Ventura County Fire Department will conduct community meetings in Simi Valley and Ojai to inform the public and answer questions on the "Ventura County Wildfire Action Plan: Evacuate Early or Stay and Defend." Meetings have already been held in Thousand Oaks and Camarillo.

The meeting schedule is as follows:

•Simi Valley 7 p.m. Aug. 8, Simi Valley Library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road

•Ojai 7 p.m. Aug. 15, Ojai Women's Club, 307 E. Ojai Ave. At the meetings, fire officials will provide information on the plan and answer questions.

The "Ventura County Wildfire Action Plan" was distributed to residents on July 13 and is available at fire.countyofventura.org. The campaign encourages citizens to make plans now to either evacuate early or take an active role in defending their homes when threatened by wildfires.

For more information, visit the website listed above.