Camarillo Springs Fire, Day 1

A helicopter dumps water on fire near Camarillo Springs Rd. .  On the Pleasant Valley exit overpass.

Michael Hubbert stops to take a photo on the freeway.  He is on his way to a meeting in Santa Monica and believes he will be late and is considering taking Hwy 1.  But with the wind change and progress of the fire he is not sure.  On the Pleasant Valley exit overpass.

A police officer keeps an eye on one of many small fires breaking out around the CSUCI campus.

Residents of Camarillo Springs watch the fires move over the hill.

Flames and hazardous smoke rises out of Laguna Farms, a fertilizer farm off Lewis Rd.  The firefighters pulled out of the area when they determined there were explosions and hazardous materials burning.

Flames and hazardous smoke rises out of Laguna Farms, a fertilizer farm off Lewis Rd.  The firefighters pulled out of the area when they determined there were explosions and hazardous materials burning.

Flames and hazardous smoke rises out of Laguna Farms, a fertilizer farm off Lewis Rd.  The firefighters pulled out of the area when they determined there were explosions and hazardous materials burning.

Laurie Freeman, resident of Camarillo Springs is worried about a wind shift which could wipe out her neighborhood.

Mark Brewer from Rain Project, who was evacuated earlier in the day watches the news cast of the fire with other residents from Rain Project, at the disaster relief center, at Calvary Chapel.

Darlene Macias from the Rain Project watches the news cast on the fire, while holding 8-month-old Elijah Balverde at the disaster relief center at Calvary Chapel.

Patrice Powell, a resident of camarillo springs behind her tries to put out a fire using a garden hose at Camarillo Springs.

A firefighter passes by a burning trailer at Camarillo Springs.

Firefighters from Ventura City Strike Team 1551 Alpha Station #15 keep an eye on fire burning next  to the residences near CSUCI.