A brush fire that erupted near Balcom Canyon and Bradley roads Wednesday morning has burned more than 10,400 acres as of mid-afternoon, prompted evacuations and a large-scale response. Dangerous Santa Ana winds are fanning the blaze,

A fast-moving brush fire in the Somis/Camarillo area of Ventura County has destroyed at least a dozen homes and, according to officials, charred at least 9,000 acres as of early Wednesday afternoon. The Mountain Fire was reported just before 9 a.