A Simi Valley homeowner whose house was destroyed in the Sandy Fire says a doorbell camera alert helped save his wife's life Monday.

Dramatic wildfire footage captured in Simi Valley, California, USA, shows flames and smoke spreading as a fire burned through the area. Keisha Carter filmed the scene on May 18, 2026, documenting the growing fire conditions impacting parts of Simi Valley.

Approximately 900 emergency responders kept up firefighting efforts against a wildfire burning in Ventura County on Wednesday, May 20, officials said. The Sandy Fire broke out on Monday morning in

A man accused of killing his girlfriend at the Simi Valley apartment they shared has pleaded guilty to murder, according to court records.

One structure has been destroyed by the fire, officials said. Nearly 900 firefighters were on hand battling the blaze.

Shortly before a brush fire was first reported on the south side of Simi Valley, the Police Department received a phone call. It came from a man in the 2600 block of Rudolph Drive at about 10:15 a.m.

A wall of smoke rose over the western ridgeline of Simi Valley on Monday morning, and by noon thousands of residents were loading cars, leashing dogs, and driving east on surface streets as a fast-moving brush fire consumed the dry hills behind their neighborhoods.