(Local Task Force left early Thursday Morning)...County Fire officials say they left at 4 in the morning.

The task Force was sent to the Mountain Fire in Venture County, north of Los Angeles. The Task Force consists of 19 firefighters and a Water Tender. They will remain on scene as long as they are needed or up to 3 weeks before they are rotated out. The Mountain Fire has reported burned over 20,000 acres and destroyed over 138 homes. At last report the fire was 20% contained. Officials say no injuries have been reported.