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SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - Mandatory evacuations are in place after a rapidly-growing fire ignited in Simi Valley near the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Wednesday morning.

For an interactive evacuation map, click here.

The fire scorched at least 1,650 acres and is 0% contained. Two structured have been destroyed and three firefighters have been injured. The Ventura County Fire Department says the injured firefighters are being treated at the hospital for smoke inhilation.

Go to vcemergency.com for the latest updates on evacuations and road closures.

Firefighters battling Easy Fire near Reagan Library

The Easy Fire has charred at least 1,400 acres threatening thousands of homes.

MANDATORY EVACUATIONS

• West of Madera Road

• North of Olsen Road

• East of Santa Rosa Rd/Andalusia Dr.

• South of Highway 118.

VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS

• West of Sunset Hills

• East Olsen Road

• North of East Olsen Road

• East of Morning Ridge Ave

• South of Sunset Hills Road.

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The Ronald Reagan Library was evacuated shortly after the fire broke out. Firefighters were able to save the building, Chief Lorenzen said. 

Related: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library threatened after new wildfire erupts in Simi Valley

Fire officials said it was too soon to discuss repopulation areas and that it would depend on the suppression of the blaze. 

SHELTERS

• Thousand Oaks Community Center located at 2525 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks

• Rancho Santa Susana Community Center located at 5005 E. Los Angeles Ave, Simi Valley.

LARGE ANIMALS

• Ventura County Fairgrounds located at 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura, 93001 — 1PM UPDATE: Ventura County Fairgrounds is FULL and not accepting any more large animals.

• Earl Warren Showgrounds located at 3400 Calle Real in Santa Barbara

• Rancho Potrero Equestrian Center was accepting horses for corral at 4790 W. Lynn Street, Los Angeles, 90042

SMALL ANIMALS

• Ventura Animal Services located at 600 Aviation Drive, Camarillo, 93010

• Camarillo Adoption Center located at 600 Aviation Drive in Camarillo, 93010

• Conejo Creek West/Waverly Park at 1350 East Avenida De Las Flores, Thousand Oaks, 91360

N-95 MASK DISTRIBUTION LOCATIONS

• Los Robles Regional Medical Center located at 215 W. Janss Rd, Thousand Oaks

• Camarillo Healthcare District located at 3639 Las Posas Rd, Camarillo

• North Oxnard Public Health, located at 2240 East Gonzales Rd., Oxnard

• South Oxnard Public Health located at 2500 South C Street, Oxnard

ROAD CLOSURES

• Highway 23 in both directions between Avenida de Los Arboles and 118 Freeway interchange

• Southbound Highway 23 closed at New Los Angeles Avenue

• Madera Road closed at County Club West to Highway 23

COLLEGE CAMPUS AND SCHOOL CLOSURES

Moorpark College, California Lutheran University and California State University Channel Islands were closed Wednesday. 

The following schools announced closures in Ventura County: 

• ACCESS School (Moorpark)

ACE Charter High School (Camarillo)

Bridges Charter School (Thousand Oaks)

Briggs School District

CAPE Charter School (Camarillo)

Conejo Valley Unified School District

Fillmore Unified School District

Las Virgenes Unified School District

Moorpark Unified School District

Mupu School District

Pleasant Valley School District

Santa Clara Elementary School District

Santa Paula Unified School District

Santa Rosa Technology Magnet School (Camarillo)

Simi Valley Unified School District

Triggs School (Thousand Oaks)

•  VCOE Career Education Center in Moorpark

•  VCOE Special Education Classrooms at La Mariposa Elementary School, Las Colinas Elementary School and the Pleasant Valley Early Childhood Center

•  Vista Real Charter High School, Simi Valley Resource Center

FIRE INFORMATION

Approximately 30,000 residents are under evacuation orders while 2,000 others are under voluntary evacuations. Over 7,000 structures are threatened.

According to the Ventura County Sheriff's Department, the Easy Fire jumped state Route 23 near Moorpark.

The Easy Fire sparked near the intersection of Madera Road and East Street located near the 118 Freeway and Madera Road around 6 a.m.

The fire spread west toward the 23 Freeway, the Ventura County Fire Department said.

Wind speeds sustained around 40 mph when the fire broke out and continued the same rate of speed as fire crews worked to knock down the blaze. 

Two women help rescue goats trapped by the Easy Fire in Simi Valley

The Ventura County Fire Department braced for the high wind event and had augmented resources, according to Ventura County Fire Chief Mark Lorenzen. 

Three strike teams with the Los Angeles Fire Department were sent to the area to assist Ventura County firefighters amid ongoing high wind conditions, Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Ralph M. Terrazas announced

More than 1,000 firefighters are continuing to battle the wind-driven brush fire.

Southern California Edison shut-off power for 22,008 Ventura County residents as Santa Ana winds continued to rage in the area. 

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant from FEMA to "ensure the availability of resources" to fight the ferocious blaze. 

“The continued real-time assistance provided as California grapples with fires across the state has been critical to our efforts to keep communities safe and reduce damages. We are thankful to our federal, state and local partners for their extraordinary, collaborative response in this challenging time.”

— -Governor Gavin Newsom

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

FOX 11's Mary Stringini contributed to this report. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.