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Angeles Forest Employee Airlifted To Hospital

An employee at the Angeles Forest was airlifted to a hospital Sunday morning after experiencing a medical emergency.  At around 11 a.m. first responders received reports of an employee having a medical emergency while at a station on Soledad Canyon Road in the Los Angeles Forest.  A helicopter was requested by the Forest Service due to the hard to reach ...

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One Hiker Airlifted From Newhall Trail

One hiker was airlifted by first responders Sunday morning after suffering a medical emergency on a Newhall hiking trail in Santa Clarita.  At around 9:30 a.m. first responders received reports of a hiker who had suffered a medical emergency on Wilson Canyon Truck Trail and Santa Clara Truck Trail in the Angeles Forest.  The type of medical emergency is unknown ...

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Bicyclist Dead In Fatal Santa Clarita Traffic Collision

Fatal Collision OPO

One person on a bicycle has been reported to have died Saturday as a result of an accident with a vehicle in the Angeles National Forest near Santa Clarita.   At around 12:40 p.m. Saturday, first responders received reports of a Santa Clarita crash involving a bicyclist and a car on the 21000 block of Sand Canyon Road in the Angeles ...

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Angeles National Forest To Close Offices, Stations Due To Pandemic

The Angeles National Forest announced that offices and stations will be closed to the public for two weeks due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases beginning next week.  Minimal staff is scheduled to be present and public access is restricted to all offices, visitor centers and fire stations starting Monday Jan. 10 for two weeks.  Fire stations and other ...

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Vehicle Fire Spreads To Brush North Of Santa Clarita

A vehicle fire on San Francisquito Canyon Road spread to surrounding brush north of Santa Clarita on Saturday afternoon.  UPDATE (2 p.m.): The fire remained at half an acre before being quickly extinguished by firefighters. No injuries were reported. At around 12:50 p.m. first responders received reports of a brush fire on the 35100 block of San Francisquito Canyon Road, according to Miguel ...

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One Person Airlifted, Another Hospitalized After Crash On Soledad Canyon Road In Santa Clarita

Copter 21 landing

One person was airlifted to the hospital following a traffic collision on Soledad Canyon Road near Santa Clarita Friday evening.  At around 3:40 p.m. Friday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision on the 1000 block of Soledad Canyon Road near Angeles Forest, according to Bernard Peters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  “One patient was airlifted to ...

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Angeles National Forest Fire Danger Downgraded To ‘High’ After Recent Rains

Fire Danger Santa Clarita Fire Preperation

Fire management officials have lowered the fire danger from “Very High” to “High” across the Angeles National Forest, officials said Wednesday.  With the recent rains, the vegetation is becoming less dry and posing less of a threat of a wildfire, according to officials.  “We are glad to allow campers and picnickers the ability to build campfires in our developed recreation ...

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Brief Vegetation Fire Burns In Angeles Forest Near San Francisquito Road

Fire Alert - Santa Clarita

A vegetation fire broke out in the Angeles Forest Saturday after children who were playing nearby reportedly lit a fire in a tree stump, fire officials said. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The fire was reported at 3:30 p.m. at the 32000 block of San Francisquito Canyon Road near Dry Gulch Road ...

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Editorial: A Better Way To Pay For Our Forests

SCV NEWS By: Dianne Erskine-Hellrigel By now you’ve probably heard about the lawsuit in Arizona between the U.S. Forest Service and a group of recreational users over the Coronado National Forest. The basic premise is that national forests belong to the people of the United States, and as such, the people should not be charged fees to park and recreate there.  ...

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