On Wednesday, the U.S. Forest Service announced that the Angeles National Forest, just a few miles from the Santa Clarita Valley, would remain in its forest-wide emergency closure for an additional week due to fire concerns. Angeles National Forest, alongside the Cleveland and San Bernardino forests, is slated to remain closed due to fire concerns until September 22 at midnight ...

Fire danger levels across the Angeles National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains National Monument are being raised to “extreme” this month by fire officials. As fire officials expect an increase of wildfires in areas such as the Angeles National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, which is approximately 30 to 38 miles from Santa Clarita, restrictions have been set ...

With the current heatwave and infamous dry landscape, the fire danger level in the Angeles National Forest area near the Santa Clarita Valley has been raised to “Very High.” As of Wednesday the fire danger levels in Santa Clarita and surrounding areas have been raised to ‘Very High’ as reported by the Angeles National Forest, (ANF). The extreme heat, low ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Search and Rescue (SAR) Teams found a missing hiker safe in the Angeles National Forest after asking for help from the public familiar with the Mount Waterman trails east of Santa Clarita. SAR teams successfully located missing hiker Rene Compean on Tuesday at approximately 3:45 p.m., in the Angeles National Forest, according to LASD officials. ...

The Angeles National Forest is expected to be closed to all general activity until the end of September due to ongoing “extreme” fire danger, officials said Friday. The USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region announced Friday that current National Forest closure orders and fire prohibitions in California have been extended until at least Sept. 30. In addition, nearby Los Padres ...

The Angeles National Forest will be closed to all general activity for one week amid “extreme” fire danger, officials said. From Sept. 7 until Sept. 14, all U.S. Forest Service roads, trails, campgrounds and day-use sites are expected to be closed. This is a temporary, one-week closure for public safety, according to Andrew Mitchell, spokesperson for the ANF. State and ...

The Lake Fire in Lake Hughes has reached 12 percent containment Friday, burning over 11,600 acres two days after breaking out, officials said. UPDATE (5:30 p.m.): New evacuation orders have been issued for the Lake Fire, according to a tweet from the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station. 8.14.2020 NEW EVACUATION ORDERS ISSUED FOR THE LAKE FIRE: North of Avenue D/Hwy 138 | South ...

A suspect with a warrant considered “armed and dangerous” was apprehended Monday afternoon in the Angeles National Forest near Santa Clarita, officials said. The incident was reported at about 3:20 p.m. Monday on Sand Canyon Road near Bear Divide, according to John Clearwater, public affairs officer for the U.S. Forest Service. “While doing a welfare check on an individual walking ...

Fire managers from the Angeles National Forest have ramped up fuel treatment projects in areas surrounding the Santa Clarita Valley, officials said Thursday. Officials are set to continue their annual prescribed burning operations across the forest. Some of these burns cause smoke that can be seen from within the Santa Clarita Valley. “Firefighters and other staff across the forest work ...

A total of 20 Angeles National Forest (ANF) firefighters are set to deploy to Australia to assist in battling wildfires, officials said Tuesday. As Australia is in the midst of their summer and fire season, more than 12.35 million acres — a landmass the size of nearly 298 Sand Fires — have been burned, killing at least 25 people, according ...