A small brush fire broke out behind the Santa Clarita Sports Complex Thursday afternoon. At around 5 p.m. Thursday, first responders received reports of a brush fire near the intersection of Reuther Avenue and Centre Pointe Parkway in Santa Clarita, on the hillside behind the sports complex. “We had a first alarm brush assignment respond there,” said Martin Rangel, spokesperson ...

A brush fire broke out by the northbound 14 Freeway in Agua Dulce just east of Santa Clarita Friday afternoon. At around 4 p.m. Friday, first responders received reports of a brush fire along the roadside at the northbound 14 Freeway near Agua Dulce Canyon Road east of Santa Clarita, according to Esteban Benitez. “The fire was approximately a quarter ...

A Canyon Country brush fire has prompted commercial evacuations, road closures and a delay in Metrolink services on Thursday.   UPDATE (3:35): Evacuation boundaries have been reduced between Commuter Way and Bouquet Canyon Road as the fire reaches 20-acres. UPDATE (3:20 p.m.): The Canyon Country brush fire has grown past 15-acres. Commercial buildings including Schooner’s Bar and Grill, on the south ...

A Castaic brush fire broke out near the 5 Freeway Monday, resulting in a Sig-Alert. The brush fire, named the Whittaker Fire, was reported at about 11:45 a.m. on the northbound 5 Freeway north of Templin Highway, according to Craig Little, spokesperson with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  “The fire de-escalated pretty quickly,” Little said. “Everyone was released.” Fire ...

A Canyon Country brush fire, dubbed the Golden Incident, was quickly extinguished Saturday morning, impacting neighborhood traffic.  Around 11 a.m. Saturday, emergency responders received reports of a brush fire, dubbed the Golden Incident, near Rainbow Glen and Gilbert Drives in Canyon Country, according to Esteban Benitez, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “The call came in as ...

A Santa Clarita brush fire broke out near Circle J Ranch Road in Saugus on Tuesday afternoon. The brush fire, named the Carl Fire, was reported at about 4:30 p.m. near Via Princessa and Circle J Ranch Road in Saugus, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The fire was approximately 1/4 acre burning in the heavily ...

A brush fire near the Bouquet Reservoir prompted a response from firefighters Wednesday. The brush fire, dubbed the Sierra Fire, was first reported around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday on Bouquet Canyon Road north of Texas Canyon, according to officials with the Angeles National Forestry. Crews Make Progress On Sierra Fire (11:30 a.m. Thursday) The Sierra Fire is at 11 acres with ...

Firefighters gathered around Los Angeles County Fire Camp 2 in La Cañada Flintridge Thursday to discuss the approaching brush fire season across southern California, unveiling their plan of attack in the event of another record-breaking wildfire.  Surrounded by helicopters and emergency vehicles during the presentation, Fire Chiefs assured that “we all come together, we all respond to the call for ...

A small brush fire was quickly extinguished in a matter of minutes by first responders on Sunday.  At around 1:45 p.m. firefighters received reports of a brush fire on the 25000 block of Sand Canyon Road near Placerita.  The fire was reported to be at a quarter acre when responders arrived on scene. The fire threatened none of the surrounding ...

An Acton brush fire on Soledad Canyon Road has prompted a response from firefighters and the closure of the train tracks Tuesday afternoon. The brush fire, dubbed the Soledad Fire was first reported around 1:15 p.m. in the 7600 block of Soledad Canyon Road in Acton, said Ruben Munoz, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. UPDATE (2:20 ...