A brush fire erupted in Acton Wednesday afternoon, threatening homes.

Around 1:10 p.m. Wednesday, a fire, later dubbed the Lidia Fire was reported near Crown Valley Road and Soledad Canyon Road in Acton, according to initial reports.

FINAL UPDATE (1/12)

CAL FIRE

The Lidia Fire has been mapped at 395 acres in size and is 100% contained, according to CAL FIRE. All road closures, evacuation warnings and evacuation orders have been lifted. A cause of the blaze has not been identified as of Sunday.

The entire Angeles National Forest is temporarily closed for public safety and the protection of natural resources through midnight Wednesday, Jan. 15. The closure order and prohibited activities may be found here.

UPDATE (2:15 p.m. 1/9)

The Lidia Fire remains approximately 348 acres with 60% containment. Track closures on Metrolink Antelope Valley Line remain in place as firefighters work to control the blaze.

AV Line Alert Update: Tracks between Lancaster and Vista Canyon remain closed due to fire department activity near the tracks. Service will continue to operate between Union Station and Vista Canyon until further notice.

— MetrolinkAV (@MetrolinkAV) January 9, 2025

UPDATE (8:20 a.m. 1/9)

The Lidia Fire is approximately 348 acres with 60% containment as of Thursday morning, according to the Angeles National Forest. All evacuations have been lifted.

UPDATE (6:20 p.m.)

The Lidia Fire has grown to 348 acres in size and is 40% contained, according to the Angeles National Forest. Evacuation Orders and Warnings remain in place.

UPDATE (5:34 p.m.)

Forward progress on the Lidia Fire has been stopped, and is at least 100 acres, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department Chief Anthony Marrone.

UPDATE (5:15 p.m.)

L.A. City and County officials hold a press update on the windstorm and wildfires.

UPDATE (4:53 p.m.)

Current satellite imagery shows smoke from the wildfires. The main smoke plume is missing the Channel Islands, but Catalina Island is likely seeing some smoke as well. Smoke models indicate near surface smoke will continue to impact much of the LA Basin into Thur AM. pic.twitter.com/x2ASHQ6H9C

— NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) January 9, 2025

UPDATE (4:01 p.m.)

The Lidia Fire is approximately 80 acres in size with 30% containment as of Wednesday afternoon, according to the Angeles National Forest.

Much of Acton is now without power as Southern California Edison has deactivated swaths of the power grid throughout the community as part of a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS). Check the SoCal Edison Outage map for more info on your area.

UPDATE (3:30 p.m.)

Evacuation Warnings have been issued for additional areas west of the Lidia Fire in Acton. Impacted areas now include:

• Canyon Country/Agua Dulce — North of Soledad Canyon Road, south of Antelope Valley Freeway, east of Soledad Canyon Road, Antelope Valley Freeway, west of Agua Dulce Canyon Road.
• Canyon Country Co Lang Station Bee Canyon River’s End RV Park — North of Lang Station Road, south of Soledad Canyon Road, east of Soledad Canyon Road, Lang Station Road, west of Soledad Canyon Road.
• LAC-E121 — North of Santa Clara Truck Trail, south of Soledad Canyon Road, east of Saddleback Road, west of Soledad Canyon Road.

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#LidiaFire
Road Closure by @CHP_Newhall: A Sigalert has been issued in Acton, CA due the fire, resulting in the closure of Soledad Canyon Road between Agua Dulce Canyon Road and Crown Valley Road. The duration of the closure is unknown at this time. Drivers should seek alternate… pic.twitter.com/FoUv1i5nAu

— Angeles National Forest (@Angeles_NF) January 8, 2025

UPDATE (3 p.m.)

Evacuation Orders are in place for several zones in the Acton area.

For evacuation updates and zone alerts, click here or download the Genasys app.

UPDATE (2:50 p.m.)

The National Weather Service (NWS) announced Tuesday that although winds are on a downward trend, regular Red Flag Warnings have been extended through Friday afternoon across the southland.

The forecast predicts that northeast winds in these areas will average 15-30 mph with gusts of 35-55 mph through Wednesday night. Thursday afternoon winds are expected to bump back up along the Santa Ana wind prone corridor, with northeast gusts 30-40 mph, and 50-60 mph in the mountains/foothills including the Santa Clarita Valley, with isolated gusts to 70 mph, according to the NWS.

Widespread humidities in the low-to-mid teens are currently common today, and will continue to trend downward, with single digit humidities possible into Friday, according to the NWS.

UPDATE (2:04 p.m.)

The Lidia Fire has grown to at least 50 acres in size, and is 0% contained, according to the Angeles National Forest (ANF).

At least one elderly person was in need of assistance in evacuation from the fire, according to California Highway Patrol Incident logs.

 

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Soledad Canyon Road has been closed in both directions between Agua Dulce Canyon Road and Crown Valley Road for an unknown duration due to the Lidia Fire, according to CHP logs.

ORIGINAL STORY:

The first on scene engine reported one acre fire running with the wind.

#LidiaFire | @Angeles_NF firefighters are responding to a brush fire assisting @LACOFD . Reported off Soledad Canyon Road, Acton, CA.

For more information follow @LACoFDPIO. pic.twitter.com/iQN3BmGmWL

— Angeles National Forest (@Angeles_NF) January 8, 2025

The incident has been named the Lidia Fire.

ALERTCA

There are buildings threatened, and units are setting up structure defense groups.

Additionally, trains in the area have been delayed due to a temporary shutdown of the tracks.

AV Line 216 to Los Angeles is holding at Vincent Grade / Acton due to fire department activity near the tracks. Updates will follow.

— MetrolinkAV (@MetrolinkAV) January 8, 2025

Ed. Note: This is a breaking news story, more information will be added as it becomes available.

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