The Soledad Fire in Canyon Country broke out Sunday afternoon, and was reported to be moving at a “moderate speed.”
#SoledadFire Repopulation Announcement #LACoFD pic.twitter.com/xVzQqtMCAx
— L.A. County Fire Department (@LACoFDPIO) July 6, 2020
UPDATE (2:00 p.m.): Evacuated residents can begin repopulating all evacuated areas from Agua Dulce Canyon Road to Briggs Edison Road and Soledad Canyon Road to the SR-14, according to Los Angeles County Fire officials. Only residents will be allowed back into the area with proper identification. The Red Cross temporary evacuation point in Palmdale is set to close at 4 p.m. Monday.
UPDATE (9:00 a.m.): The Soledad Fire now stands at about 1,300 acres in size, with 30 percent containment, according to officials from the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Wildfire Update: The #SoledadFire has been at approx. 1300 acres. 30% contained. For information regarding evacuations, road closures, or structures threatened, please visit, @LASD, @CHP_Newhall, and @LACoFDPIO, respectively, for further information. pic.twitter.com/RTd8yQWKIK
— Angeles_NF (@Angeles_NF) July 6, 2020
UPDATE (8:15 p.m.): The Soledad Fire has grown to 1,100 acres in size, with no estimate on containment, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
SOLEDAD FIRE UPDATE: Officials are holding a press conference to give an update on the Soledad Fire.
Posted by KHTS Radio on Sunday, July 5, 2020
UPDATE (7:45 p.m.): The southbound side of the 14 Freeway has been completely closed at Escondido Canyon Road, according to officials with CalTrans District 7.
Soledad Fire Update: NB R-14 all lanes closed at Soledad Canyon Rd. SB SR-14 all lanes closed & traffic taken off at Escondido Canyon Rd. Unknown duration. #soledadfire pic.twitter.com/KOQPeAxjCQ
— Caltrans District 7 (@CaltransDist7) July 6, 2020
UPDATE (7:08 p.m.): A temporary shelter has been arranged for evacuees opening at 8 p.m., however people must stay in their cars at the Victory Outreach Parking Lot at 37419 25th Street E, according to the LASD Palmdale office.
SOLEDAD FIRE: Fire is pushing into Agua Dulce Canyon Road near Soledad Canyon Road, south of Highway 14.
Posted by Austin Dave on Sunday, July 5, 2020
The Palmdale Red Cross will assist those in need and arrange for hotels if necessary. Due to COVID-19, they will not setting up shelters, according to officials.
An evacuation order is now in place from Agua Dulce Canyon Rd to Briggs & Soledad Canyon Roads to the 14 Freeway, according to the LACoFD.
** #SoledadFire Update **
Temporary Shelter for evacuees (people must stay in their cars)
Victory Outreach Parking Lot
37419 25th St E, PalmdaleRed Cross will assist those in need & arrange for hotels if necessary. Due to Covid, they’re not setting up shelters. Opens at 8pm.
— LASD Palmdale Stn. (@PalmdaleSheriff) July 6, 2020
UPDATE (6:50 p.m.): The Soledad Fire is now over 800 acres in size, with 0 percent containment, according to officials from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. SR-138 is open for travel. Approximately 300 fire department personnel are now on scene fighting the fire.
UPDATE: Fire is now at 800 acres with 0% containment. Approx 300 Personnel now on scene fighting fire. Updates to follow.
— L.A. County Fire Department (@LACoFDPIO) July 6, 2020
UPDATE (6:30 p.m.): State Route 138 is temporarily blocked near Three Points Road for a short duration due to another brush fire, the Three Points Fire, according to California Highway Patrol officials. The Soledad Fire continues to burn south of the 14 Freeway.
UPDATE (6:09 p.m.): Multiple structures are threatened in the evacuation zone, according to officials on scene.
UPDATE (5:48 p.m.): Evacuations are being conducted between Escondido Canyon Road and Crown Valley Road, according to Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s officials.
UPDATE (5:40 p.m.): The mandatory evacuation zone has been expanded along Soledad Canyon Road from Agua Dulce Canyon Road to Escondido Canyon Road south of the 14 Freeway. A map of the mandatory evacuation zone has been shared by the city of Santa Clarita.
UPDATE (5:25 p.m.): The 14 Freeway is closed in both directions from Soledad Canyon Road to Agua Dulce Road for an unknown duration due to the Soledad Fire. Use I-5 to SR-138 as an alternate between Antelope Valley and San Fernando Valley.
UPDATE (5:13 p.m.): Mandatory evacuations are now underway for all of Soledad Canyon Road to Agua Dulce Canyon Road and from Agua Dulce to the 14 freeway according to Santa Clarita Mayor Cameron Smyth. The Soledad Fire has grown to over 400 acres in size. Deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station are assisting in evacuations.
‼️ADVISORY: Deputies are starting to conduct evacuations for #SoledadFire. If you live near the 14 fwy between Agua Dulce Canyon Road to Soledad Canyon Road, BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE. @PalmdaleSheriff @LACoFDPIO
— SCV Sheriff (@SCVSHERIFF) July 6, 2020
UPDATE (4:45 p.m.): A third alarm has been raised on the Soledad Fire as the fire has grown to 400 acres with the potential of 1,000, according to L.A. County Fire Dept. officials.
UPDATE: Fire is now at 400 acres, running in multi drainages. Potential for 1000 acres. 3rd Alarm assignment requested. PIO responding. #SoledadFire
— L.A. County Fire Department (@LACoFDPIO) July 5, 2020
UPDATE (4:25 p.m.): The Soledad Fire has grown to 150 acres in with a potential to 500 acres, according to Supervisor Sims with L.A. County Fire Department.
UPDATE (4 p.m.): A second alarm has been raised on the Soledad Fire and is now between five and seven acres, according to Supervisor Sims with L.A. County Fire Department.
Wildfire Alert: 2nd Fire, Soledad Fire in Canyon Country. Approx 5 acres. Moderate spread. Vic Soledad Cyn and Hwy14; north and south bound lanes closed near Agua Dulce. #SoledadFire pic.twitter.com/50fkydIgwu
— Angeles_NF (@Angeles_NF) July 5, 2020
Just before 3:30 p.m. Sunday, a brush fire was reported on Soledad Canyon Road and Rivers End Resort.
The initial report was that the brush fire was one acre in size with the potential to spread quickly, according to Supervisor Flores with the L.A. County Fire Department.
As of 3:45 p.m. no structures were threatened in relation to the Soledad Fire.
Both the northbound and southbound 14 freeways were closed between Soledad Canyon Road and “near Agua Dulce,” according to officer Kravig with CHP Traffic Management.
Ed. Note: This is a breaking news story, more information will be added as it becomes available.
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Man, we just can’t get a break! Here comes the fires, flu season is right around the corner! What next?! Almost feels like the last Dayz! Everything wants to kill us all! There’s nowhere to run! What is it coming to? Life is becoming a real bitch! This SUCKS!
Arn, the Black Plague and the new swine flu are next. Two cases of the bubonic plague were discovered in Mongolia, with 500 possible exposures. A new swine flu in China is now making the rounds. Oh, and we cannot leave out the brain eating bacteria found in Florida.
Just got out of it!! Thank god.. trapped on the 14 fwy 2 hours. At one point i thought we were going to have to flee from our cars, just way to close! So glad we are home in Valencia again…Not fun at all
Right as Fire season is taking off, the board of supervisors voted to take funding from the inmate fire camp program.
There are been too many fires in the area in the last 3-4 months. You have to wonder if someone is intentionally setting these. Either that or we have idiots on the freeway chucking their cigarettes out the window. Vehicle/big rig fires is another one.
The fire did not start in Canyon Country. That area is outside the area known as Canyon Country.