A Santa Clarita man was charged Friday in a federal criminal complaint alleging he intentionally set the Bouquet Fire, a wildfire in the Angeles National Forest that burned more than 1,000 acres of federally owned land, the Justice Department announced. Rodney Ameile Saba, 70, of Santa Clarita, was charged with arson involving federal property. He is expected to make his ...

South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) has established a smoke advisory from 8 PM Saturday, October 3 to 8 PM Sunday, October 4.  The Bouquet Fire in the Angeles National Forest has burned 1,000 acres as of 7:20 PM Saturday. Smoke from the Bouquet Fire has primarily stayed well above the surface during the afternoon of October 3 and ...

A fast moving brush fire has broken out in Bouquet Canyon Saturday afternoon and is threatening structures. UPDATE (2:00 P.M.): The fire had a flare up around 12:30 P.M. with an increase of smoke in the area. Reports suggested an alleged “unexploded ordnance” was the cause of the fire. This claim is connected with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department ...

A fast-moving brush fire has broken out in Bouquet Canyon Saturday afternoon and is threatening structures. UPDATE (10/6): As of Tuesday, the 1,048-acre blaze is 67% contained. All evacuation warnings for the Bouquet Fire have been lifted. An Evacuation Order remains in place for LAC-E030-A. An Evacuation Shelter is still open at the Castaic Sports Complex. UPDATE (2:00 P.M.): The ...

Several brush fires from last week have been brought under control by firefighters, leaving behind swathes of blackened land. Bouquet Fire The Bouquet Fire started Saturday around 3:04 p.m. in the wash between Newhall Ranch and Soledad Canyon Roads, near Millhouse Drive. Due to heavy brush and proximity to nearby homes, the fire was aggressively attacked from the ground and ...

A brush fire dubbed the Bouquet Fire, broke out as a result of a car crash in the Angeles Forest near Bouquet Canyon Road, sending heavy smoke in the air and prompting a response from units in L.A. County.  At around 2:10 p.m. Monday first responders received reports of a vehicle collision that had resulted in a fire, spreading into ...

Smoke and fire may be visible from Bouquet Canyon Road and nearby areas during a prescribed burn set to take place Tuesday and Wednesday north of Santa Clarita. On Tuesday, March 15 and Wednesday, March 16, prescribed burning is scheduled to take place in the Artesian Springs area northeast of Santa Clarita along Forest Service Route 6N08. Smoke is not ...

The Martindale Fire north of Santa Clarita that erupted Monday afternoon is now 40 percent contained, scorching 230 acres, officials said. The brush fire, dubbed the Martindale Fire, was first reported Monday around 2:50 p.m. and has reached 230 acres with 40 percent containment as of 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, said John Clearwater, spokesperson for the Angeles National Forest (ANF). “A ...

The Martindale Fire near Bouquet Reservoir, north of Santa Clarita, has broken out Monday afternoon, threatening multiple structures, officials said. UPDATE: 8:40 p.m. — After having nearly two hours since halting forward progress on the Martindale Fire to conduct “better mapping,” firefighters have updated the size of the blaze down to 230 acres. #MartindaleFire Through better mapping, the fire has been ...

A quarter-acre brush fire was stopped in Bouquet Canyon Wednesday night. Just before 7 p.m., reports were received of a brush fire on the 29000 block of Bouquet Canyon Road, near LARC Ranch in Saugus. When first responders arrived on scene, the fire was said to be around one quarter acre in size. Forward progress on the fire was stopped ...