A Castaic brush fire broke out near the 5 Freeway Friday evening. The Castaic brush fire, named the Elsa Fire, was reported at about 9:25 p.m. Friday in the hills east of the 5 Freeway near Parker Road , according to officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. A brush fire has been reported along Parker Road & the ...

A brush fire in Castaic broke out next to the 5 Freeway Monday evening afternoon, officials said. The 10ft x 10ft brush fire, dubbed the Crossover Incident, was reported at about 6:30 p.m. Monday near the Upper Crossover of the 5 Freeway north of Castaic according to Maria Grycan, Community Services Liaison with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The ...

A “strong smell of smoke” inside Pitchess Detention Center has prompted a response from firefighters Thursday morning. Around 11:15 a.m. Thursday, firefighters received reports of a structure fire at the Pitchess Detention Center in the 29300 block of The Old Road in Castaic, said Franklin Lopez, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. UPDATE: The smoke was from a ...

A small brush fire near a church in Castaic was quickly brought under control by firefighters Sunday night. Just after 10 p.m. Sunday, emergency responders received reports of a possible brush fire on the 33100 block of Lake Hughes Road near Lake Hills Community Church, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) officials.  “It was about a quarter acre,” ...

A brush fire prompted a full response from firefighters Wednesday night on the 5 Freeway in Castaic as heavy traffic continued to affect the roadways.  At around 7:12 p.m. first responders received reports of a brush fire, dubbed the State Fire, on the northbound 5 freeway at Templin Highway.  A brush fire has been reported along the northbound side of ...

The Coyote Fire broke out Friday northeast of Santa Clarita prompting a response from firefighters. The brush fire, dubbed the Coyote fire, was first reported around 3:50 p.m. Friday, on Templin Highway near The Old Ridge Route about three miles east of the 5 Freeway, northeast of Castaic, said Jon Matheny, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. ...

The Route Fire, which broke out Saturday, is near full containment, officials said.  The brush fire first reported on Saturday has reached 464 acres and is 95 percent contained, according to officials with the Angeles National Forest.  The Route Fire was first reported on both sides of the 5 Freeway at Templin Highway, a few miles north of Castaic.  As ...

The Route Fire that blocked the 5 Freeway over the weekend has reached 462 acres in size as of Monday morning. As of Monday morning, the Route Fire remains at 63% contained and 462 acres in size, according to representatives from the Angeles National Forest Service. The brush fire was reported at 3:53 p.m. Saturday in Castaic near the 5 ...

The Canyon Fire ignited Friday afternoon just north of Santa Clarita on the 5 Freeway.  UPDATE (2:50 p.m.): The fire has burned six acres with fire running uphill. No structures are currently threatened. The No. 3 and No. 4 lanes of the southbound 5 Freeway are expected to be shut down for at least one hour, according to California Highway ...

A brush fire on the 5 Freeway prompted a response from firefighters Wednesday morning near Santa Clarita, and was held to a half acre.. The brush fire, dubbed the Ridge Fire, was first reported to firefighters around 10:10 a.m. Wednesday on the southbound 5 Freeway near Lake Hughes Road in Castaic, said Jon Matheny, an inspector for the Los Angeles ...