As Santa Clarita continues to grow, the cost to keep up with fire protection is going up too. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved an increase to developer fees Tuesday that help fund new fire stations and emergency resources across the Santa Clarita Valley. The updated fee will rise to $1.7601 per square foot, an increase of just ...

The California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection has certified a new vegetation treatment program that is set to help minimize Santa Clarita brush fires, as well as blazes across the state, officials said Thursday. The California Vegetation Treatment Program is set to create efficiencies within the regulatory process to scale up fuel treatment and forest restoration projects toward meeting ...