A Canyon Country brush fire has prompted commercial evacuations, road closures and a delay in Metrolink services on Thursday.   UPDATE (3:35): Evacuation boundaries have been reduced between Commuter Way and Bouquet Canyon Road as the fire reaches 20-acres. UPDATE (3:20 p.m.): The Canyon Country brush fire has grown past 15-acres. Commercial buildings including Schooner’s Bar and Grill, on the south ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has appointed Deputy Fire Chief Anthony C. Marrone to serve as the new acting fire chief for the L.A. County Fire Department.  The appointment comes after the retirement of Fire Chief Daryl L. Osby in July.  Beginning Aug. 1, Marrone is set to begin acting as Fire Chief, bringing his previous experience to ...

A fire at the Saugus Best Buy prompted a response from firefighters Tuesday afternoon. Around 12:40 p.m. Tuesday, first responders received reports of a structure fire at the Best Buy in the 26500 block of Bouquet Canyon Road in Saugus, said Amanda Morales, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “First units on scene reported light smoke from ...

(UPDATE 6:18 p.m.) Forward progress of the Sand Fire has been stopped at one acre. A brush fire, dubbed the Sand Fire, broke out in Canyon Country Wednesday by a country club, prompting a quick response by firefighters.  At around 5:40 p.m. first responders received reports of a brush fire on Sand Canyon Road and Robinson Ranch Road in Santa ...

A fire involving jet fuel at a business in the Valencia Industrial Center prompted a quick response from firefighters on Wednesday. Update: (1:58 p.m.) The spread of the Rye Fire has been stopped, said Maria Grycan, Public Services Liason with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Hazmat teams have been called to the area due to a potential chemical spill ...

A vehicle fire on the 5 Freeway prompted a response from firefighters Tuesday.  The vehicle fire, dubbed the Calgrove Incident, was reported on the northbound 5 Freeway near Calgrove Boulevard in Newhall, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD).  “It went out as a brush fire, when we got on scene it was a vehicle fire, ...

A Castaic brush fire broke out near the 5 Freeway Monday, resulting in a Sig-Alert. The brush fire, named the Whittaker Fire, was reported at about 11:45 a.m. on the northbound 5 Freeway north of Templin Highway, according to Craig Little, spokesperson with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  “The fire de-escalated pretty quickly,” Little said. “Everyone was released.” Fire ...

A structure fire ignited near Hart Park early Monday morning in Old Town Newhall. Around 12:40 a.m. Monday, emergency responders received reports of a structure fire on the 22800 block of Market Street near Hart Park in Newhall, according to Tom Stafford, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  “We received reports of a contents fire on the ...

A Canyon Country brush fire, dubbed the Golden Incident, was quickly extinguished Saturday morning, impacting neighborhood traffic.  Around 11 a.m. Saturday, emergency responders received reports of a brush fire, dubbed the Golden Incident, near Rainbow Glen and Gilbert Drives in Canyon Country, according to Esteban Benitez, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “The call came in as ...

A poor air quality advisory has been released by the South Coast Air Quality Management District for areas throughout the south coast air basin and Coachella Valley on July 4th through July 5th.  Officials are anticipating poor air quality during the holiday weekend as fireworks are known to emit high levels of particulate matter, as well as metal air pollutants, ...