The Castaic Fire broke out Thursday evening in the National Forest past Castaic Lake and is being driven by “strong winds.” UPDATE (9:45 p.m.)” Despite the strong winds and heavy brush, crews have stopped the forward progression of the fire to three quarters of an acore, according to Fire officials. The brush fire, dubbed the Castaic Fire, was first reported ...

The Winery brush fire broke out near Agua Dulce Monday, prompting a response from firefighters. The brush fire, dubbed the Winery Fire, was first reported to firefighters around 12 p.m. Monday on Agua Dulce Canyon Road near Sierra Highway in Agua Dulce, said Sean Ferguson, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. As of 12:15 p.m., the fire ...

The Rowher Fire erupted Sunday evening north of Santa Clarita in the Angeles National Forest. Update (6:40 p.m.): The Rowher Fire has been stopped at 4 acres, according to Angeles National Forest (ANF) officials. Original Story: The brush fire, dubbed the Rowher Fire, was first reported to firefighters around 5:30 p.m. Sunday on Bouquet Canyon Road near Texas Canyon north ...

With gusty winds and warm temperatures in the Santa Clarita weather forecast, an elevated fire risk is set to remain in place through Wednesday. Through Wednesday, humidity levels are expected to remain low with gusty north winds, prompting an elevated fire risk to be put into place, said David Sweet, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “We are not ...

Firefighters quickly brought a Valencia brush fire that burned in the wash near the William S. Hart baseball fields under control Friday night. Around 9:40 p.m. Friday, emergency responders received reports of a tree on fire that had spread to surrounding brush near Auto Center Court and Valencia Boulevard by the Hart Baseball fields, according to Dispatch Supervisor Michael Pittman ...

A GoFundMe page has been set up for a Santa Clarita deputy who lost his family home to a house fire on Saturday. According to the GoFundMe page, the money raised is set to go to Deputy Ayala with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station to help him and his family recover from a fire that destroyed their home, wrote ...

A big rig fire on the I-5 Freeway spread to the surrounding brush Friday afternoon, prompting a response from firefighters. UPDATE (1:30 p.m.): Forward progress has been stopped on the Five Fire near Castaic at approximately one acre in size, firefighters are expected to remain on scene to mop up any hotspots related to the incident, according to the Los ...

A Castaic brush fire was quickly knocked down at a quarter acre Friday. Around 3:10 p.m. Friday, first responders received reports of a brush fire on the northbound I-5 Freeway on-ramp from Lake Hughes Road in Castaic, said Ed Pickett, dispatch supervisor for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “It reached a quarter acre,” Pickett said. Firefighters briefly shutdown the ...

The Fisher Fire broke out near the 5 Freeway just north of Castaic Wednesday, prompting a response from firefighters. The brush fire, dubbed the Fisher Fire, was first reported to firefighters around 12 p.m. on the southbound 5 Freeway near Templin Highway, said Franklin Lopez, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “It is at a quarter acre,” ...

Officials with Southern California Edison (SCE) are aiming its attention at the effects of recent wildfires and public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) in and around the Santa Clarita Valley, in its annual update to the 2020-2022 Wildfire Mitigation Plan. In its Feb. 5 update to the 2020-2022 Wildfire Mitigation Plan, SCE officials addressed several of the major problems associated with ...