Warmer temperatures with the possibility of dry lightning are in the Santa Clarita weather forecast this week. Between Monday and next Sunday, temperatures are expected to gradually warm with a 20 percent chance of dry lightning this Wednesday, said David Sweet, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, (NWS)  “Tuesday it will be sunny with highs in the 90s,” Sweet ...

A vehicle fire has spread to surrounding brush on the 5 Freeway north of Castaic Friday, with forward progression stopped. Initially, the brush fire, dubbed the Danielle Fire, was reported around 3:15 p.m. on the southbound 5 Freeway north of Fraizer Mountain Park Road north of Castaic, said Geovanni Sanchez, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. As a ...

A brush fire near the Bouquet Reservoir prompted a response from firefighters Wednesday. The brush fire, dubbed the Sierra Fire, was first reported around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday on Bouquet Canyon Road north of Texas Canyon, according to officials with the Angeles National Forestry. Crews Make Progress On Sierra Fire (11:30 a.m. Thursday) The Sierra Fire is at 11 acres with ...

Several southbound lanes of the 5 Freeway were shut down due to a wildfire near Fort Tejon on Friday afternoon. About 4:20 p.m. Friday, emergency responders from Kern County Fire Department, Los Angeles County Fire Department, and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) started hearing reports of a small brush fire on the 5 Freeway near the Fort Tejon State Historic ...

A fire that started underneath a Canyon Country mobile home prompted a response from firefighters Thursday evening.  At around 7 p.m. Wednesday, first responders received reports of a structure fire at a Canyon Country mobile home on the 18000 block of Soledad Canyon Road, according to supervisor Miguel Ornelas, dispatch supervisor with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  “We had ...

Firefighters gathered around Los Angeles County Fire Camp 2 in La Cañada Flintridge Thursday to discuss the approaching brush fire season across southern California, unveiling their plan of attack in the event of another record-breaking wildfire.  Surrounded by helicopters and emergency vehicles during the presentation, Fire Chiefs assured that “we all come together, we all respond to the call for ...

A small brush fire in Saugus was quickly stopped by firefighters Thursday. Around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, first responders received reports of a fire on the 27000 block of Garza Drive in Saugus, said Geovanni Sanchez, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Firefighters reported a pine tree and brush between homes were burning, according to officials. Crews were ...

A Bouquet Canyon brush fire in Saugus has prompted a response from firefighters Wednesday and was quickly extinguished. The brush fire, dubbed the Hayfork Fire, was first reported around 11:50 a.m. in the 29000 block of Bouquet Canyon Road in Saugus, said Ruben Munoz a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “It is a RV fire that spread ...

A vehicle fire near a Newhall intersection slowed traffic during the afternoon rush hour on Tuesday. At 4:43 p.m. Tuesday emergency responders received reports of a vehicle fire near the intersection of Newhall Avenue and Sierra Highway in Newhall, per initial reports from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Witnesses described seeing a vehicle fire with its engine fully engulfed ...

A fire was reported inside a commercial structure in the Valencia industrial center Monday evening. The fire in the Valencia industrial center was reported at about 8 p.m. Monday on the 25600 block of Rye Canyon Road near the intersection of Avenue Stanford, according to Maria Grycan, Community Services Liason with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “(It’s a) small ...