With critical fire weather conditions and a major wind event forecasted to affect Southern California and Santa Clarita beginning Tuesday lasting until Wednesday, the County of Los Angeles Fire Department (LACoFD) has implemented its augmented staffing plan by ordering additional staffing and pre‑deployment of ground and aerial resources throughout Los Angeles County. According to the National Weather Service, high wind ...

Firefighters defeated a brush fire in the Santa Clara riverbed in Canyon Country Saturday night. Just before 7:54 p.m. Saturday, emergency responders received reports of a fire burning in the riverbed near Langside Avenue in Canyon Country.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Austin Dave (@austindave_) The fire was knocked down within 25 minutes. The ...

With Christmas next week, now is the time for Santa Clarita residents to make sure their trees are being taken care of to prevent home fires. Christmas tree fires roughly happen to about 180 homes per year, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). However, these incidents can be avoided with proper care of your ...

A small brush fire in Castaic was quickly contained Wednesday morning. Around 6:25 a.m. Wednesday, firefighters received reports of a brush fire on Ridge Route Road near Pine Crest Place in Castaic, said Kaitlyn Aldana, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Firefighters were able to halt the forward progression of the fire at 6:51 a.m. The fire ...

On Friday morning firefighters extinguished a vehicle in Valencia.  On Friday around 11:38 a.m., first responders responded to a vehicle fire located on Magic Mountain Parkway and the 5 freeway in Valencia, according to initial reports.  “There were no injuries or transports,” said officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  It is unknown what caused the vehicle fire.  Ed. ...

A Santa Clarita brush fire broke out near Agua Dulce on Saturday afternoon. On Saturday around 12:08 p.m., first responders responded to a brush fire named Summit Fire  between Jupiter Valley Road and Penman Road in Agua Dulce, according to initial reports.  The fire is currently at nine acres, according to the initial reports.  No injuries have been reported.  Ed. ...

A house fire was reported in Santa Clarita Tuesday evening. The house fire, named the Kannela Incident, was reported at about 6:21 p.m. on the 23700 block of Via Kannela in Valencia, according to a spokesperson with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Initial reports indicated that the fire may have started in the kitchen of the home, according to ...

An RV fire sent the smell of burning plastic into the Newhall air Saturday night. At approximately 7 p.m. Saturday, an RV fire was reported on the 22200 block of Park Street in Newhall, according to Luis Gracia, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “We declared knock down at 7:19 p.m.,” Garcia said. No injuries were reported. Do ...

Crews battled “heavy smoke and fire” at a home in Saugus  Wednesday night. Around 10:05 p.m. Wednesday, first responders received reports of a structure fire in the 28700 block of Mauch Street in Saugus, said Geovanni Sanchez, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Firefighters reported a two-story home, with heavy smoke and fire coming from the garage, ...

A small Castaic brush fire was quickly contained early Tuesday morning. Around 2 a.m. Tuesday, firefighters received reports of a brush fire on Ridge Route Road near Pine Crest Place in Castaic, said Howard Tieu, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Firefighters were able to stop the fire at a quarter acre, according to Tieu. No structures ...