Let’s dive into a topic that’s close to many of our hearts but often slips through the cracks of our daily hustle and bustle: supporting our community heroes who face health challenges. These are the individuals who’ve given their all—firefighters, nurses, teachers, volunteers, you name it—often placing their well-being on the line for us. Now, it’s our turn to have ...
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Remembering The Fire Station 81 Shooting Two Years Later
Thursday marks the two-year anniversary of the Station 81 shooting in Agua Dulce. On June 1, 2021, an off-duty firefighter returned to fire station 81 in Agua Dulce where he fatally shot firefighter specialist Tory Carlon and injured Captain Arnaldo Sandoval “Remembering a great Fireman, Father, Husband and Son on the two-year anniversary of his senseless murder,” said officials with ...
Read More »‘Little Brother, I Looked Up To You’: Remembering The Firefighter Killed In Fire Station 81
Just before the first anniversary of the Fire Station 81 shooting that left one firefighter dead and another injured, a grieving brother and brothers in arms shared a tearful tribute to the fallen firefighter after a year without him. Exactly one year ago, on June 1, 2021, Santa Clarita emergency responders united closer than they ever had to in the ...
Read More »First Responders Knock Down Fire In Santa Clarita Single Family Home
Firefighters responded to and put out a house fire Saturday evening in Saugus after reports of heavy smoke coming from the home. At around 3:53 p.m. Saturday, first responders received reports of single family house fire with heavy smoke billowing from the house on Raindance Place in Saugus, according to Michael Ornelas with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “Knockdown ...
Read More »Memorial Service Scheduled For Fallen Agua Dulce Firefighter, LACoFD Foundation GoFundMe Set Up
In wake of the horrific and tragic Fire Station 81 shooting in Agua Dulce, a GoFundMe has been set up to support the Los Angeles County Fire Department Foundation, and a memorial service scheduled to honor the fallen firefighter. See Related: Firefighter Killed By Off-Duty Employee In Agua Dulce Fire Station Shooting North Of Santa Clarita The Los Angeles County ...
Read More »Sand Fire Firefighter Awarded Medal Of Valor For Saving Sand Canyon Woman
“Ma’am, if you don’t crawl out now, we are going to die.” Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The warning to Iron Canyon Road resident Donna Fink from Los Angeles County firefighter/paramedic Connor Bauman was dire. For the last 30 hours, flames had approached homes on North Iron Canyon Road, and on ...
Read More »County Fire Officials Conduct Training Drills In Valencia
L.A. County firefighters challenged conventional wisdom on the saying, “Where there’s smoke…” Tuesday in Valencia. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. A donor bequeathed the old Pier 1 building near the intersection of McBean and Magic Mountain parkways, to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. (The facility is expected to be torn ...
Read More »Firefighters Training In Valencia To Continue Through April 8
LA County firefighters were spotted near Valencia Saturday morning as part of a training exercise, according to officials. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Their training took place at the former Pier 1 building near McBean Parkway. Firefighters were also seen near the river basin by Magic Mountain Parkway and Railroad Avenue. ...
Read More »Firefighter Meets With Cutting Edge Team That Helped Saved His Life
Cruz Macias, a 50-year-old Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighter heard the familiar sound of his station’s alarm but found his body not quite responding the way he had been trained. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. His co-workers accurately recognized the visible signs of a stroke and rushed him from their ...
Read More »Firehouse Subs To Support Valencia Firefighter Killed In Line Of Duty
Firehouse Subs in Valencia and Simi Valley is hosting a give-back for to support the family of a Valencia resident killed while fighting a fire for the Ventura County Fire Department. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Ryan Osler was a Santa Clarita resident and Fire Engineer for the Ventura County, who ...
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