Due to elevated fire risk, through Thursday, additional firefighting equipment will be staged in the Santa Clarita Valley in the event a brush fire erupts during the current heat wave. Through Thursday, temperatures are expected to climb into the triple digits in the Santa Clarita Valley, bringing  elevated fire risks to the area. As a precaution, the Los Angeles County ...

If firefighters are requesting a first-alarm response to a brush fire, what does that mean? With summer here and brush fires occurring almost daily in Santa Clarita, Fire officials explained the different types of responses seen in and around the valley. When a caller sees smoke and flames and calls 9-1-1, dispatchers have to determine what type of response to ...