The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) placed a new paramedic squad into service Thursday morning to serve the Santa Clarita Valley. The new paramedic squad calls Fire Station 104 on Golden Valley Road its new home,  alongside Quint 104, said Maria Grycan, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Division 3. “Squad 104 went into service this morning at ...

The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) has released its annual Emergency Survival Guide online to help people be prepared for the upcoming fire season.  The LACoFD has put together a three-step process for residents to be prepared for when brush fires threaten homes and property. “The County of Los Angeles Fire Department, along with our partnering agencies, stand ready ...

The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) is set to become the largest safety agency in the United States with mechanical CPR devices on every paramedic unit, thanks to a recent grant.  The devices provide high-quality, life-sustaining CPR for critical cardiac arrest patients, officials said. Thanks to $1.5 million in funding through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to ...

One person was airlifted to the hospital on Sunday after their truck plunged 1,000 feet down a canyon north of Santa Clarita. At 2:45 p.m. Sunday, emergency responders received reports of a vehicle over the side of a canyon on Dry Gulch Road between San Francisquito Canyon Road and Lake Hughes Road, north of Santa Clarita, according to California Highway ...

A hiker was airlifted from the Angeles National Forest to the southeast of Santa Clarita on Thursday morning. At 11:15 a.m. Thursday, emergency responders received reports of a hiker in distress in the Angeles National Forest, near the May Canyon and Santa Clara Truck Trails, according to Esteban Benitez, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD). “It originally ...

After being on hiatus for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Los Angeles County Fire Department is excited to bring back the annual Fire Service Day for Santa Clarita Valley residents. On Saturday, May 7, community members across the City will have the unique opportunity to go to their local fire stations and receive guided tours, meet with ...

On Wednesday, a vehicle plunged off the edge of a road near Centre Pointe Parkway in Santa Clarita. Around 7:50 a.m. Wednesday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision on the 20000 block of Centre Pointe Parkway, near Golden Valley Road in Santa Clarita, said Franklin Lopez, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “It came in ...

Two small spot fires were quickly extinguished on the northbound 5 Freeway and Templin Highway just outside of Santa Clarita Saturday morning. At approximately 10:58 a.m. Saturday, officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department received a call for multiple small brush fires along the northbound 1-5 freeway and Templin Highway near the Angeles Forest. “2 small spots out,” said ...

The Los Angeles County Fire Department held a flag ceremony to honor fallen firefighter Tory Carlon on Tuesday, after he was shot and killed by a co-worker in a workplace shooting two weeks ago. Dozens of firefighters joined Carlon’s family and friends for the outdoor ceremony, while concluded with the lowering of the flag that once flew over Carlon’s final ...

Southern California Edison, (SCE), has provided nearly $18 million in funding allowing Los Angeles County Firefighters access to four of the world’s “largest” water-dropping helicopters for fighting Santa Clarita brush fires.  In partnership with SCE, the Orange County Fire Authority and the Ventura County Fire Department the LACoFD introduced four Boeing Chinook helitankers (CH47S) to assist with fighting brush fires ...