With fire season already affecting the Santa Clarita community and surrounding areas, the City of Santa Clarita organized a Fire Safety Day to demonstrate fire protocols and equipment and to educate residents on measures to prevent fires.  On Saturday, the City of Santa Clarita hosted Fire Safety Day at the Towsley Canyon Trailhead. City council joined with the Los Angeles ...

The Los Angeles County Fire Department’s international urban search and rescue team, USA-2, has been activated by the U.S. Department of State to deploy to Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes struck the country this week. The team, mobilized Thursday night, headed for Venezuela in the wake of the devastating earthquakes. The death toll from the twin earthquakes has risen to ...

Firefighters swiftly extinguished a backyard shed that caught fire Friday evening in Newhall. Around 6:30 P.M., first responders received calls regarding a structure fire at the 25000 block of De Wolfe Road in Newhall, according to Justin Yang, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “First arriving units found a shed on fire in the backyard of the ...

City and county officials gathered Friday to break ground on the new Fire Station 46 serving Valencia by FivePoint and the Santa Clarita Valley. On Friday morning, community members attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s new Fire Station 46 located in the FivePoint neighborhood of Stevenson Ranch. Starting the ceremony off was 5th District Supervisor ...

A brush fire in Newhall Tuesday afternoon was quickly handled by firefighters. Around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, the brush fire, dubbed the “Juno Fire,” was reported in the wash near Railroad Avenue and 15th Street in Newhall, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The fire grew to approximately one-quarter acre in size before it was knocked down. No injuries ...

As temperatures rise, the City of Santa Clarita, in partnership with the County of Los Angeles and public safety agencies, is urging residents to stay prepared and protect their families, pets and homes from the threat of wildfires. To raise awareness about the dangers of illegal fireworks and to learn more about being prepared for a wildfire, the Santa Clarita ...

A vehicle was entirely engulfed by flames on the 14 Freeway in Agua Dulce Tuesday morning. Around 11:41 a.m. Tuesday, emergency responders received reports of a vehicle fire on the southbound 14 Freeway near Agua Dulce Canyon Road, in the community of Agua Dulce, according to Geovanni Sanchez, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) “It was one ...

KHTS’s annual Home And Garden Show is this weekend at Central Park in Saugus.  This year’s show includes hundreds of Santa Clarita home and garden vendors, local crafters, food trucks and a free butterfly exhibit courtesy of Gilchrist Farm and sponsored by Santa Clarita Water. Visitors will be handed a feed stick as they enter a large tent filled with ...

California’s wildfire season is in full swing, and in preparation for the worst blazes, the Los Angeles County Fire Department has welcomed the return of two “Super Scoopers.” Continuing their 31st consecutive year of their partnership, the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the Government of Quebec, Canada have come together to provide two L-415 Bombardier “Super Scoopers” to assist ...

A civilian was transported to the hospital after they crashed into a Los Angeles County Fire Department brush patrol early Tuesday morning.  Around 12:20 a.m. Tuesday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision on the southbound 5 Freeway near Smokey Bear Road in Gorman, said Maria Grycan, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  “One of the vehicles ...