When brush fires are reported in Santa Clarita, some of the unsung heroes fighting the blaze include inmate camp crews from the Los Angeles County jail system.   When Santa Clarita residents see brush fires burning, they may only think that Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighters and helicopter pilots fight the blaze.  However, inmates from the county jails play a ...

If you saw smoke in the Castaic hills Wednesday morning, it was just a drill conducted by Los Angeles County Fire Department Division III, giving firefighters and camp crews hands-on training.