A house fire in Canyon Country resulted in the temporary evacuation of a home Monday morning. About 8:25 a.m. Monday, the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) received a call regarding a house fire on the 18600 block of Utopia Court in Canyon Country, according to Kaitlyn Aldana, spokesperson for the LACoFD. “It was a two-story home, they did obtain ...

Two of the largest brush fires this  year in Santa Clarita broke out Tuesday and remain at 10 percent containment.  The Agua Fire broke out at 2:13 p.m. Tuesday on Soledad Canyon and Agua Dulce Canyon Roads in the National Forest.  As of 8 a.m. Wednesday, the Agua Fire is at 421 acres with 10 percent containment, according to officials ...

The number of brush fires in Santa Clarita dropped by 28 percent in 2022, however, firefighters still responded to almost the same amount of overall fire calls as in 2021.  In 2022, firefighters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) responded to 373 confirmed fires in the Santa Clarita Valley, compared to 376 in 2021, according to data released ...

A Castaic structure fire has prompted a response from firefighters Thursday with heavy smoke showing.  Around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, firefighters received reports of a Castaic structure fire on the 28900 block of Pinecone Place, said Giovanni Sanchez, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  “It is a working fire,” Sanchez said.  Heavy smoke was seen coming from the ...

The Santa Clarita boat fire broke out in a yard near a home in Santa Clarita on Sunday afternoon The boat fire was reported at about 2:28 p.m. Sunday on the 27000 block of Furnivall Avenue , according to officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. One small watercraft, a wooden fence, and two vehicles were damaged by the ...

A small brush fire broke out behind the Santa Clarita Sports Complex Thursday afternoon. At around 5 p.m. Thursday, first responders received reports of a brush fire near the intersection of Reuther Avenue and Centre Pointe Parkway in Santa Clarita, on the hillside behind the sports complex. “We had a first alarm brush assignment respond there,” said Martin Rangel, spokesperson ...

A brush fire broke out Tuesday north of Castaic due to downed power lines. The brush fire, dubbed the 5 Fire, was first reported around 11 a.m. on the northbound 5 Freeway south of Templin Highway, said Craig Little, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. As of 11:10 a.m., the 5 Fire was a quarter acre in size ...

On Friday night the fire danger level in the Angeles National Forest was upgraded from “high” to “very high,” effective immediately.  In a tweet the Angeles National Forest (ANF) Service tweeted that the fire danger level in the forest has been raised, landing in the “very high” zone.  The Fire Danger Level for the Angeles National Forest has been raised ...

A Canyon Country brush fire has prompted commercial evacuations, road closures and a delay in Metrolink services on Thursday.   UPDATE (3:35): Evacuation boundaries have been reduced between Commuter Way and Bouquet Canyon Road as the fire reaches 20-acres. UPDATE (3:20 p.m.): The Canyon Country brush fire has grown past 15-acres. Commercial buildings including Schooner’s Bar and Grill, on the south ...

A structure fire ignited near Hart Park early Monday morning in Old Town Newhall. Around 12:40 a.m. Monday, emergency responders received reports of a structure fire on the 22800 block of Market Street near Hart Park in Newhall, according to Tom Stafford, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  “We received reports of a contents fire on the ...