Brush fire in Castaic halted at 1 acre  

FILE PHOTO A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
FILE PHOTO A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
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The Los Angeles County Fire Department quickly halted a brush fire, dubbed the Heather Incident, at 1 acre north of the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic on Sunday afternoon, according to officials.  

Firefighters were dispatched to the brush fire at 4:12 p.m. and arrived a minute later, said Bernard Peters, supervising fire dispatcher for the L.A County Fire Department.  

According to radio dispatch traffic, first responders arrived at the fire, which was at 1 acre in light to medium fuels.  

The fire was knocked down 18 minutes later and the cause of the fire remains under investigation, Peters added. The fire was stopped at 1 acre, and no structures were threatened, he said.  

No injuries were reported.  

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