A brush fire, dubbed the “Hawk Fire,” broke out in Acton at the 35900 block of Trenmar Drive on Thursday afternoon and grew quickly, burning an estimated 276.7 acres as of 4:37 p.m., according to the Watch Duty app.
About four Charlie strike teams, which consist of 20 engines, and four Golf strike teams, or eight crews, were requested from Cal Fire at 4:47 p.m., according to the Watch Duty app.
The fire has crossed over the ridge in the Ana Verde Motorway area at 4:15 p.m., according to the Watch Duty app.
There are evacuation orders for the area called PAL-005, which is north of Acton, between State Route 14 and Leona Valley, according to the Watch Duty app.
There are evacuation warnings for areas between Agua Dulce and the fire to the west, and between the fire and Palmdale to the east. Those areas are identified as AGD_HIERBA, LAC_E038, LAC-E040, LAC-E041, LAC-E042, PAL-018, PAL-019, according to the Watch Duty app.
There is a shelter in place order for northern portions of Acton in the evacuation area designated LAC-E039, according to the Watch Duty app.
Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel were dispatched at 3:05 p.m. and arrived on the scene at 3:17 p.m., according to officials with the Fire Department.
There are no injuries reported as of the publication of this story, according to Kaitlyn Aldana, spokeswoman for the Fire Department.
There are possible structures threatened but Aldana was unsure about how many.
Air attack has requested an additional four type-three air tankers, according to the Watch Duty app.
A third alarm response has now been requested, according to the Watch Duty app.
There was an estimated potential of another 100 acres in 45 minutes at 3:41 p.m., according to the Watch Duty app.
Air attack has requested an additional two type-one air tankers and two type-three air tankers, according to the Watch Duty app.
A second alarm response was requested at 3:33 p.m., according to the Watch Duty app.
There is a moderate to rapid rate of speed with a structure threat to the east, per a helicopter at the scene, according to Watch Duty.
To see the Genasys Protect evacuation map, visit tinyurl.com/56dkm6th.
