Small fire breaks out in Hasley Canyon burn area

Michael Picarella
August 22, 2025
12:02 pm

A small fire broke out Friday morning in the 31000 block of Hasley Canyon Road in Castaic, Los Angeles County Fire Department officials said.

According to Fire Department spokeswoman Kaitlyn Aldana, firefighters were dispatched at 11:03 a.m.

“It’s something small,” Aldana said during a telephone interview just after 11:30 a.m. “They did cancel a lot of resources.”

According to L.A. County dispatch radio traffic, multiple units, including helicopters, were dispatched to the scene. One unit was held back to focus on controlling the flames, Aldana said.

Radio dispatch traffic indicated the fire was within the burn area of the Canyon Fire, which scorched the area earlier this month.

Michael Picarella

Michael Picarella is a features writer and general assignment reporter for The Signal. He joined the staff in Feb. 2022 and previously worked as a columnist, features writer and beat reporter for The Acorn newspaper group in northern Los Angeles and Ventura counties. He’s a graduate of the Academy of Art in San Francisco with a degree in screenwriting. Additionally, Picarella has written and directed two feature films, and he’s the author of two books, one being a collection of stories from his award-winning family humor column, “Family Men Don’t Wear Name Brands.” Email him at [email protected].