Fire Watch

FILE PHOTO A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Apartment fire quickly knocked down 

L.A. County firefighters quickly extinguished a fire reported at a multi-unit apartment complex in Canyon Country on Monday evening, according to Capt. Sheila Kelleher, spokeswoman for the Fire Department.   Firefighters

Small brush fire breaks out in Canyon Country 

Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighters were dispatched Sunday afternoon to a small brush fire, dubbed the Magic Fire, off the Magic Mountain Truck Trail in Canyon Country approximately two

COC set to resume normal operations Saturday 

The College of the Canyons Valencia and Canyon Country campuses are set to resume normal operations Saturday after being closed since Wednesday due to the Hughes Fire.  College officials closed

The Hughes Fire erupted northeast of Castaic Lake and quickly burned southwest, prompting evacuations in Castaic Lake. Habeba Mostafa/The Signal

Hughes Fire forces 30,000 evacuations 

Fast-moving blaze near Castaic Lake scorches nearly 10,000 acres in a matter of hours  By Signal Staff  A fast-moving brush fire that started near Castaic Lake shortly after 10:40 a.m.

Los Angeles County Fire department officials and law enforcement personnel responded to an unidentified incident where 17 patients were identified as needing medical attention at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic, Calif., on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Chris Torres/The Signal

LASD moves inmates due to evacuation order 

Officials with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Information Bureau confirmed Wednesday afternoon that hundreds of LASD inmates seen on buses at the Pitchess Detention Center were being transferred within the facility

The Hughes Fire, Jan. 22, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/The Signal

Photo Gallery: Hughes Fire

For the main news story on the Hughes Fire, go to: signalscv.com/2025/01/firefighters-responding-to-smoke-showing-near-i-5-in-castaic.