Fire Watch

Firefighters tackle blaze near Anza Drive  

L.A. County firefighters responded to a quarter-acre brush fire in the Santa Clara River wash near Anza Drive on Tuesday morning, according to Kaitlyn Aldana, spokeswoman for the fire department. 

L.A. County firefighters were dispatched to the 25000 block of Sierra Highway, about a quarter mile from Golden Valley Road for reports of a brush fire on Sunday afternoon. Courtesy photo.

Golden Fire stopped at 8 acres  

Los Angeles County firefighters were dispatched to the 25000 block of Sierra Highway, about a quarter mile from Golden Valley Road for reports of a brush fire, named the Golden

Brush fire erupts near Frenchman’s Flat 

L.A. County firefighters stopped forward progress on a 50-acre blaze near Frenchman’s Flat, west of Interstate 5, at 2:27 p.m. Thursday, with the fire at 10% containment, according to Fire

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

Templin Highway brush fire extinguished  

By Maya Morales  Signal Staff Writer   L.A. County firefighters were dispatched to the southbound Interstate 5 freeway near Templin Highway for a brush fire that broke out and caused a

Brush fire breaks out near Templin Highway

L.A. County firefighters responded to a brush fire near the southbound Interstate 5 at Templin Highway on Tuesday night, according to Fire Capt. Sheila Kelliher.  “You’ve got 6 acres,” Kelliher

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

Castaic fire quickly halted at a quarter acre 

Firefighters were dispatched at 10:18 a.m. Thursday to a small brush fire on Lake Hughes Road in Castaic, according to Geovanni Sanchez, spokesman for the L.A. County Fire Department.   They

Firefighters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department mop up the vegetation after a fire broke out near State Route 14 on Monday afternoon. 081224 Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Small brush fire breaks out in Agua Dulce 

A 100- by 100-foot brush fire broke out in Agua Dulce on Saturday afternoon, northbound on the State Route 14 freeway, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department Supervising Dispatcher

Brush fire burns more than 20 acres in Castaic 

Los Angeles County Fire Department officials confirmed firefighters stopped progress on a brush fire in Castaic that began in the early morning hours Wednesday, with its forward progress stopped just

Firefighters handle brush fire near freeway 

Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to a brush fire reported south of the Calgrove Boulevard exit of Interstate 5, in the Newhall Pass.  The incident was first reported

Firefighters responded to a commercial fire in Valencia on Friday afternoon. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Structure fire reported at Valencia business center

Firefighters with the L.A. County Fire Department responded to a structure fire Friday afternoon in a Valencia business center that was described by officials as a “working fire.”  Firefighters were

Solo vehicle crash causes small brush fire  

Firefighters were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash that sparked a brush fire at the intersection of Haskell Canyon Road and Copper Hill Drive on Monday at 11:04 a.m., according to

A helicopter drops water over a brushfire on the hillside next to State Route 14U on Wednesday morning. Trisha Anas/ The Signal.

Three brush fires break out along SR-14   

Three brush fires broke out along the northbound side of State Route 14 Wednesday morning, according to Geovanni Sanchez, spokesman for the L.A. County Fire Department.  Firefighters initially responded to

Los Angeles county firefighters clear charred pieces of a roof after putting out a house fire in Canyon Country on Tuesday morning. Trisha Anas/ The Signal.

House fire in Canyon Country extinguished 

By Tyler Wainfeld & Maya Morales  Signal Staff Writers  A single-story house fire, possibly caused by an electrical issue, burned through one bedroom and was quickly extinguished in Canyon Country

Traffic builds up on the southbound I-5 while firefighters extinguish a one-eighth-acre brush fire on Sunday afternoon. Katherine Quezada /The Signal

Valencia brush fire quickly extinguished  

A one-eighth-acre fire broke out Sunday afternoon on the southbound Interstate 5 near the Valencia Boulevard exit and was quickly extinguished by firefighters, according to Supervising Fire Dispatcher Bernard Peters

File photo. Trisha Anas/ The Signal.

Fire breaks out in Sand Canyon  

A 100-foot-brush fire broke out in Sand Canyon Tuesday afternoon on the 28900 block of Oak Spring Canyon Road, according to L.A. County Fire Department spokesperson Luis Garcia.  Garcia said