Fire Watch

Wires down, outage reported in Canyon Country

More than 1,500 customers were affected by a power outage in Canyon Country on Monday.  The outage was reported at approximately 10:45 a.m. near the intersection of Soledad Canyon Road and Crossglade Avenue, and

Forward progress stopped on #NeedhamFire, #OilFire

Forward progress was stopped on two brush fires that broke out in Newhall on Thursday, prompting a quick response from Los Angeles County Fire Department ground and air units.   The first fire was

Firefighters battle brush fire reported in Newhall

Firefighters made quick work of a brush fire in Newhall Monday afternoon, holding it to a quarter acre.   The blaze was located near the intersection of Deputy Jake Drive and Valle Del Oro shortly after 1:30 p.m. by Los Angeles

Tumbleweed Fire reaches 95% containment

Firefighters neared full containment of the Tumbleweed Fire in Gorman, with 95% containment as of Wednesday morning. Due to more accurate mapping of the burn area, the fire was downgraded

First responders kept busy on Fourth

By Emily Alvarenga & Raychel Stewart Signal Staff Writers Santa Clarita Valley residents kept law enforcement and first responders busy this past holiday weekend, with all local emergency response agencies reporting an

Brush fires ring SCV on Fourth

Two brush fires were reported near the Santa Clarita Valley Sunday within minutes of each other, threatening structures and prompting calls for evacuations.  By late Sunday afternoon, forward progress had been halted on one of the

Video: Fire near Golden Valley Road

L.A. County firefighters responded to a small brush fire Friday evening near the 22000 block of Windham Way, near the intersection of Golden Valley Road and Newhall Ranch Road. The

Big-rig fire spreads to brush near Lyons Avenue

A big-rig fire that broke out late Tuesday morning spread to nearby brush on the side of northbound lanes on Interstate 5.  The fire was first reported near the Lyons Avenue off-ramp at approximately 10:42

Structure fire reported on balcony in Newhall

Firefighters extinguished a balcony fire at an apartment complex Tuesday.  The call for a structure fire was first reported at 6:08 p.m. on the 24000 block of Valley Street, according to Supervisor Melanie

World’s largest helicopters join firefighting fleet

With fire experts predicting a “dire” wildfire season ahead, some of the world’s largest firefighting helicopters are set to join the Southern California region’s wildfire-suppression arsenal Tuesday.  In a partnership between Los Angeles, Orange

Firefighters attack riverbed fire at Whites Canyon Road

Firefighters held to 1 acre a fire reported in the Santa Clara River bed Saturday afternoon, shortly after 4 p.m., near the Whites Canyon Road bridge just north of Via Princessa.  No structures were being threatened

Brush fire reported in Angeles National Forest

Los Angeles County and Angeles National Forest firefighters made short work of a brush fire east of Highway 14 on Wednesday.   Fire Department officials said the blaze was confirmed at 4:01 p.m. and

Firefighters respond to brush fire reported in Castaic

Firefighters responded to a brush fire reported in Castaic on Wednesday morning.  The incident was reported at 10:10 a.m. near the southbound lanes of Interstate 5, north of Lake Hughes Road, according to Los Angeles