Fire Watch

Brush fire breaks out in Newhall 

A brush fire broke out in Newhall shortly before 6 p.m. on Tuesday near the intersection of Newhall Avenue and Needham Ranch Parkway, according to first responder radio dispatch traffic. 

Firefighters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to reports of a brush fire near the southbound Newhall exit on State Route 14 on Sunday and quickly extinguished the blaze. 081824 Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Small brush fire breaks out in Newhall 

A small brush fire broke out near Newhall Avenue and the State Route 14 freeway on Sunday, according to Imy Valderrain, spokeswoman for the L.A. County Fire Department.  Valderrain said

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

Brush fire breaks out near Newhall Avenue

By Lucas Nava and Katherine Quezada A brush fire broke out near Newhall Avenue and the State Route 14 freeway and grew to nearly 3 acres on Monday afternoon, according

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

Spot fire reported near Auto Row 

Los Angeles County Fire Department officials handled a small spot fire near Auto Center Drive and Valencia Boulevard on Thursday morning.   No structures were damaged and no injuries were reported

Firefighters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a brush fire with 3 fully engulfed trailers near Tapia Canyon Road and Charlie Canyon Road in Castaic on Friday afternoon. 080224 Katherine Quezada/The Signal

3-acre fire handled in Castaic  

A 3-acre brush fire that broke out Friday afternoon between Tapia Canyon Road and Charlie Canyon Road that saw three trailers catch fire was handled, according to Los Angeles County

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Newhall man arrested on suspicion of arson 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested a homeless man Monday morning on suspicion of arson in Newhall.   Station officials responded to the 22000 block of Market Street after receiving

A person was arrested on suspicion of arson after deputies received reports of a possible vegetation fire near Dapper Dan’s Car Wash on Saturday afternoon. 072824 Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Arson suspect arrested near Barnes and Noble 

A male suspect was arrested near the Barnes and Noble in Valencia Sunday on suspicion of arson, according to Sgt. Rios, spokesman with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  The

A helicopter assists firefighters on the ground by dropping water onto a brush fire between Via Princessa and Highway 14 in Canyon Country. 072624 Photo courtesy of Jordan Issa.

Brushfire breaks out on Via Princessa 

A vegetation fire broke out Friday afternoon between Via Princessa and Highway 14, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesperson Luis Garcia.  Garcia said that firefighters were dispatched at around

Tom Rolinski, Southern California Edison’s wildfire scientist. Courtesy of SCE.

Edison brings science into fire preparedness 

Tom Rolinski, Southern California Edison’s wildfire scientist, has almost 30 years of experience following fires. He helps SoCal Edison prepare for fire season by offering the utility a seasonal outlook,

A fire in Agua Dulce, dubbed the Poppy Fire, broke out Wednesday afternoon. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Poppy Fire nearly contained 

The brush fire that began in Agua Dulce Wednesday afternoon had reached 98% containment as of Thursday afternoon, with its estimated acreage revised downward from 150 acres to 86 acres