Fire Watch

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

Small brush fire in Castaic handled 

A small brush fire in Castaic called for a Los Angeles County Fire Department response and was quickly handled on Monday, according to department officials.  The fire was reported to

Newhall brush fire swiftly stopped 

A quarter-acre brush fire that broke out Monday morning in Newhall was swiftly stopped, according to L.A. County Fire Department officials.  The fire at the 21300 block of Trumpet Drive

The Post Fire that originated in Gorman on Saturday is sticking at 15,611 acres as of Tuesday afternoon with 28% containment. Oscar Sol/For The Signal.

Post Fire containment grows to 61% 

  The multiagency response to the Post Fire led to another jump in the size of its containment line, officials said Friday morning.   The news also prompted a shift in

Sheep and goats graze in a new initative to eliminate brudh fires during fire season at the L.A. County Summer Fire Safety Press Conference at Towsley Canyon Park on Friday, June 21. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

City, county host summer fire safety event  

The city of Santa Clarita, in partnership with the L.A. County Fire Department, held a  Summer Fire Safety Press Conference on Friday morning aimed to educate residents about the mitigation

The Post Fire that originated in Gorman on Saturday has grown to 1,4625 acres with 8% containment as of Monday morning. Oscar Sol/For The Signal.

Wind reduction helps firefighters in Gorman  

A reduction in wind helped firefighters keep the Post Fire within its 15,690-acre “footprint” as of Thursday, although hot spots remain in the south, according to Landon Haack, operations section

Firefighters were called to fight a brush fire that broke out on Wednesday afternoon near College of the Canyons in Valencia. Dan Watson/The Signal.

Brush fires under investigation  

By Perry Smith & Tyler Wainfeld Signal Staff Writers Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials confirmed they are investigating at least two reports of fires that occurred near each other

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

Brush fire stopped at 7 acres in Gorman

Los Angeles County firefighters were called to battle a brush fire, dubbed the Cherry Fire, on California State Route 138 and Quail Lake Road in Gorman early Wednesday afternoon, according

Firefighters extinguished a brush fire in Canyon Country on Thursday afternoon that scorched a hillside right up to the back yards of several homes. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Fire scorches hillside near homes 

Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel extinguished a brush fire in Canyon Country on Thursday afternoon that quickly reached an acre in size and scorched a hillside right up to

House fire injures 1 in Newhall 

L.A. County Fire Department firefighters made short work of a single-family house fire Wednesday that left one person injured, officials said.  Firefighters responded to a report of smoke showing at

Firefighters reponded to reports of a commercial fire on the 24300 block of Magic Mountain Parkway Tuesday afternoon on April 23. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Commercial fire in Valencia out on arrival 

A commercial fire in Valencia on Tuesday afternoon saw Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel respond but the fire was out on arrival, according to officials.  Units were dispatched at

A reported apartment fire in Valencia on Wednesday afternoon was out on arrival, according to officials. Katherine Quezada/The Signal.

Fire: Valencia apartment fire out on arrival 

A reported apartment fire in Valencia on Wednesday afternoon that called for a Los Angeles County Fire Department response was out on arrival, according to department officials. The fire was