Fire Watch

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