Firefighters quickly snuff brush fire
Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel put out a brush fire near the intersection of Golden Valley Road and Centre Pointe Parkway on Sunday, May 24, 2020. Bobby Block/The Signal

Firefighters quickly snuff brush fire

A small brush fire in Santa Clarita Sunday afternoon prompted a response from Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel. Firefighters responded to reports of a vegetation fire near the intersection…

(PHOTO) Spot fire extinguished on Sierra Highway
Firefighters respond to a brush fire that scorched a small patch of land along Sierra Highway Sunday afternoon. April 19, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal.

(PHOTO) Spot fire extinguished on Sierra Highway

Los Angeles County Fire Department officials douse a small spot fire on Sierra Highway, just south of Golden Valley Road, around 4:15 p.m. Firefighters had the 20-by-20 spot fire contained…

Structure fire spreads to brush in Canyon Country
Los Angeles County Fire Department officials battle a structure fire that spread to the surrounding brush on the 9900 block of Soledad Canyon Road in Canyon Country on Monday, March 2, 2020. Gilbert Bernal/The Signal

Structure fire spreads to brush in Canyon Country

Fire crews quickly knocked down a one-story structure fire that had spread to the surrounding brush in Canyon Country Monday morning. Los Angeles County Fire Department officials responded to reports…

Water-dumping copters ‘knock down’ brush fire in less than 10 minutes
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Water-dumping copters ‘knock down’ brush fire in less than 10 minutes

Two water-dumping helicopters doused a small brush fire north of Pyramid Lake Thursday morning, within 10 minutes of being dispatched to it. Fire off of the northbound lanes of Interstate…

UPDATE: Brush fire in Placerita Canyon stopped in less than an hour
A Los Angeles County firefighter pulls hose towards the Jake Fire near the top of Dockweiler Drive in Newhall Wednesday afternoon. Cory Rubin/The Signal

UPDATE: Brush fire in Placerita Canyon stopped in less than an hour

By Signal Staff Firefighters stopped all forward progress of the Jake Fire in Placerita Canyon in less than an hour Wednesday afternoon, but not before nearby schools were evacuated. At…

Strong forecast winds prompt ‘Extreme Red Flag Warning’ as Tick Fire cleanup continues
A home that burned on Sugar Loaf Court in the Tick Fire. Dan Watson/The Signal

Strong forecast winds prompt ‘Extreme Red Flag Warning’ as Tick Fire cleanup continues

As firefighters look for flare-ups inside more than 4,600 charred acres on the northeast side of the Santa Clarita Valley, they’re bracing themselves for wind conditions worse than the ones…

Lake Hughes Fire brings more fire fighting units into SCV
Scene of charred hillside from the northbound lanes of I-5, one mile from Lake Hughes Road exit. Signal Photo, Bobby Block

Lake Hughes Fire brings more fire fighting units into SCV

By Caleb Lunetta, Tammy Murga & Jim Holt Signal Staff Writers https://youtu.be/0oY1g7NnCfs Tick Fire sparks additional blaze in Castaic As the fire in Tick Canyon continued to grow, it somehow…

Edison: Outage affecting 1,880 caused ‘underground,’ not by downed wires.
Downed power lines in Newhall spark small fire, power outage

Edison: Outage affecting 1,880 caused ‘underground,’ not by downed wires.

Southern California Edison officials say a power outage Friday that left more than 1,880 people without power was caused by “underground components’ and not downed power lines. Although downed power…

UPDATE: Car fire in Newhall Pass Friday morning spurs response
Brush fire sparked by car fire on Sierra Highway Friday morning. Courtesy photo, SCV Sheriff's Station.

UPDATE: Car fire in Newhall Pass Friday morning spurs response

As firefighters continued to battle the Saddleridge Fire from Sylmar to Reseda, a brush fire from a vehicle burning in the Newhall Pass diverted some of their attention on Sierra…

Two fires slow traffic on Highway 14
Hand crews mop up a small brushfire that occurred on the southbound 14 near Escondido Canyon Road in Auga Dulce on Saturday, October 05, 2019. Dan Watson/The Signal

Two fires slow traffic on Highway 14

Two brush fires that started less than 15 minutes apart slowed traffic on southbound Highway 14 on Saturday afternoon. At 1:39 p.m., Los Angeles County Fire Department officials received a…

Truck fire sparks small brush fire near Weldon Canyon, out in 25 minutes
Los Angeles County firefighters work to douse a big rig fire that spread to brush on the northbound interstate 5 freeway near Weldon Canyon Road Tuesday afternoon. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Truck fire sparks small brush fire near Weldon Canyon, out in 25 minutes

A burning big rig sparked a small brush fire mid-afternoon Tuesday near Weldon Canyon and where Interstate 5 connects with Highway 14, in the Newhall Pass. Shortly after 3:45 p.m.,…

UPDATE: Stubborn fire near Valencia industrial park extends mop up, jams traffic
Firefighters got a quick handle on a brush fire along Interstate 5 near Avenue Stanford on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Bobby Block/The Signal

UPDATE: Stubborn fire near Valencia industrial park extends mop up, jams traffic

Firefighters were expected to remain until 6 p.m. at the scene of a brush fire that encroached on Valencia’s industrial area shortly after noon Friday, fire Capt. Tony Imbrenda said. …

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