Small roof fire at jail extinguished
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Small roof fire at jail extinguished

  There were some tense moments at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic shortly before noon Tuesday when officials received reports about the smell of smoke but learned quickly it…

Grass fire near Plum Canyon prompts immediate concern for evacuation
A firefighter sprays down hot spots after a small brush fire broke out near Pacific Crest Park in Saugus on Friday, August 4, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Grass fire near Plum Canyon prompts immediate concern for evacuation

Update - 4:07 p.m. The fire was reported to be 100 percent contained. The fire had burned a half-acre. The official cause is under investigation. <hr></hr> Original Story - 2:56…

UPDATE: Sudden heavy rain brings lightning-sparked fires, flooding, mudslides to East SCV
Two men in a Ford pickup truck drive through deep floodwater on Crown Valley Road near Soledad Canyon Road in Acton. Austin Dave/The Signal

UPDATE: Sudden heavy rain brings lightning-sparked fires, flooding, mudslides to East SCV

Hot "crazy" weather triggered multiple lightning strikes which sparked fires in the Angeles National Forest and thunderstorms which created flooding in Acton. Heavy sudden rains amounting to 1.25 inches fell…

UPDATE: Walmart ordered to dispose of food contaminated during firefighting efforts
Caution tape cordons off an area of the Santa Clarita Walmart on Aug. 1, 2017. Emily Giordano/For The Signal

UPDATE: Walmart ordered to dispose of food contaminated during firefighting efforts

County public health officials ordered Walmart to destroy food contaminated by a fire extinguisher used in dousing an early morning fire at the store Tuesday. Shortly before 5 a.m. Tuesday,…

Senior freed from elevator in Castaic
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Senior freed from elevator in Castaic

  There were some tense moments Wednesday for an elderly woman trapped in an elevator. Firefighters freed an elderly woman who became trapped inside an elevator for 30 minutes at…

UPDATE: Brush fire burns two acres near The Old Road in Newhall
A brush fire near the northbound 5 freeway and The Old Road broke out at 8:42 a.m. on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Courtesy of Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station

UPDATE: Brush fire burns two acres near The Old Road in Newhall

A brush fire burned two acres near the northbound 5 freeway and The Old Road Tuesday morning. Named the “Old Fire,” the brush fire broke out at 8:42 a.m. Tuesday…

Spot fire extinguished off of 14 freeway
Firefighter Christian Muro of Station 150 in Canyon Country sprays foam on an area of brush and grass charred by flames on June 28, 2017. The blaze was the second in less than a week to hit the same area. (Austin Dave/The Signal)

Spot fire extinguished off of 14 freeway

By Christina Cox and Austin Dave  Firefighters quickly put out a spot fire that broke out on the shoulder of the southbound 14 freeway north of the Golden Valley Road…

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