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Firefighters battle a fully involved structure fire in Val Verde on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. Rick McClure/For The Signal

Firefighters knock down fully involved structure fire

Firefighters from both Los Angeles and Ventura counties worked together early Sunday morning to knock down a Val Verde house fire. The blaze was first reported shortly after 2:15 a.m.…

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Read more about the article Firefighters knock down early-morning house fire in Valencia
Firefighters battle a house fire in the Valencia Hills neighborhood on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Rick McClure/For The Signal

Firefighters knock down early-morning house fire in Valencia

Firefighters quickly extinguished a house fire in the Valencia Hills neighborhood Wednesday morning.  The call came out shortly after 6:30 a.m. on the 25500 block of Via Brava in Valencia, according to Los…

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Read more about the article Firefighters knock down late-night structure fire
Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel battle a structure fire on Lost Springs Road on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. Rick McClure For The Signal

Firefighters knock down late-night structure fire

Firefighters quickly knocked down a late-night structure fire near Canyon Country Park Sunday. Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to reports of a laundry room on fire at a…

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Read more about the article Firefighters quickly knock down house fire in Canyon Country
Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel respond to a house fire in Canyon Country Monday afternoon. August 17, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal.

Firefighters quickly knock down house fire in Canyon Country

Los Angeles County Department firefighters quickly knocked down a house fire Monday afternoon in Canyon Country.  Firefighters received reports of a structure fire on the 19600 block of Fairweather Street…

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Read more about the article Three displaced in Saugus house fire
Firefighters douse a Saugus attic fire on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. Bobby Block/ The Signal

Three displaced in Saugus house fire

An attic fire in Saugus displaced three people and prompted a fast response from firefighters after calling forward progress stopped on the Elsmere Fire in Newhall on Monday.  The Los…

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Read more about the article Firefighters respond to apartment house fire in Plum Canyon
Los Angeles County Fire Department officials respond to reports of a residential fire near Plum Canyon Road Monday afternoon. June 15, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal.

Firefighters respond to apartment house fire in Plum Canyon

Los Angeles County Department firefighters responded to an apartment house fire Monday afternoon in Plum Canyon.  Firefighters received “reports of a duplex apartment fire and there’s a confirmed working structure…

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Read more about the article PHOTO: Firefighters responded to reports of residential fire
Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to an outdoor fire caused by gas leak on the 21900 block of Lynette Lane around 4 p.m., according to Supervisor Melanie Flores. The fire was at the gas meter and the residence was never on fire, Flores added. Once the gas line had been shut off, firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the blaze. Bobby Block/The Signal

PHOTO: Firefighters responded to reports of residential fire

Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to an outdoor fire caused by gas leak on the 21900 block of Lynette Lane around 4 p.m., according to Supervisor Melanie Flores.…

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Read more about the article Firefighters quickly extinguish garage fire in Canyon Country
Firefighters battle a garage fire in Canyon Country Monday afternoon. April 13, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal

Firefighters quickly extinguish garage fire in Canyon Country

Los Angeles County firefighters quickly doused a garage fire in Canyon Country Monday afternoon.  Several engines responded to reports of a structure fire on the 19100 block of Newhouse Street…

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Read more about the article Saugus house fire extinguished in about 10 minutes
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Saugus house fire extinguished in about 10 minutes

Heavy smoke seen coming from a vacant home near Bouquet Canyon Park prompted a swift response by firefighters early Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after 1 p.m., firefighters with the Los Angeles…

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Read more about the article Crews knock down house fire behind Le Chène French Cuisine
Firefighters work to douse a house fire on the 12600 block of Sierra Highway in Agua Dulce Monday morning. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Crews knock down house fire behind Le Chène French Cuisine

Firefighters responded quickly to a house fire on Sierra Highway, behind Le Chène French Cuisine on Monday night.  “The call came in at 9:15 p.m. for a structure fire that…

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Read more about the article Leona Valley structure fire takes one home, no injuries
LA County Fire Department working a fire in Leona Valley at approximately 2:30 a.m. The home on Northside Drive was completely destroyed by the fire. Photo by Jeff Zimmerman

Leona Valley structure fire takes one home, no injuries

While firefighters were figuring out how to get a handle around a 3,000-acre brushfire, a separate, unrelated incident left a Leona Valley home northeast of the blaze, and several additional…

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Read more about the article Fire officials: Weekend attic fire in Saugus was accidental
Firefighters on scene of attic fire in Saugus Saturday. photo for The Signal by Rick McClure

Fire officials: Weekend attic fire in Saugus was accidental

Fire officials are looking into a fire that broke out Saturday inside the attic of a house in Saugus. The fire is suspected to be “accidental,” at this point, officials…

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Read more about the article Fire destroys a garage, damages vehicle, at Canyon Country house
Firefighters from stations 104 and 150 work to clear a burned out garage on the 28000block of Magic Mountain Lane in Canyon Country. Cory Rubin/ The Signal

Fire destroys a garage, damages vehicle, at Canyon Country house

Fire destroyed the garage of a two-story house in Canyon Country  on Friday afternoon and left a vehicle damaged inside it. The fire broke out just before 4 p.m. inside…

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Read more about the article Local fire departments conduct house fire training
Firefighters fight a blaze that was set to train them on a house which was set to be demolished. Georgia Rios/The Signal

Local fire departments conduct house fire training

The Los Angeles County Fire Department conducted a live fire training Sunday morning to reinforce how to work in and on top of a burning building.

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Read more about the article Newhall house fire extinguished in seven minutes
Firefighters at the scene of a house fire on Chestnut Street in Newhall. Photo by Austin Dave, The Signal.

Newhall house fire extinguished in seven minutes

  Firefighters were called to a house fire in Newhall Wednesday morning, extinguishing the fire within about seven minutes. About 10:35 a.m., firefighters responding to reports of a structure fire…

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Read more about the article Morning house fire in Castaic snuffed out in 6 minutes
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Morning house fire in Castaic snuffed out in 6 minutes

Firefighters called to a house fire in Castaic early Monday morning remained at the scene for about an hour making sure the fire was extinguished. Firefighters with the Los Angeles…

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Read more about the article Saugus resident to host fundraiser to support neighbors who lost home in fire
First responders work at the scene of a fire in the 22000 block of Barbacoa Drive in Saugus on Saturday, May 6, 2017. Rick McClure/For The Signal

Saugus resident to host fundraiser to support neighbors who lost home in fire

On May 6, devastation struck the Wheeler family in Saugus when a house fire destroyed everything the family owned. The Wheeler’s neighbor Tiffany Montez remembers the day well as she…

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