World’s largest helicopters join firefighting fleet
A Los Angeles County Fire Department Boeing Chinook CH-47 helitanker makes a water drop. Courtesy of Doug Morrison/LACoFD Photographer

World’s largest helicopters join firefighting fleet

With fire experts predicting a “dire” wildfire season ahead, some of the world’s largest firefighting helicopters are set to join the Southern California region’s wildfire-suppression arsenal Tuesday.  In a partnership between Los Angeles, Orange…

Firefighters respond to brush fire reported in Castaic
Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel mop up after a brush fire broke out in Castaic on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. Bobby Block/The Signal

Firefighters respond to brush fire reported in Castaic

Firefighters responded to a brush fire reported in Castaic on Wednesday morning.  The incident was reported at 10:10 a.m. near the southbound lanes of Interstate 5, north of Lake Hughes Road, according to Los Angeles…

Emergency response called for injured hiker
Los Angeles County Fire Department Helicopter 15 transports an injured hiker at Towsley Canyon Sunday. June 6, 2021. Bobby Block / The Signal.

Emergency response called for injured hiker

Santa Clarita Valley search and rescue teams and an L.A. County Fire Department helicopter were deployed to an injured hiker in Towsley Canyon on Sunday morning.  Fire Department personnel responded to reports of…

Two dead, one injured after Agua Dulce fire station shooting
Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies, and Los Angeles County Fire personnel stage in front of Los Angeles County Fire Station 81 in Agua Dulce on Tuesday, 060121. Dan Watson/The Signal

Two dead, one injured after Agua Dulce fire station shooting

Two firefighters are dead and another is in critical condition after a shooting Tuesday at L.A. County Fire Station 81 in Agua Dulce and a subsequent fire that destroyed the…

Emergency personnel called to Pitchess Detention Center
An ambulance leaves Pitchess Detention Center following a medical emergency call for an inmate on Sunday, May 30, 2021. Bobby Block/The Signal

Emergency personnel called to Pitchess Detention Center

Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to another medical emergency at Pitchess Detention Center Sunday.   This incident follows reports that emergency personnel had transported at least a half-dozen inmates from the…

Four-car collision stops traffic on southbound 14, 2 injured
A crash involving two pickup trucks occurred on the southbound Highway 14 Freeway near Soledad Canyon Road in Santa Clarita on Saturday, 051521. Dan Watson/The Signal

Four-car collision stops traffic on southbound 14, 2 injured

A four-vehicle crash on the southbound lanes of Highway 14 near Soledad Canyon Road brought traffic on that route to a standstill Saturday afternoon.  The California Highway Patrol closed all lanes at 3:42 p.m., according to Officer Elizabeth Kravig.  A…

Firefighters respond to Agua Dulce brush fire
Los Angeles County Fire personnel and hand crews mop up a half-acre brush fire that burned off the side of Highway 14 near Escondido Canyon Road iin Agua Dulce on Wednesday, 041421. Dan Watson/The Signal

Firefighters respond to Agua Dulce brush fire

A fire near Highway 14 in Agua Dulce prompted a first-alarm brush fire assignment Wednesday. Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to reports of a brush fire near northbound…

Firefighters battle Agua Dulce brush fire
Firefighters battle a brush fire on Agua Dulce Canyon Road on Saturday, April, 11, 2021. Rick McClure/For The Signal

Firefighters battle Agua Dulce brush fire

Firefighters quickly contained a brush fire that broke out in Agua Dulce Saturday night. Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to reports of the blaze on Agua Dulce Canyon…

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…

PHOTOS: Vehicle into structure results in only minor injuries
Minor injuries reported after vehicle crashes into a Val Verde home on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Bobby Block/The Signal

PHOTOS: Vehicle into structure results in only minor injuries

A vehicle crashed into a home on the 29000 block of Concourse Street in Val Verde on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to a…

Vehicle crashes into school building
Multiple children are airlifted to a trauma center after an SUV crashed through the wall of the La Petite Academy in Saugus Monday afternoon. February 22, 2021. Bobby Block / The Signal.

Vehicle crashes into school building

Three toddlers were sent to the hospital after a car drove into a school building in Saugus Monday afternoon. Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel first responded to reports of…

Child taken to hospital via helicopter following medical emergency
Los Angeles County Fire Department Copter 12 airlifts a child following a medical emergency in Newhall on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Bobby Block/The Signal

Child taken to hospital via helicopter following medical emergency

A child was airlifted and taken to an area hospital following a medical emergency in Newhall Monday afternoon.  Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to reports of a medical…

Motorcycle, pedestrian collide in Canyon Country
First responders and law enforcement respond to a motorcycle-versus-pedestrian traffic collision Sunday. February 21, 2021. Bobby Block / The Signal.

Motorcycle, pedestrian collide in Canyon Country

A motorcycle-versus-pedestrian traffic collision in Canyon Country prompted response from emergency personnel Sunday morning. Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to reports of a crash with both a motorcycle…

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