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With California Wildfire Activity Already Up 700%, Authorities Urge Homeowners To Prepare Their Homes, Evacuation Plans Syndicated Local – CBS Los Angeles CALABASAS (CBSLA) — State officials are warning that this year could be the worst wildfire season California has ever seen after a dry winter and spring. © Provided by CBS Los Angeles (credit: CBS) Fire agencies gathered at King Gillette Ranch in Calabasas, which was ravaged by the Woolsey Fire in 2018, to issue their warning that California has already seen nearly 14,000 acres burn since the start of 2021, an increase...

North Fire: Crews contain wildfire that sparked in Castaic By Shelly Insheiwat Evacuations were lifted late Wednesday after a wind-driven fire broke out in Castaic. LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - Fire crews were able to contain a blaze that sparked in the Castaic area on April 28 and scorched roughly 552 acres, officials said.  Evacuations were issued for some residents in the immediate area but they were all lifted late Wednesday night.  Crews faced a challenging firefight due to sizzling temperatures, low humidity and gusty winds, the fire department said.  Santa Clarita city officials ...

By City News Service May 1, 2021 CASTAIC (CNS) - A brush fire in Castaic has burned at least 552 acres and was 75% contained today.   The North Fire was reported about 1:45 p.m. Wednesday in the area of 29330 The Old Road, east of the Golden State (5) Freeway, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.   The fire was initially reported to be at about one acre in light to medium fuels, but quickly spread and was reported to be at 50 acres by about 3:20 p.m. Wednesday.   The size was listed at 650 acres late Wednesday, but was downgraded slightly to 640 acres on Thursday mornin...

By City News Service May 1, 2021 CASTAIC (CNS) - A brush fire in Castaic has burned at least 552 acres and was 75% contained today.   The North Fire was reported about 1:45 p.m. Wednesday in the area of 29330 The Old Road, east of the Golden State (5) Freeway, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.   The fire was initially reported to be at about one acre in light to medium fuels, but quickly spread and was reported to be at 50 acres by about 3:20 p.m. Wednesday.   The size was listed at 650 acres late Wednesday, but was downgraded slightly to 640 acres on Thursday mornin...

“Firefighters today are on the line working very hard to improve those containment numbers,” said Sean Ferguson, LACoFD Public Information Officer on Thursday. “However they are battling high temperatures, low relative humidity and at times dusty conditions.” See Related: Due to accurate infrared mapping flights conducted along the fire’s perimeter, the fire size had been downgraded from an earlier estimate to 640 acres as of Thursday morning, according to Fire officials.  “The day was going normally and then almost instantly, it was chaos,” Smith said. “It first seemed like ...