Evacuation orders lifted in LA County as Canyon Fire reaches 47% containment

VAL VERDE – Evacuation warnings were lifted in Los Angeles County Saturday for the 5,370-acre Canyon Fire straddling the Los Angeles-Ventura county line near Val Verde west of Castaic, authorities said.

The warnings were lifted as of 7 a.m. Saturday, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Evacuation orders in the county has been downgraded to warning on Friday.

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A firefighter battles the Canyon Fire on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Hasley Canyon, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Evacuation warnings in Ventura County have also been lifted, according to the Ventura County Fire Department.

Containment of the fire was reported at 47% Saturday evening, according to Cal Fire.

At least one firefighter was injured Friday when a white fire pickup truck overturned. The firefighter was ejected near the fire. Aerial footage depicted a rescue operation for the severely injured firefighter, who was conscious and alert before being transported to a hospital.

Some 391 firefighters from the Los Angeles and Ventura county fire departments were attacking the blaze with assistance from Angeles National Forest and Cal Fire. They maintained the fight Friday amid soaring temperatures that stayed below triple digits, slightly cooler than Thursday.

“Firefighters will continue to enhance, monitor and patrol existing control lines, addressing heat sources as they occur while providing structure defense for residences in the affected areas,” fire officials said Saturday.

LACFD officials said helicopter crews made water drops on the fire through the night Thursday into Friday, taking advantage of diminished winds.

The strategy proved effective, helping to jump-start containment efforts.

The fire started at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday, and quickly went to a second alarm as it burned in a remote area east of Lake Piru. The flames spread rapidly through the brush. Initially estimated at about 30 acres, within two hours, the fire had burned through 1,051 acres of brush. By late Thursday its size neared 5,000 acres.

With the fire advancing, evacuation warnings were issued in the Val Verde area. That warning was later elevated to an evacuation order and expanded to include the Hasley Canyon and other areas, while additional neighborhoods were placed under additional warnings.

One structure has been reported destroyed, but no residences have burned and no other injuries have been reported.

There was no immediate word on the cause of the fire.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, who represents the area and chairs the Board of Supervisors, issued a local emergency proclamation Thursday afternoon in response to the fire aimed at ensuring all resources are made available to fight the blaze.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved a Fire Management Assistance Grant that will reimburse a large share of local agencies’ firefighting costs. (CNS)

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