Jan 22, 2025 · Unified Command: CAL FIRE, Angeles National Forest , LA County Fire, and Bureau of Land Management . Incident Management Team No team assigned. ... Phones will no longer be staffed after 5:00 p.m. For information regarding the Hughes Fire or the Angeles National Forest, please call (626) 574-1613 (M-F 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.) ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Rain throughout the day aided in fire suppression efforts yesterday as crews persisted with mop-up activities, clearing roads, creating water bars, and backhauling equipment. With containment now at 95%, firefighters and resources continued to demobilize.

Jan 22, 2025 · Firefighters from Angeles National Forest, as well as surged CAL FIRE and local, state, federal, and tribal partners, are responding to a brush fire located off Lake Hughes Rd North of Castaic Reservoir Rd, Castaic. Hughes Fire Is in unified command with U.S. Forest Service, Los Angeles County Fire Department, and CAL FIRE with assistance from ...

Jan 22, 2025 · The Hughes Fire is an active wildfire burning in Los Angeles County in Southern California.So far, the fire has burned over 10,000 acres (4,000 hectares). [3] The fire began near Lake Hughes Road near Castaic Lake and its cause is under investigation. [1] [4] It has prompted evacuation orders in the region around Castaic Lake.[5]Due to the high Santa Ana winds in the area, the fire exploded to ...

Jan 22, 2025 · The Hughes Fire broke out in the late morning and within six hours charred about 15 square miles (39 square kilometers) of trees and brush near Lake Castaic, a popular recreation area about 40 miles (64 kilometers) from the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires that are burning for a third week. Though the region was under a red flag warning ...

Jan 22, 2025 · The 10,000-acre Hughes Fire near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic, which sent thousands fleeing this week, was more than 95% contained Sunday with all mandatory evacuation orders lifted ...

Jan 22, 2025 · A new fire exploded Wednesday north of Castaic, spreading quickly and forcing additional evacuations in fire-weary Southern California. The Hughes fire started off of Lake Hughes Road just before ...

Jan 20, 2025 · The Hughes Fire is the largest of new wildfires that broke out this week, covering at least 10,176 acres across both Los Angeles and Ventura counties, according to Cal Fire, which says 14% of the ...

6 days ago · A brush fire broke out Thursday morning on a mountain in Ventura County, near Camarillo, Calif., prompting evacuations of the nearby Cal State Channel Islands, university campus, which has about ...

Jan 22, 2025 · The fire threat remains critical in Southern California, where thousands of residents were under evacuation orders Wednesday as fire crews battled the out-of-control Hughes Fire near Castaic, a ...