Fire at a glance (numbers)
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Placerita IC, Los Angeles County. Three miles southeast of Santa Clarita, CA. Brush, short grass and chaparral. Minimal fire behavior.
June 26, 2017 at 8:43 AM
Running Horse Rd CLOSED btwn Placerita Cyn and Highway 14. No evacuations in effect.
June 25, 2017 at 9:18 PM
Mandatory evacuations are still in effect for homes in the area of Running Horse and Tenderfoot Trail. Placerita Canyon Road, east of the 14 freeway is temporarily closed. Residents will be allowed back into the area at 10 P.M. Sunday night.
Emergency Evacuation Center for Residents:
Golden Valley High School, 27051 Robert C Lee Pkwy, Santa Clarita
Large Animal Evacuations:
AV Fairgrounds, 2551 West Avenue H, Lancaster
WHEN YOU RETURN HOME AFTER AN EVACUATION:
Be alert for downed power lines and other hazards.
Check propane tanks, regulators, and lines before turning gas on.
Check your residence carefully for hidden embers or smoldering fires.
June 25, 2017 at 6:14 PM
IC advising the fire has been downgraded to 750 acres with 50% containment. 14 Fwy North/South lanes to open shortly. Repopulation of the evacuated areas planned to be complete by 10 pm tonight. All evacuations still in place as of now.
June 25, 2017 at 5:20 PM
Voluntary evacs for the Placerita Fire
Lost Cyn Rd
Via Princessa
Cardinal Dr
Winter Pine Wy
Ravenglen Rd
Pineview Rd
Cambria Sts Ln
PlaceritaCynRd
June 25, 2017 at 4:54 PM
Northbound Highway 14 OPEN except for #4 lane, working on getting southbound lanes open.
June 25, 2017 at 4:39 PM
Per LA County Sheriff: Disney Ranch area is experiencing a power outage; 76 homes affected. **Work is in progress**
June 25, 2017 at 4:14 PM
The fire is estimated at 850 acres as of now. Burning mostly in the State Responsibility Area (SRA), 19% federal and 1& local RA. Burning at a moderate rate of spread now.
June 25, 2017 at 3:36 PM
LA County Fire PIO update: 800 acres 0% containment. 1 structure destroyed
June 25, 2017 at 3:23 PM
Emergency Evac Center for Residents:
Golden Valley H.S.
27051 Robert C Lee, Pkwy Santa Clarita
All livestock evacuations go to AV Fairgrounds.
June 25, 2017 at 3:10 PM
Per LA County Sheriff:
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS:
Disney Ranch, Tenderfoot Trail Rd, Running Horse Rd & Placerita Cyn
June 25, 2017 at 2:46 PM
Structure protection now in place for the Placerita Nature Center.
Fire is burning in an easterly direction.
A firefighting aircraft drops phos-chek near Golden Valley Rd as #PlaceritaFire grows to 500 acres pic.twitter.com/iZPXjolcRg
— Austin Westfall (@WestfallAustin) June 25, 2017
June 25, 2017 at 2:10 PM
Fire is now approximately 500 acres. Head of the fire is slowing due to it hitting the Sand Fire burn scar, per @lacfd.
June 25, 2017 at 2:05 PM
Per COPT15 fire is in a bowl near Running Horse. Dozer 5 is engaged cutting a line between Running Horse and Disney Ranch. 1 home is being lost in Disney Ranch.
June 25, 2017 at 2:02 PM
Fire has jumped Sierra Hwy and the 14 Freeway and is spotting. 5 Engines requested in the Running Horse area due to fire bumping homes in that area. No homes involved yet.