- Saturday July 23rd, 2016 :: 07:58 p.m. PDT
#SandFire-20,000 acres; 10% contained; All evacs & road closures remain in place; Some structures damaged/destroyed; no details yet.
UPDATE AS OF 7:15 PM
#SandFire
Unified Command with LACoFD / ANF / LASD
20,000 Acres, 10% containment
Structures Destroyed/Damaged: We are aware that there are structures that have been destroyed or damaged in the Bear Divide and Sand Canyon areas; however, we cannot confirm any particular properties. Damage Assessment Teams are in the area, and we will release that information when it becomes available.
Personnel: 919
There will be three helicopters working throughout the night tonight (2 water-dropping, 1 medical)
Road Closures:
Sand Canyon and Soledad Canyon - no entry into Sand Canyon.
No access to Sand Canyon at northbound 14 Freeway.
Sand Canyon and Lost Canyon - no traffic into Sand Canyon.
Placerita Canyon and the 14 Freeway - no traffic into Placerita Canyon.
Soledad Canyon Road eastbound from the 14 Freeway.
Agua Dulce Canyon Road eastbound from the 14 Freeway.
Crown Valley Road eastbound from the 14 Freeway.
Sand Canyon Road east of Placerita Canyon to 12300 Little Tujunga.
Mandatory Evacuations:
All residents in Sand Canyon from Lost Canyon to Bear Divide.
All residents in Placerita Canyon from the Nature Center to Sand Canyon.
Little Tujunga from Bear Divide to LA River Ranger District (Station), 12371 Little Tujunga Cyn Rd.
All evacuations encompass approximately 1,500 homes
100 Commercial buildings threatened.
Evacuation Centers:
Hart High School, 24825 N. Newhall, Santa Clarita, 91321
Lakeview Terrace Recreation Center, 11075 Foothill Blvd, Lakeview Terrace, 91340
The Evacuation Center at Golden Valley High School has been closed.
Instructions:
Implement your Ready Set Go Wildfire Action Plan.
Address/Location
LA COUNTY FIRE DEPT: SCV-Castaic-Val Verde-Agua Dulce-Gorman
19190 Golden Valley Rd
Santa Clarita, CA 91387
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Fire suppression and rescue
- Event:
- Wildfire