On the evening of July 6th, a vehicle fire in the Santa Susana Mountains quickly evolved into a brush fire that threatened to spread through the dry vegetation. The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) reported an immediate response in conjunction with the Los Angeles County (LACoFD) and Ventura County Fire Departments (VCFD) to the incident, which took place in a remote area of Browns Canyon Road. According to the LAFD's alert, the fire managed to quickly grow to one-eighth of an acre.
The incident was identified as INC#1703 and the response included both ground and aerial firefighting units. Though the fire's location fell within the Los Angeles County FD's jurisdiction, no immediate threat seemed to loom over City of Los Angeles residents at the time.
"There is no imminent threat to City of Los Angeles residents," Brian Humphrey stated in the report. This assurance reflects the situation as it stood at the inception of the firefighting efforts. Resources dispatched include multiple engine companies, tactical units, and helicopters, equipped and ready to combat the flames from both the sky and the rugged terrain on the ground.
As is the protocol with incidents of this nature, the Los Angeles County Fire Department will be leading the investigation and providing all additional information. The LAFD's briefing urged local media and residents to direct their inquiries and to look for updates pertaining to this fire to the LACoFD. At this time, the full extent of the damage caused by the fire and the original vehicle incident has yet to be publicly assessed or reported.
