On Saturday afternoon, as dry and windy conditions prevailed, firefighters faced the blaze of the Ramirez Fire in Agoura Hills. The fire, noticed at 3:48 p.m., moved across 3 to 5 acres by 4:30 p.m. but had its forward progress halted at around 5:20 p.m., ABC7 reported. With the area under a red flag warning, the Los Angeles County Fire Department scrambled with ground crews and aerial attacks to manage the fire.
The City of Agoura Hills informed residents via an online statement that the fire was holding at 5 acres and that helicopters were "making good progress" with water drops. This came amid concerns of the elevated wildfire risks due to the Santa Ana winds, generating gusts in certain areas between 25 to 40 mph, and isolated gusts surging up to 50 mph, as per CBS Los Angeles. With the warning in effect until 6 p.m. that day, communities were advised to stay prepared as "Any new fires will have increased risk for rapid fire spread/extreme fire behavior," said the National Weather Service Los Angeles.
Concurrently, a separate fire named the Pedley Fire took hold in Jurupa Valley, burning through 12 acres before its advance was stopped around 4:10 p.m., according to ABC7.
Despite the danger posed by the Ramirez Fire, which burned close to the 101 Freeway and Agoura Road, no homes or structures were in its immediate threat path. "Firefighters would remain on site until mop-up is completed," the City of Agoura Hills reassured, as NBC Los Angeles covered.
