Evacuation warnings were lifted in Los Angeles County Saturday morning for the 5,370-acre Canyon Fire straddling the Los Angeles-Ventura county line near Val Verde west of Castaic, authorities said.
The warnings were lifted as of 7 a.m. August 9, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Evacuation orders in the county had been downgraded to warnings on Friday.
Evacuation warnings in Ventura County have also been lifted, according to the Ventura County Fire Department.
Containment of the fire was at 28%, according to Cal Fire.
At least one firefighter was injured Friday when a white fire pickup truck overturned. The firefighter was ejected near the fire. Aerial footage depicted a rescue operation for the severely injured firefighter, who was conscious and alert before being transported to a hospital.
A Kern County Fire Department firefighter suffered major injuries when a white pickup truck he was in rolled nearly 200 feet over a ridge and down a hillside on Friday evening, CBS2 reported. He was airlifted to the Henry Mayo Medical Center in Valencia.
Some 391 firefighters from the Los Angeles and Ventura county fire departments were attacking the blaze with assistance from Angeles National Forest firefighters and Cal Fire. They maintained the fight Friday amid soaring temperatures that stayed below triple digits, slightly cooler than Thursday.
“Today, firefighters are making good progress in suppressing the blaze, aided by favorable weather conditions and the continued use of firefighting aircraft making repeated water and retardant drops to slow the fire’s advance and support crews on the ground,” the VCFD said at 1:12 p.m. Friday. “The fire remains active as it spreads east toward the community of Castaic in Los Angeles County.”
LACFD officials said helicopter crews made water drops on the fire through the night Thursday into Friday, taking advantage of diminished winds. The strategy proved effective, helping to jump-start containment efforts.
Canyon fire burns 5,370 acres near Castaic, firefighter injured
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