Vegetation Fire (Hughes) in Castaic, Los Angeles

Additional Information

Incident Type: Vegetation Fire (Hughes)
Initial Dispatch: Vegetation Fire
Timestamp: 01-22-25 11:30 AM

Neighborhood: Castaic
Address: 34.49592, -118.62372
Intersection: Lake Hughes Rd x Hwy 005

Council District: (0)
LAFD: Valley (FS, BC)
LAPD: ()

Latitude/Longitude: 34.4959, -118.6237

LAIT911 Maps Link: LINK

Incident Area Map

Responding Unit Activity Log

Timestamp	Unit ID	Unit Status
01-22-25 02:00 PM	E94	On Scene
01-22-25 02:00 PM	E67	On Scene
01-22-25 02:00 PM	E98	On Scene
01-22-25 02:00 PM	E263	On Scene
01-22-25 02:00 PM	E17	On Scene

To view full responding apparatus log, please login.

User Contributed Information

Please login to share information.

Firefighters have contained the fire near critical areas like Elderberry Canyon and the Castaic Hydroelectric Power Plant. Efforts continue to reinforce control lines and prevent spread, with extra resources in Castaic. Firefighting will continue aggressively with aircraft support. [verified]

01-23-25 09:22 AM | jfm

The fire is reportedly at 10,176 acres and 14% contained [verified]

01-22-25 09:48 PM | kaydenk

All evacuation orders and warnings will remain in place overnight. Evacuations will be evaluated for potential downgrading at 7:00 AM on Thursday, January 23, 2025. [verified]

01-22-25 08:08 PM | jfm

The fire is now 9,457 acres and 5% Contained [verified]

01-22-25 06:06 PM | jfm

CALFIRE has updated the fire to 8,096 acres [verified]

01-22-25 03:49 PM | jbphoto415

CALFIRE has updated the fire to 5,054 acres [verified]

01-22-25 01:09 PM | jbphoto415

Visit/Download Genasys Protect for more information on evacuation orders and impact. [verified]

01-22-25 12:57 PM | jfm

Culver City, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica are en-route and assisting with the Hughes Fire in addition to ANF, LAFD and LACoFD. [verified]

01-22-25 12:52 PM | jfm

OES INTEL 24 has mapped perimeter at 3407 acres. [verified]

01-22-25 12:24 PM | jfm

As of 10:51 AM, ANF is reporting several hundred acres with spotting, heavy fuels and access issues. See (LACoFD) #796960 [verified]

01-22-25 11:59 AM | jfm