Pursuant of a long-standing Automatic Aid Agreement, the Los Angeles Fire Department has assigned air and ground resources to the Los Angeles County Fire Department in their battle against a brush fire near the Newhall Pass, that borders the northern city limits of Los Angeles.

These sixty-nine members of the Los Angeles Fire Department have been dispatched to the wildfire as a result of the blaze being in a formally identified 'Mutual Threat Zone'.

The City of Los Angeles remains fully protected by the use of additional staff and reserve apparatus to cover foreseeable local needs, and we remind local residents that resources can be recalled to our City as necessary.

The men and women of the LAFD ask motorists to remain watchful for these and other convoys of emergency apparatus, and to be mindful of the space necessary for them to safely maneuver on local roads and highways.

Pursuant of protocol, all public and media information regarding this incident, including the actions of assigned LAFD personnel, will be provided by the Los Angeles County Fire Department, which maintains daily jurisdictional authority of the area where the fire is burning.


Submitted by Brian Humphrey, Spokesman
Los Angeles Fire Department