While southern California continued to discover a heat wave, officials raised the last evacuation orders on Saturday in the areas affected by the Canyon fire, which burned more than 5,000 acres in the counties of northern Los Angeles and Ventura.
With the fire of 28% content, the night shooting activity was “minimal” and the crews worked to secure the perimeter, protect the structures and search for hot spots, according to the fire service of the County of Los Angeles.
The fire of the canyon broke out on Thursday Northeast of Piru in the county of Ventura. Thursday evening, he jumped at 5,000 acres, triggering evacuations and advancing towards Castaic Lake and Interstate 5. The cause is under investigation.
The battalion chief James Agee, of the County Fire Service of Kern, was seriously injured on Friday when the van he was driving in the Romero Canyon region, where he was involved in Canyon fire operations.
Agee was transported by plane to Henry Mayo hospital in Newhall.
“James is a strong man with a big heart, and we know that he faces this challenge with the same force and the same character he has shown throughout his career,” said Kern Comté firefighters, Aaron Duncan, in a press release. “We are grateful for the rapid actions of our partner teams and organizations, and for the kindness that is shown to his family.”
THE Hot release of the region hampered efforts to suppress fire, triggeraccording to the National meteorological service.
The regions of the interior valley had to see three-digit temperatures throughout the weekend, with planned summits from 106 to Lancaster and 103 in Northridge, according to the National Meteorological Service.
Interior Empire communities could expect temperatures between 97 and 104 degrees, with thermal opinion at 8 p.m. Monday.
“There is a moderate risk of heat -related diseases for vulnerable populations, and any fire begins in interior areas could develop rapidly, as we saw with the Canyon fire on Thursday,” said the National Weather Service on X. “Stay hydrated if you have to be absent in heat and avoid everything that could create a spark.”
