Firefighters respond to brush fire north of Santa Clarita

A brush fire broke out north of Santa Clarita on Tuesday afternoon.

The brush fire, dubbed the Gulch Fire, was reported around 3:44 p.m. Tuesday near San Francisquito Canyon Road and Dry Gulch Mountainway, according to initial radio reports from the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Update (4:19 p.m.)

According to the Angeles National Forest, the Gulch Fire has been contained to one acre in size.

#GulchFire -San Francisquito Cyn Rd – LACoFD and Angeles NF firefighters are keeping the fire under control at approximately 1 acre. Cancellation of units that are not on site. @LACoFDPIO @SCCoSheriff @CHP_Newhall pic.twitter.com/VqLYifkbpY

– Angeles National Forest (@Angeles_NF) January 8, 2025

Original story:

ANF ​​firefighters respond to a brush fire San Francisquito Cyn Rd x Dry Gulch Motorway with LACOFD. LACoFD on site 1/4 acre@SCCoSheriff @CHP_Newhall @LACoFDPIO pic.twitter.com/fKEePbf9fA

– Angeles National Forest (@Angeles_NF) January 7, 2025

According to LACoFD radio traffic, the light fuel fire was approximately 1/4 acre in size and was experiencing winds of 10 to 15 mph.

No injuries were reported as of 4:01 p.m. Tuesday.

Ed. Note: This is breaking news. More information will be added as it becomes available.