Kern County Firefighter Aiding Canyon Fire Ejected From Pickup Truck in 200-Foot Fall

LA County Evacuation Warnings Lifted as Canyon Fire Continues Burning

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. Saturday, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Evacuation orders in the county has been downgraded to warning on Friday. Evacuation warnings in Ventura County have also been lifted, according to t…

As Canyon fire winds down, heat wave lingers in Southern California

A battalion chief from Kern County involved in the Canyon fire operations was seriously injured when his truck rolled over.

Firefighter in California injured after emergency vehicle rolls over

CASTAIC, Calif. (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - In California, a firefighter was injured Friday following an emergency vehicle rollover crash near the Canyon Fire burn zone. The crash was reported before 7:00 p.m. Pacific in Castaic. The driver, a Kern County firefighter, was airlifted to a nearby hospital. Crews were still working Friday to grow containment lines for the Canyon Fire. As of Friday night the blaze was 5,370 acres and 28% contained. To keep up…

Kern County firefighter aiding Canyon Fire ejected from pickup truck in 200-foot fall

A Kern County firefighter who was sent to help battle the now 5,370-acre Canyon Fire was hospitalized with major injuries after his pickup truck plunged off the side of a road Friday. Officials confirmed to KTLA that the firefighter, whose identity was not immediately disclosed, was on the line of duty around 6:20 p.m. when the incident within an incident (IWI) occurred. Preliminary reports indicate that the firefighter was driving a pickup truc…

Kern County firefighter airlifted after truck accident during fire response

A firefighter was injured in a rollover vehicle accident while helping to contain the Canyon fire on Friday.Kern County Fire Department Battalion Chief James Ag

Kern County firefighter injured in truck rollover near Canyon Fire

A Kern County firefighter suffered major injuries when their truck rolled nearly 200 feet over a ridge and down a steep hillside in Castaic near the Canyon Fire