Canyon fire containment jumps to 78%

Canyon Fire containment reaches 91%; nine structures damaged

Canyon Fire containment reached 91% and stayed steady at 5,370 acres as of Aug. 11.

Canyon fire containment jumps to 78%

VAL VERDE — Firefighters made substantial inroads gaining control of the 5,370-acre Canyon fire with containment growing Sunday night to 78%, up from  from 47% on Saturday night. “Firefighters made significant progress today, addressing small flare ups, strengthening control lines and conducting extensive mop-up operations,” Cal Fire noted late Saturday. “Structure defense efforts remained in place, while suppression repair teams worked to ident…

Canyon Fire burns 2 homes, holds at 62% containment, 5,370 acres

The Canyon Fire has burned two homes and is 62% contained and holding at 5,370 acres as of Sunday morning, according to officials with the Ventura County Fire Department.  In a phone interview, Andrew Dowd, public information officer for the Ventura County Fire Department, confirmed that two single residence structures in Los Angeles County and an additional three minor structures burned down, raising the total number of structures destroyed to …

Cal Fire: Canyon Fire 91% Contained, Burns 5,370 Acres

Cal Fire has reported that firefighters continue to make good progress on the Canyon Fire located to the east of the city of Piru. The fire is now 91% contained. The fire has burned 5,370 acres.

Canyon Fire containment grows to 91%

The Canyon Fire that has burned more than 5,000 acres on the Los Angeles-Ventura County line and destroyed two homes was 91% contained this morning as crews worked to completely encircle the non-injury blaze. ”Over the next two days, the majority of personnel on the incident will be released because of the progress that’s been made on this fire,” Los Angeles County Fire Department Public Information Officer Fred Fielding told CNS. Crews have bee…

Evacuation orders lifted as firefighters gain upper hand in California's Canyon Fire | TALK! 100.7 FM

Eric Thayer/Getty Images All evacuation warnings have been lifted regarding the Canyon Fire in California after firefighters appeared to gain the upper hand in battling the wildfire, which broke out amid a heatwave and rapidly spread to over 5,300 acres in two days and destroyed at least seven structures, including two homes, authorities said. As of Sunday morning, fire crews had increased containment on the blaze from 28% on Saturday evening to…