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The Hurst Fire (initially known as the Sylmar Fire [2]) was a wildfire that burned in the Sylmar area of the city of Los Angeles in Southern California. It was one of several fires driven by an extremely powerful Santa Ana wind event.
The Hurst Fire started Tuesday night in Sylmar, a suburban neighborhood north of San Fernando, as a brush fire. As of Friday night it had expanded to 771 acres and was 70% contained, according to ...
The fire threatened the communities of Santa Clarita, Glendale, Olive View, Lake View Terrace, Sunland-Tujunga, Shadow Hills, Sylmar, Pacoima, Lopez Canyon, and Kagel Canyon, as well as the Olive View–UCLA Medical Center. During the wildfire, 115,000 residents were forced to evacuate their homes. [3] Map of the Creek Fire and adjacent fires
Hurst Fire, Sylmar area: 799 acres. 97% contained ... Map of SW California and the current Red Flag Warnings in effect. All areas in red have a high risk for rapid fire growth if a fire starts ...
Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power, which co-owns the Sylmar transmission corridor and serves customers in the Palisades Fire area, is not required as a public utility to provide state ...
The Sayre Fire, also known as the Sylmar Fire, was a November 2008 wildfire which burned 489 residences in Los Angeles, considered to be the "worst loss of homes due to fire" in the city's history at that time. [1] The fire was first reported at 10:29 p.m. PDT on November 14, 2008, in the Sylmar section of Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Fire Department tracked the source of the Hurst fire in Sylmar to an area near a Southern California Edison transmission tower where downed lines were found, the utility company ...
The Sayre Fire in 2008 resulted in the loss of 489 residences in or near Sylmar, the "worst loss of homes due to fire" in Los Angeles's history. [26] In 2016 the Marek Fire destroyed 41 homes. [27] In 2018, the northwest portion of the district was called "Rancho Cascades". [28] On January 7, 2025, the Hurst Fire broke out near Sylmar. [29]