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Yahoo
09-08-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
3 firefighters injured while battling California's Canyon Fire
CASTAIC, Calif.– Three firefighters were injured while battling a wildfire in southern California on Friday. The Canyon Fire erupted on Thursday near Castaic, California, and quickly spread to 5,370 acres by Friday night. While battling the fire on Friday, three firefighters suffered minor injuries and were taken to a hospital out of caution, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. All three firefighters are expected to fully recover. Evacuation orders given for roughly 4,300 residents of Los Angeles and Ventura counties were downgraded to evacuation warnings. The Canyon Fire is 28% contained. L.A. County Fire said, despite challenging weather conditions and terrain, the fire only spread 500 acres on Friday. The cause of the fire remains undetermined. Elevated fire weather conditions are expected to last through Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Smoke from the Canyon Fire and another fire called the Gifford Fire, have been creating air quality concerns across southern California. An Air Quality Alert is in effect for the Interstatae 5 corridor and Lake Castaic through Sunday article source: 3 firefighters injured while battling California's Canyon Fire
CBS News
09-08-2025
- Automotive
- CBS News
Firefighter suffers major injuries after truck rolls nearly 200 feet down hillside near Canyon Fire
A Kern County Fire Department firefighter suffered major injuries when their truck rolled nearly 200 over a ridge and down a steep hillside in Castaic near the Canyon Fire on Friday night. It happened a little before 7 p.m. a little south of Castaic High School, near the 31000 block of Romero Canyon Road, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. By the time other firefighters arrived at the spot of the crash, they said that the victim had was out of the car. Though he was alert and conscious, he was said to have sustained major injuries in the collision. The firefighter was airlifted to Henry Mayo Medical Center in Valencia for treatment. SkyCal flew over the spot of the crash, where a group of other firefighters could be seen tending to the victim. A pickup truck nearby appeared to have sustained severe damage as if it had rolled over several times. This is a developing story. Check back for details.
Washington Post
08-08-2025
- Climate
- Washington Post
Canyon Fire explodes to nearly 5,000 acres in Southern California
A fast-moving wildfire in Southern California has prompted mandatory evacuations and a local emergency proclamation in Los Angeles County after growing to nearly 5,000 acres in less than a day. The Canyon Fire began at 1:25 p.m. Thursday local time, with flames spotted to the north of Highway 126 and the west of the unincorporated community of Castaic in Los Angeles County, near the border of Ventura County, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Prep talk: Frithsmith brothers lift Hart baseball after football contributions
Brothers Matix (left) and Ryder Frithsmith are starters for Hart's baseball team after starting for football team. (Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times) Hart High's baseball team had one of its best comeback victories on Thursday, rallying from an 8-2 deficit to defeat Castaic 9-8. The Frithsmith brothers, Ryder and Matix, each had doubles in the seventh inning when Hart pushed across the tying and winning run. Advertisement "It was really cool to go up there with one out and get on and for him to keep it going and drive in the winning run," Matix said. Matix, a sophomore, and Ryder, a senior, were also standout players for the football team. Now Matix is playing left field and Ryder center field. "It's a little different because he was mostly a defensive player," Matix said. "It's cool to be in the outfield together, communicate, work together. We're still working as a team and having brother bondage." But what's up with Ryder having a higher batting average than Matix? "I don't know," Matix said. "He's been hot lately. I'm picking it up." Advertisement Hart (11-7, 6-1) has a two-game series next week with West Ranch (15-7, 7-1) for first place in the Foothill League. This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email Sign up for the L.A. Times SoCal high school sports newsletter to get scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
