Wildfire in Acton CA

Los Angeles County Fire Department sent 5 engines, a bulldozer, a water tender, three hand crews and were assisted by three engine companies and a water tender from the United States Forest Service to California’s first greater alarm wildfire of the season, 1-2-2012, LACOFD Fire Station 80’s district. Flame raced up from the canyon near hillside homes on Bent Spur Rd in Acton CA. It took nearly 2 hours before the fire could be contained, a reminder that fire season is with us all year long in Southern California. The fire had fairly large flame lengths for January due to lack of rain. Nearby homes were threatened but no structural loss was reported. The fire is under investigation.