Incident Update Canyon Fire
- Date:
- 08/09/2025
- Time:
- 8:02 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Canyon Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2025-08-07
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- North of Highway 126, West of Castaic
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- Los Angeles, Ventura
- Administration Unit
- Unified Command: Ventura County Fire Department & Los Angeles County Fire Department
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 5,370
- Containment
- 28%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- 7
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
Firefighters made significant progress today, addressing small flare ups, strengthening control lines and conducting extensive mop-up operations. Structure defense efforts remained in place, while suppression repair teams worked to identify and mitigate environmental impacts caused by firefighting operations.
Damage assessment teams completed inspections across a large portion of the affected area, confirming today that the fire destroyed 2 single residences and 5 outbuildings.
Overnight, crews will continue to patrol and monitor the fire, especially near populated area, extinguishing any remaining hot spots as needed.
As of this morning, all evacuation warnings in Los Angeles and Ventura counties have been lifted.
Federal Assistance
California secures federal assistance to support response for Canyon Fire in Southern California | Governor of California
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 129
- Water Tenders
- 10
- Helicopters
- 0
- Dozers
- 12
- Hand Crews
- 32
- Total Personnel
- 1158
Cooperating Agencies
| Name | Phone | Address | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ventura County Fire Department, Los Angeles County Fire Department, United States Forest Service, CAL FIRE, Ventura County OES, Ventura County Sheriff, CHP |