Franklin Fire

  • 7% Contained
  • 4,037 Acres
  • 1 County: Los Angeles

Layers

Date Started
12/09/2024 10:50 PM
Last Updated
12/11/2024 9:35 PM
Cause
Under Investigation
Incident Maps
3D Map
Admin Unit
Unified Command: CAL FIRE IMT 4, Los Angeles County Fire Department, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff
Incident Management Team
CAL FIRE Incident Management Team 4
Location
Malibu Canyon Rd, Malibu Creek State Park
[34.06343,-118.69642]
Reports
Status reports

Evacuation Orders

Immediate threat to life. This is a lawful order to LEAVE NOW. The area is lawfully closed to public access.

MAL-C111, MAL-C112, MCR-U021A, RMB-U030, SDP-U029-A, MAL-C113-A

Evacuation Warnings

Potential threat to life and/or property. Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.

  • KAN-U017, MAL-C113, MAL-C113-B, MAL-C113-C MCR-U021-B, MTN-U028, SDP-U029-B, SSM-U010, TOP-U008, VST-U022

Road Closures

Soft Closures: Open to residents of this community with proper identification:
  • Topanga Canyon Road to Pacific Coast Highway
  • Old Topanga Canyon Road at Mulholland Highway to Topanga Canyon 
Hard Closures:
  • Tuna Canyon at Pacific Coast Highway
  • Kanan at Pacific Coast Highway
  • Saddle Peak at Tuna Canyon
  • Stunt Road at Mulholland Highway
  • Cold Canyon at Piuma Road
  • Piuma Road at Malibu Canyon all the way to Pacific Coast Highway

Evacuation Shelters

  • Palisades Recreation Center – 851 Alma Real Drive, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
  • Santa Monica Unified School District, 2828 4th St, Santa Monica, CA 90405 - (pet crates welcome)

Animal Evacuation Shelters

Small Animals:

  • Agoura Animal Care Center, 29525 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills, CA 9130

Large Animals:

  • Pierce College, 6201 Winnetka Ave, Woodland Hills, CA 91367

Shelter In Place

  • Per Pepperdine University, the Shelter in Place protocol for the campus was activated and all members of the campus community are to follow instructions from University officials.

Status Update

Situation Summary

Firefighters are making steady progress as relative humidity is expected to increase overnight, and weak northeasterly winds will persist into the evening. Crews are actively balancing structure defense with efforts to establish and reinforce the fire’s perimeter control. Throughout the day, moderate fire behavior was observed. The fire is receiving air support via rotor-wing aircraft were actively engaged throughout the day, and night-flying aircraft have been assigned to continue operations.
At 10 a.m. yesterday (12/10), CAL FIRE Incident Management Team assumed command operating within a Unified Command structure.

Per the City of Malibu: The City has set up an Emergency Information and Supplies Station at Zuma Beach, offering updates, food, water, first aid assistance. City emergency alerts are posted at http://malibucity.org/alerts.

Franklin Fire Impacted Population Demographics

Federal Assistance

Fire Management Assistance Grants (FMAG) have been approved by FEMA for this incident.

For more information visit Emergency – COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Incident Photos and Videos

2024 LAC Franklin incident l Flickr

Damage Assessment

The Damage Inspection Specialist (DINS) team is conducting evaluations, with preliminary numbers indicating:
    •    6 structures damaged
    •    9 structures destroyed
    

ALERTCalifornia Camera Feed

Topanga Peak 1
ALERTCalifornia | UC San Diego:
Topanga Peak 1 - Ops.alertcalifornia.org
Castro Peak 2
ALERTCalifornia | UC San Diego:
Castro Peak 2 - Ops.alertcalifornia.org
Saddle Peak 2
ALERTCalifornia | UC San Diego:
Saddle Peak 2 - Ops.alertcalifornia.org

Resources Assigned

  • 1,974
    Personnel
  • 223
    Engines
  • 12
    Dozers
  • 12
    Water Tenders
  • 37
    Crews

Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.

Agency Information

California Highway Patrol, Office of Emergency Management, Public Works, CalTrans, Animal and Control, American Red Cross, California State Parks, CAL FIRE, CAL OES, National Park Service, So Cal Gas, GFP Response, Southern California Edison

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