Incident Update Hughes Fire
- Date:
- 01/22/2025
- Time:
- 1:11 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Hughes Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2025-01-22
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Lake Hughes Road near Castaic Lake, Castaic
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- Los Angeles
- Administration Unit
- Unified Command: Angeles National Forest and LA County Fire
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 5,054
- Containment
- 0%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
Firefighters from Angeles National Forest, as well as surged CAL FIRE and local, state, federal, and tribal partners, are responding to a brush fire located off Lake Hughes Rd North of Castaic Reservoir Rd, Castaic. Hughes Fire Is in unified command with U.S. Forest Service, Los Angeles County Fire Department, with assistance from LA County Sheriff and California Highway Patrol, Southern Division.
Evacuation Zones
Evacuation Information:
Evacuation Orders
Evacuation Warnings
- CAS-BISCAILUZ, CAS-INDUSTRY, CAS-LIVEOAK, CAS-OAKCANYON, CAS-VALVERDE, GOR-E004, GOR-HUNGRYVALLEY, LAC-E005, LAC-E009-B, LAC-E011-A, LAC-E011-B, LAC-E016, LAC-E029, LAC-FRANCISQUITO, SCL-KELLYJOHNSON, SCL-TESORODELVALLE, SLC-REYESABODE, SLC-STERLING.
Residents should sign up for LA County Emergency Alerts: https://ready.lacounty.gov/emergency-notifications/
Road Closures
- Ridge Route Rd at Lake Hughes
- Ridge Route Rd at Templin Hwy
- Lake Hughes at Pine Cyn
- Dry Gulch at San Francisquito Cyn Rd
- I-5 NB at Parker Rd Off Ramp and I-5 NB at Lake Hughes Rd off ramp will be shut down.
Evacuation Shelters
Evacuation Center: Valencia High School (27801 Dickson Dr, Valencia, CA 91355)