Santa Clarita Valley fire: Evacuation zones, road closures, shelters and location

Tick fire evacuation zones in the Santa Clarita area

, Alex Wigglesworth, Jaclyn Cosgrove and Dakota Smith

Oct. 25, 2019 10:37 AM PT

The Tick fire continued raging out of control near Santa Clarita on Friday, burning at least six homes and forcing thousands to evacuate.

Here is what we know:

LOCATION

The fire was reported shortly before 1:45 p.m. Thursday along Tick Canyon Road. It quickly began moving downhill, parallel to the 14 Freeway and Sierra Highway into Mint Canyon, Canyon Country and Agua Dulce. Early Friday the fire jumped the 14 Freeway and began heading southwest toward the Sand Canyon community.

EVACUATIONS

Homes south of the 14 Freeway, west of Agua Dulce Canyon Road, north of Placerita Canyon Road and both sides of Sand Canyon Road are under evacuation orders.

Officials warned that the fire was “outpacing the evacuation efforts.”

SHELTER

Evacuation centers have been established at the College of the Canyons in Valencia and West Ranch High School in Santa Clarita.

Residents with large animals and livestock were advised to head to Castaic Animal Care Center in Castaic and the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds in Lancaster. Small animals can be sheltered at any of the seven L.A. County animal care centers.

ROAD CLOSURES

The 14 Freeway from Agua Dulce Canyon to Sand Canyon roads

North Sand Canyon Road at the 14 Freeway

Soledad Canyon Road from Whites Canyon Road

East Plum Canyon Road from Bouquet Canyon Road

East Bouquet from Copper Hill Drive

SCHOOL CLOSURES

All schools in the William S. Hart Union High School District, Newhall School District and Saugus Union School District will be closed on Friday. The California Institute of the Arts will also be closed.

All Los Angeles Unified School District schools in the San Fernando Valley are closed due to air-quality and safety concerns caused by fires in the region. Community, Roscomare, Topanga, Valley View, Wonderland, and Elementary Community Day School (Devonshire) are also closed.

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Hannah Fry

Hannah Fry covers breaking news for the Los Angeles Times. She most recently covered Orange County for The Times and has written extensively about criminal trials, housing, politics and government. In 2020, Fry was part of the team that was a Pulitzer finalist for its coverage of a boat fire that killed 34 people off the coast of Santa Barbara. Fry came to The Times from the Daily Pilot, where she covered coastal cities, education and crime. An Orange County native, Fry started her career as an intern at the Orange County Register.

Alex Wigglesworth

Alex Wigglesworth is an environment reporter who covers wildfire and forestry for the Los Angeles Times.

Jaclyn Cosgrove

Jaclyn Cosgrove is a reporter at the Los Angeles Times who writes about L.A. County government, with a focus on the county’s mental health treatment system. Previously, Cosgrove worked at the Oklahoman, where they wrote extensively about the state’s mental health and substance use treatment system. They are a graduate of Oklahoma State University and have a master of legal studies degree from UCLA School of Law.

Dakota Smith

Dakota Smith covers City Hall for the Los Angeles Times. She is part of the team that won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in breaking news for reporting on a leaked audio recording that upended City Hall politics. She joined the newsroom in 2016 and previously covered City Hall for the Los Angeles Daily News. She is a graduate of Lewis & Clark College and lives in Los Angeles.

Santa Clarita Valley fire: Evacuation zones, road closures, shelters and location

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