Santa Clarita brush fire

Against a backdrop of fire retardant, crews work on burned hills to achieve complete containment of a blaze burning in the Placerita Canyon area of Santa Clarita on Monday afternoon.

Laboring under triple-digit temperatures, firefighters from Bear Divide Hotshots keep embers in check on scorched hills in the Placerita Canyon area of Santa Clarita.

John Kafoury with the Orange County Fire Authority works to extinguish burning tree stumps in the Placerita Canyon area of Santa Clarita.

Firefighters John Kafoury, left, and Matt Petro, right, with the Orange County Fire Authority climb into the brush looking for hot spots as they are part of a task force assisting Los Angeles County firefighters working to gain complete containment of a wildfire that is burning in the Placerita Canyon area of Santa Clarita.

Firefighter John Kafoury with the Orange County Fire Authority breaking a sweat as he is part of a task force assisting Los Angeles County firefighters to put out hot spots as they try to gain complete containment of a wildfire that is burning in the Placerita Canyon area of Santa Clarita.

As temperatures begin to climb firefighter Nick Spurlock with the Orange County Fire Authority waters embers of a wildfire that is burning in the Placerita Canyon area of Santa Clarita.

Robert Hays, right, and John Kafoury firefighters with the Orange County Fire Authority hydrate after putting out hot spots of a wildfire in Santa Clarita.

Firefighters battle a Santa Clarita blaze that was sparked by a car accident Sunday afternoon.

Firefighters battle a fast-moving brush fire that scorched about 750 acres Sunday in Santa Clarita.

Pasadena Fire Battalion Chief Tony Bagan watches his crew battle a fast-moving brush fire Sunday in the Santa Clarita area.

A lone firefighter walks up a hillside laden with fire retardant Sunday in the Santa Clarita area.

A firefighter puts out hot spots in the Santa Clarita area. The brush fire has burned hundreds of acres and prompted the shutdown of Highway 14 in both directions.

A deer walks through a burned-out hillside in Santa Clarita on Sunday.

Firefighters work on the Santa Clarita fire, which prompted some mandatory evacuations in the area on Sunday.

Firefighters knock down hot spots in the Santa Clarita area.

Firefighters walk up a steep hillside in 105-degree heat as they battle a fast-moving brush fire in the Santa Clarita area.