LOCAL In BRIEF

Firefighters snuff out Agua Dulce brush fire

Firefighters wasted no time jumping on a brush fire near Escondido Canyon Road in Agua Dulce on Wednesday morning, snuffing out the small fire effectively within a half-hour.

“It was reported as a 30-by-30-(foot) spot fire about a quarter-mile north of Agua Dulce Canyon,” a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department told The Signal on Thursday.

Several county firefighting units including at least one water-dumping helicopter and a half-dozen fire engines from two battalions, with the help of Angeles National Forest firefighters were dispatched to the fire at 9:58 a.m., a Fire Department spokesman said.

Emergency response crews were alerted to the fire from motorists reporting it as being on the northside of Highway 14.

Shortly after 10:30 a.m., fire officials began releasing some of the firefighting units from the scene.

City announces road closures for ‘Light up Main Street’

The city of Santa Clarita’s annual “Light Up Main Street” holiday event returns to Old Town Newhall on Saturday, November 18 at 6 p.m. To make way for the annual holiday tradition, a pair of road closures are planned for the early afternoon.

Lyons Avenue, between Walnut Street and Railroad Avenue, will be closed from 2-10 p.m. In addition, Main Street in Old Town Newhall will be closed between Lyons Avenue and Market Street from 2-10 p.m.

Detour signage will direct drivers around closures, as well as toward parking areas for Light Up Main Street. As parking spaces will be limited, residents are asked to carpool or walk to Light Up Main Street if possible.

A courtesy shuttle will be available from the Newhall Community Center to Main Street and will run continuously from 5-9 p.m.

For more information about Light Up Main Street, visit OldTownNewhall.com.

Runners invited to ‘Trot’

The College of the Canyons Athletics Department invites community members of all ages to run, walk, or jog in the ninth annual Thanksgiving Day ‘Turkey Trot’ event benefiting the college’s cross country and track and field programs.

At the event, participants will run a three-mile cross country course through the COC Valencia campus, beginning at the college’s baseball field and continuing through the campus and finally finishing inside Cougar Stadium. The event begins at 8:30 a.m. Nov. 23. Registration takes place at the race start, so no pre-registration is necessary. An entry fee of $20 per runner includes a race T-shirt.