Dana Dierkes, public affairs officer for the Angeles National Forest, said firefighters were responding to the incident off Lake Hughes Road, north of Castaic Reservoir Road in Castaic. There is ...

LOS ANGELES, CA — A fast-moving brush fire broke out near Castaic Lake where powerful wind gusts quickly drove the fire to more than 500 acres Wednesday morning, triggering evacuations.

HughesFire has been identified at Lake Hughes Road, North of the Castaic Reservoir. "They're going to take advantage of this time," said NBCLA fire and safety expert Chief Sam DiGiovanni of the ...

The good news is that the lake went up 4% after rain storms arrived last week, according to the park. A 13-mile drive north of Santa Clarita, Castaic Lake, is faring better than Millerton.