Latest On The Tick Fire

Firefighters hose down a burning house during the Tick Fire in Agua Dulce near Santa Clarita, California on October 25, 2019. - California firefighters battled through the night to contain a fast-moving wildfire driven by high winds that was threatening to engulf thousands of buildings. Around 40,000 people were told to flee the Tick Fire, which was raging across 4,000 acres (1,600 hectares) just north of Los Angeles. (Photo by Mark RALSTON / AFP) (Photo by MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images)

Firefighters continued to face difficult weather conditions overnight and into Friday, as they fought to draw containment lines around the Tick Fire near Agua Dulce.

Authorities reported early Friday that the fire had jumped the 14 Freeway, which was closed in both directions through the area. They also expanded mandatory evacuations overnight to all of Sand Canyon. The blaze has burned roughly 4,300 acres and was 5% contained as of 7 a.m.

The fire, named for Tick Canyon Road where it sparked, has displaced about 40,000 residents. The next briefing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Friday. Los Angeles County fire officials said shortly after midnight that they hoped to be able to take advantage of favorable conditions overnight. But whatever grace the weather brought overnight was expected to last through Friday.

For updates on the Tick Fire, go to Laist.com

Guests:

Captain Tony Imbrenda, PIO, County of Los Angeles Fire Department

Sharon McNary, KPCC correspondent, she tweets

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Tom Fisher, Information Technology Officer at National Weather Service

Officer Amber Wright, PIO, California Highway Patrol’s Southern Division, which oversees Southern California

Emily Guerin, KPCC reporter; she tweets

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Eric Menjivar, PIO with Cal Trans District 7, which encompasses Los Angeles and Ventura Counties