Two Santa Clarita Brush Fires Break Out On Sierra Highway In Newhall
Two Santa Clarita brush fires were reported Thursday afternoon on Sierra Highway in Newhall, prompting a response from firefighters.
UPDATE: The Needham Fire has burned 2.1 acres, after originally being believed to be at five acres, according to Fire officials.
UPDATE (1 p.m.): The Needham Fire has reached five acres in size with forward progress of the blaze stopped, according to Fire officials.
At around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, first responders received reports of a brush fire near Sierra Highway and Placerita Canyon Road. Within minutes, a second brush fire was reported nearby on Sierra Highway near Needham Ranch, according to Charisma Murillo with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
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“We’re proud to have Santa Clarita rank fourth as the most business-ready city in the U.S.,” said Ivan Volschenk, managing partner for Evolve Business Strategies, which manages the SCV Chamber of Commerce. “We have worked diligently and closely with the city of Santa Clarita to ensure that our city continues to prosper and be a business-friendly city.”
The study uses 2019 data from the U.S. Census Bureau and a weighted scale comprising each city’s average household income, unemployment rate, percentage of people with a bachelor’s degree or higher, number of applications to start a business, percentage of population that starts a business and homeownership rate.
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