Overview
- A brush fire named the Bryson Fire ignited near Mulholland Highway and Encinal Canyon Road and grew rapidly on Thursday afternoon, driven by strong Santa Ana gusts.
- By early evening officials estimated the blaze at roughly 80–100+ acres with 0% containment as flames moved through steep, largely inaccessible brush.
- Los Angeles County issued a Level 3 evacuation order for Zone KAN-U017 and multiple Level 2 warnings for nearby zones while Camp Kilpatrick detainees and staff were told to shelter in place.
- Southern California Edison cut power to nearly 39,000 Los Angeles County customers and more than 24,000 Ventura County customers as a precaution, causing outages and disabled traffic signals in the area.
- Fire crews have sent extra ground units and water- and retardant-dropping aircraft to slow the spread, the cause remains under investigation, and officials warned that continued high winds and a red-flag warning raise the risk of further growth.