Tick Fire: All evacuation orders lifted as SoCal braces for another round of Santa Ana winds

By ABC7.com staff
Monday, October 28, 2019
As firefighters in Santa Clarita continue to increase containment of a 4,615-acre blaze, the region is bracing for another bout of Santa Ana Winds expected to hit Sunday evening.
CANYON COUNTRY, Calif. -- All evacuation orders have been lifted as firefighters in Santa Clarita continue to increase containment of a 4,615-acre blaze as the region is bracing for another bout of Santa Ana Winds expected to hit Sunday evening.

The Tick Fire was estimated at 70% containment by Sunday evening after having forced tens of thousands of residents from their homes when the blaze broke out Thursday.

Officials warned returning residents to be on the lookout for many hazards that could exist, including ash, damaged utilities as well as any other hazardous materials left from cleaning supplies, batteries or paint.

As the same dangerous red-flag conditions that initially fueled the fire were expected to return Sunday evening into Monday, many of those residents were opting to leave their bags unpacked in the event that another round of evacuations were issued.

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"We are not ready for anymore evacuations. There's not much you can really do to prep for the winds. I mean, have a bag ready to go just in case but that's basically it," said Canyon Country resident Allyson Kovacs.

At least 22 structures were destroyed and another 27 were damaged. An additional 10,000 homes and other buildings were considered threatened by the flames.

Meanwhile, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency as multiple fires burn across the state, including the massive Kincade Fire in Northern California.

As fire crews on the ground continued to monitor hot spots, investigators were examining where the fire may have started.

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An evacuation center was set up at College of the Canyons Gymnasium at 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road in Santa Clarita. Smaller animals could be brought to the Castaic Animal Care Center, 31044 N. Charlie Canyon Road.

SCHOOL CLOSURES
Despite the increased containment, all schools in the Sulphur Springs Union School District were planning to close Monday. The district was testing the air quality to determine the appropriate date for students and staff to return for each school site.

Canyon Springs: Closed Monday
Golden Oak: Closed Monday
Fair Oaks Ranch: Closed Monday
Leona Cox: Closed Monday
Mint Canyon: Closed Monday through Friday
Mitchell: Closed Monday through Friday
Pinetree: Closed Monday through Friday
Sulphur Springs: Closed Monday through Friday
Valley View: Closed Monday

Airbnb hosts were offering free housing to fire evacuees as well as relief workers deployed to the area.

A mobile home community sits between charred hillsides from the Tick Fire, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Santa Clarita, Calif.AP
SoCal Edison workers replace power lines that were damaged from the Tick Fire, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Santa Clarita, Calif.AP
Firefighters with Cal Fire examine a burned down low voltage power pole during the Tick Fire, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Santa Clarita, Calif.AP
Firefighter Jeremy Hallinan from the Klamath National Forest watches over his crew as they extinguish the remaining hotspots from the Tick Fire, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2019.AP
An engine crew looks for any remaining hot spots from the Tick Fire, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Santa Clarita, Calif.AP
Firefighters with Cal Fire examine a burned down low voltage power pole during the Tick Fire, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Santa Clarita, Calif.AP
Kevin Kinney, center, and his wife Diane, left, walk past a neighbor's wildfire-ravaged home Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Santa Clarita, Calif.AP
Firefighters try to put out a residence fire caused by a wildfire Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Santa Clarita, Calif.AP
A firefighter tries to put out a residence fire caused by a wildfire Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Santa Clarita, Calif.AP
Flames from a wildfire are seen close to a residence on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in Santa Clarita, Calif.AP
A structure firefighter works on the roof of a building during the Tick Fire in Santa Clarita, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019.AP
Flames burn close to an entrance of a home during the Tick Fire in Santa Clarita, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019.AP
A vehicle lays destroyed from the flames of the Tick fire while a SoCal Gas worker assesses the damage of a nearby home in Santa Clarita on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019AP
Firefighters pack up after extinguishing a house on fire during the Tick Fire in Santa Clarita, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019.AP
A man walks along Sierra Highway as flames from a wildfire overtake a hillside Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in Santa Clarita, Calif.AP
Firefighters rush to protect a home as the flames of the Tick Fire approach behind it in Santa Clarita, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019.AP
Firefighters try to douse flames on a wildfire-ravaged home Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in Santa Clarita, Calif.AP
Firefighters try to douse flames on a wildfire-ravaged home Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in Santa Clarita, Calif.AP
A home goes up in flames in a wildfire zone Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in Santa Clarita, Calif.AP
Patricia Dennison uses a hose to try to stop an advancing wildfire from affecting her business along Sierra Highway on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in Santa Clarita, Calif.AP
A wildfire approaches a residential subdivision Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in Santa Clarita, Calif.AP
A firefighter makes a stand as a wildfire approaches the backyard of a home Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in Santa Clarita, Calif.AP
Firefighters make a stand as a wildfire approaches the backyard of a home Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in Santa Clarita, Calif.AP


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