Ridge Fire near Grapevine 30% contained, fire officials say
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Video above: Ridge Fire explodes to 1,000 acres; Grapevine traffic halted on 5 Freeway. Aired on the KTLA 5 News at 6 p.m. on Aug. 8, 2026. The Ridge Fire, burning near the Grapevine in northern Los Angeles County, is now 30% contained, fire officials say. The blaze, which started around 2:45 p.m.
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Ridge Fire burning in the Gorman area has prompted an evacuation warning and is impacting traffic Friday afternoon. The fire is prompting an evacuation warning for Genasys Zone KRN-545 in Kern County, for more information click here.
The Ridge Fire burning near Gorman exploded to 1,000 acres Friday evening, temporarily halting traffic on the 5 Freeway through the Grapevine. Both lanes of the 5 Freeway are now open, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The blaze was reported around 3 p.m. near the 39000 block of Gorman Post Road and quickly burned roughly 100 acres of surrounding brush in northwestern Los Angeles County.
The South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued a smoke advisory for Los Angeles in response to the 1,000-acre Ridge Fire burning along the Grapevine near Gorman. The advisory is in effect from Friday evening to 2 p.m. Saturday.
LOS ANGELES — A brush fire that ignited in Gorman on Friday afternoon has jumped over the 5 Freeway, prompting evacuation orders, lane closures and heavy traffic delays through the Grapevine. The blaze, dubbed the Ridge fire, was reported around…
Video above: Ridge Fire explodes to 1,000 acres; Grapevine traffic halted on 5 Freeway. Aired on the KTLA 5 News at 6 p.m. on Aug. 8, 2026. The Ridge Fire, burning near the Grapevine in northern Los Angeles County, is now 30% contained, fire officials say. The blaze, which started around 2:45 p.m.
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