Firefighters stop a brush fire from reaching homes in West Hills.
"Right outside the kitchen, I could see a whole bunch of flames," said resident Mary Peck."It was honestly terrifying. I could barely breathe."Sign up for NBC LA newsletters.The LAFD deployed ground crews to both sides of the fire and stopped flames from reaching homes at the top of a hill. About 100 LAFD firefighters, aided by water-dropping aircraft and Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighters, extinguished the fire in about 70 minutes.No injuries were reported.
Wildfire season is year round in California, but as homeowners prepare for the hot and dry months ahead the threat of wildfire may be greater than ever before. Firefighters say vegetation overgrowth from months of wet weather can quickly dry out and become fine “flash fuels” that promote rapid fire growth.
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