Hawk Fire initially started 3:03 p.m. Aug. 14 in Los Angeles County, California. After being active for 31 hours, it has burned 300 acres. By Friday evening, the fire crew succeeded in containing 67% of this wildfire. The cause of it remains under investigation.

Los Angeles County firefighters are working to extinguish a brush fire that is threatening buildings in Acton. The Hawk Fire started at about 3 p.m. and quickly grew to 50 acres, according to Cal Fire.

A fast-moving brush fire broke out Thursday afternoon in the small community of Acton and burned at least 400 acres.

Firefighters with air support scrambled to control a wind-driven wildfire that erupted Thursday morning in hills along Interstate 5 in northwestern Los Angeles County, officials said.

A fast-moving fire fueled by winds erupted in northwestern Los Angeles County near the 5 Freeway overnight. Evacuation warnings are in place.

The Canyon Fire, which has torched about 5,370 acres around the border between Ventura and Los Angeles counties, is close to complete containment after firefighters made significant progress on the blaze overnight, according to authorities.

A high-paid Los Angeles County Fire Department captain allegedly faked a workplace injury and forged doctors’ notes to rake in more than $25,000 in disability payments, prosecutors said.

A Los Angeles County Fire Department captain is facing felony charges following allegations that he faked a work injury and forged doctors’ notes to fraudulently claim thousands of dollars in disability payments.

He allegedly used fake paperwork with the name of another Los Angeles County fire captain to obtain long-term disability payments.

He is accused of fraudulently claiming long-term disability benefits from Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co. by allegedly submitting forged paperwork.