Katharine Lotze

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Sand Fire, July 2016

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The Sand Fire explodes out of c...day. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

The Sand Fire explodes out of control of fire crews shortly after it started around 2 p.m. on Friday, July 22, 2016. It started around five acres, and spread to more than 37,000 acres by Tuesday. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

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Angeles National Forest firefighter Simeon Hagens walks along a trail already burned by the Sand Fire near Wildlife Waystation on Little Tujunga Canyon Road on Saturday, July 23, 2016. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

A helicopter drops water on the... 18 homes were lost or damaged.

A helicopter drops water on the Sand Fire as it nears homes in the Fair Oaks Ranch neighborhood in Canyon Country on Sunday, July 24, 2016. More than 10,000 homes were evacuated during the height of the fire, and more than 18 homes were lost or damaged.

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Santa Clarita residents take photos of the smoke as the Sand Fire burns on Saturday, July 23, 2016. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Two firefighters walk down a di...016. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Two firefighters walk down a dirt road into the Santa Clara Riverbed near the Sand Canyon Road exit on Highway 14, toward the Sand Fire shortly after it began on Friday, July 22, 2016. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Los Angeles City firefighters u...day. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Los Angeles City firefighters use foam to put out hot spots on a damaged house on Iron Canyon Road off of Sand Canyon Road after the Sand Fire swept through on Saturday. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

A volunteer loads up a taxiderm...ter. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

A volunteer loads up a taxidermied hawk into a county vehicle at the Placerita Canyon Nature Center on Placerita Canyon Road evacuate their facility on Saturday, July 23, 2016. Ranger Frank Hoffman said he had been evacuated from the center 14 times in his more than 20 years at the center. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

The Kellum family waits for a l...ter. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

The Kellum family waits for a local veterinarian to house their animals outside of Hart High School in Newhall on Saturday, July 23, 2016. The Kellum family leases a home on Sand Canyon and was evacuated Saturday afternoon. Their animals were boarded with a local veterinarian, and they stayed at the shelter. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

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The Kellum family rests in the Hart High School cafeteria after the evacuation center was moved from the gym to the cafeteria to provide air conditioning on Sunday, July 24, 2016. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

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Sand Fire, July 2016

Copyright Katharine Lotze/The Signal 2024

Date of Work Jul 2016 - Jul 2016

Updated Jan 2020

Location Santa Clarita, Ca

Topics Climate Change, Desert, Documentary, Environment, Environmental, Fire, Forest, Photography, Photojournalism

Sand Fire, July 2016

Photos originally published as part of daily coverage in the Santa Clarita Valley Signal

The Sand Fire broke out on July 22, 2016 near Sand Canyon Road and Highway 14 in Santa Clarita, north Los Angeles County.

What started as a small blaze near the highway in the Santa Clara riverbed quickly spread across the Metrolink tracks and up into the Angeles National Forest -- terrain too steep for foot crews and trucks to access quickly, and the fire spread to nearly 40,000 acres before its spread was contained.

Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Sep 27, 2014 - Jan 17, 2015

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