page_title: Sand Fire (2016)
section_title: The fire
hierarchical_section_title: Sand Fire (2016) / The fire
caption_attribution_description: English: Afternoon winds causing the Sand Fire to increase intensity today. Photo taken in SCV by our IMET Rich Thompson. South to southeast wind gusts 19-27 mph in the area.
context_page_description: The Sand Fire was a wildfire in 2016 that burned in the Angeles National Forest, east of the Santa Clarita Valley in Los Angeles County, California. The fire, named for the area's Sand Canyon, was fueled by heavy chaparral and brush.
context_section_description: The fire started around 2:10 p.m. on July 22, 2016 near the intersection Soledad Canyon Road and Sand Canyon Road. By 10 P.M., less than 8 hours after it was reported, the fire had burned at least 3,300 acres (13 km²). At the time the fire broke out, temperatures were over 110 °F (43 °C) with sustained winds of 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) gusting up to 25 miles per hour (40 km/h).
  The Santa Clarita Valley remained under a Red flag warning throughout the 23rd with temperatures reaching 106 °F (41 °C) and sustained 10-mile-per-hour (16 km/h) winds. By the evening of Saturday July 23, the fire had grown to 20,000 acres (81 km²) with 10% containment. Mandatory evacuations had been issued for parts of Sand Canyon, Placerita Canyon, and Little Tujunga Canyon areas. Hundreds of birds and animals were also evacuated from the Wildlife WayStation sanctuary in Little Tujunga Canyon.
  Officials from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed Saturday night that a male's body had been found in the burn area. The body, which was located on North Iron Canyon Road well within the mandatory evacuation area, was identified as Robert Bresnick, a 67-year-old man who had been visiting a friend in the area and had refused to evacuate.
  Sunday afternoon officials confirmed that Sable Ranch, a popular filming location, had been destroyed by the fire. Popular shows including Maverick, The A-Team and 24 were all filmed at Sable Ranch.
  By Monday July 25, the fire had reach an estimated 35,155 acres (142.27 km²) with 40% of the perimeter contained. Officials announced that at 7 p.m. most residents would be allowed to return home, with the exception of residents living on Placerita Canyon Road and Tujunga Canyon Road.
  Officials announced on August 3 that the fire was 100% contained after burning 41,432 acres (168 km²) of land
caption: Afternoon winds on July 24 increased the intensity of the Sand Fire
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