LA Fire Dept. reports that the La Tuna Fire remains an active incident. At approximately 9 p.m. Wednesday night there was a one-eighth acre spot fire in the 9800 block of Sunland Boulevard, in the Shadow Hills area, in remote terrain. With flame lengths reaching up to two feet, firefighters extinguished the flare-up utilizing ground and air attack resources. There was a home within 200 feet of the flames and, if this fire would not have been extinguished, the home likely would have been threatened. The threat of spot fires will remain until the hot spots are fully eliminated.
LAFD is  utilizing air craft with infrared technology to survey the burn area twice a day to determine potential threats and hot spots to get the firefighters to those locations.
On Wednesday night, firefighters were patrolling the burn area and addressing hot spots. Today, Thursday, firefighters are improving fire roads, and collecting firefighting equipment including 20,000 of the 80,000 feet of hose that is surrounding the over 7,000 acre burn area. They will also continue to locate and extinguish smoldering hot spots.
This historic blaze began on the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 1 during record-breaking heat, which added  to the explosive fire growth. Due to the aggressive attack by first arriving firefighters they were able to stop the forward progress within approximately 20 minutes. Due to an extreme change in wind, the fire was blown across the 210 freeway. The incident commanders systematically called for waves of firefighters from multiple agencies. The fires threatened homes in Los Angeles City, Glendale and Burbank.  Unfortunately, five homes were destroyed. However, 1,400 homes were within 200 feet of fire, and due to the tireless actions of these firefighters, those homes were saved. Firefighters overcame multiple challenges, erratic weather and critically dry brush that has not burned in 70 years. A combination of these factors resulted in explosive fire behavior. Black charred hillside can be seen right up to property lines and firefighters stood tall between the flames and the homes to protect them.

Fast facts:

As of 3 p.m. today, Thursday, the equipment still working on the La Tuna Fire includes 13 engines, three helicopters, three dozers, one water tender, one ambulance, five crews and 162 total firefighters.
Number of acres burned: 7,194
The cause is under investigation.
Containment is at 90%.