A new wildfire dubbed the Whitaker Fire broke out in Los Angeles County in the very early hours of Saturday, with its first report logged at 1:34 a.m. on May 2. The blaze is burning on federal land managed by the U.S. Forest Service, and in those first automated notices, both the cause and containment level were listed as unknown. Officials had not yet released additional details when those initial alerts went out.
What officials are saying
According to the Modesto Bee, the Whitaker Fire was first discovered at 1:34 a.m. on May 2 and is recorded as burning on federal land overseen by the Forest Service. The Modesto Bee’s automated wildfire feed noted that the cause had not yet been determined and that containment was still listed as unknown in early reports.
Where the fire is burning
The Whitaker name lines up with terrain and radio sites inside the Angeles National Forest near Castaic, and public planning documents reference a Whitaker…..