A ground and air response stopped the progress of a brush fire in Chatsworth Wednesday after it blackened less than 9 acres.
The Jeffrey Fire was 50% contained as of 6 p.m., when its progress was announced to have been stopped, said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The fire was reported to be burning in one acre of brush just before 4 p.m. near 22560 Jeffrey Mark Court and Larwin Avenue, Humphrey said.
The fire quickly grew to three acres, then to five as water dropping aircraft were called to aid ground crews in dousing the flames, Humphrey said.
Although as many as 100 homes were in the path of the fire, no structures were damaged and no evacuations were ordered, Humphrey said.
Although firefighters “pursued one vague report of a person in the wilderness who may have been in peril,” no one was found and no injuries were reported, Humphrey said.
The 154 Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters assigned to the fire were assisted by firefighters from the Los Angeles County and Ventura County departments in an automatic aid response because the fire was in a mutual threat zone near the three agencies’ common border, Humphrey said.
Firefighters will remain at the scene to completely contain and cold trail the perimeter of the fire and monitor for flare-ups, Humphrey said.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
Drivers were advised to avoid the area.