La Tuna Fire

The La Tuna Fire was a wildfire in the Verdugo Mountains in Los Angeles County, Southern California, in September 2017.

Multiple mandatory evacuation orders were in place, including for the DeBell Golf Course and residences in the Brace Canyon Park area in Burbank.

[6] Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti declared a local emergency on Saturday night, by which time the La Tuna Fire had burned 5,800 acres (2,300 ha) and its perimeter remained ten percent contained.

[4] On Sunday, September 3, moisture from Tropical Storm Lidia moved into the fire area, bringing some rain and reduced temperatures.

[8] California governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles County at the request of Mayor Garcetti.

[8] In response to the fire, the Los Angeles City Council began processes of creating best practices for residents to be prepared and to deal with large-scale emergencies.

[5] At times, the fire contributed to poor air quality in the region as smoke became trapped beneath an atmospheric inversion.

On Saturday, September 2, the South Coast Air Quality Management District issued a smoke advisory for Burbank and the eastern portion of the San Fernando Valley, and advised affected populations to stay indoors.

A dark gray plume of smoke rises directly upward from hills in the distance, glimpsed over a middle school campus
The fire approximately an hour and a half after igniting, seen from Sun Valley