Firefighters battle Post Fire as wildfire rages in Southern California near Los Angeles (2024)

Dozens of burned-up cars that the Post Fire destroyed at an auto repair business are seen on June 17, 2024, in Gorman, California. Strong dry winds are forecast to continue prolonging a heightened danger that the 15,000-acre Post Fire, which is 20 percent contained, could blow embers over and beyond firefighters to threaten suburban neighborhoods near Castaic, California. The Post Fire is an early-season wildfire, the largest fire in the state so far this year, and is burning days before summer.

Dozens of burned-up cars that the Post Fire destroyed at an auto repair business are seen on June 17, 2024, in Gorman, California. Strong dry winds are forecast to continue prolonging a heightened danger that the 15,000-acre Post Fire, which is 20 percent contained, could blow embers over and beyond firefighters to threaten suburban neighborhoods near Castaic, California. The Post Fire is an early-season wildfire, the largest fire in the state so far this year, and is burning days before summer.

Firefighters put up signage in Castaic, California on Monday, June 17, 2024. The Post Fire broke out Saturday afternoon along Interstate 5 in Gorman, Calif. a community about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Fueled by powerful wind gusts, the blaze had burned 15,610 acres of dry, mountainous land by Monday morning.

A workers looks through the burned out remains of an auto repair shop that was near the start of the Post Fire on June 17, 2024. The Post Fire broke out Saturday afternoon along Interstate 5 in Gorman, Calif. a community about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Fueled by powerful wind gusts, the blaze had burned 15,610 acres of dry, mountainous land by Monday morning.

Burned vehicles at the ATG Automotive Specialists in Gorman, Calif. on Monday, June 17, 2024. The Post Fire broke out Saturday afternoon along Interstate 5 in Gorman, Calif. a community about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Fueled by powerful wind gusts, the blaze had burned 15,610 acres of dry, mountainous land by Monday morning.

Burned vehicles at the ATG Automotive Specialists in Gorman, Calif. on Monday, June 17, 2024. The Post Fire broke out Saturday afternoon along Interstate 5 in Gorman, Calif. a community about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Fueled by powerful wind gusts, the blaze had burned 15,610 acres of dry, mountainous land by Monday morning.

A real estate sign sits among along a burned out hillside near Gorman, California on June 17, 2024. The Post Fire broke out Saturday afternoon along Interstate 5 in Gorman, Calif. a community about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Fueled by powerful wind gusts, the blaze had burned 15,610 acres of dry, mountainous land by Monday morning.

Firefighters from the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) and other firemen respond to the Post Fire as it burns through the Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area in Lebec, Calif., on June 16, 2024. The fire has grown to 4,400 acres, with evacuation orders in place for Gorman, Pyramid Lake and Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area, according to the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service at Los Padres National Forest.

Firefighters from the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) and other firemen respond to the Post Fire as it burns through the Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area in Lebec, Calif., on June 16, 2024.

Air support drops water as the Post Fire burns through Castaic, Calif., June 16, 2024.

A US Forest Service firefighter sets a controlled burn as the Post Fire burns through Castaic, Calif, June 16, 2024.

A US Forest Service firefighter sets a controlled burn as the Post Fire burns through Castaic, Calif., June 16, 2024.

The Post Fire burns through Castaic, Calif., June 16, 2024.

US Forest Service firefighters stand watch as the Post Fire burns through Castaic, Calif., June 16, 2024.

US Forest Service firefighters walk as the Post Fire burns through Castaic, California, June 16, 2024.

Air support drops water as the Post Fire burns through Castaic, Calif., June 16, 2024.

US Forest Service firefighters stand watch as the Post Fire burns through Castaic, Calif., June 16, 2024.

The Post Fire burns through the Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area in Lebec, Calif., on June 15 2024.

A park ranger checks on his govertnment housing as the Post Fire burns through the Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area in Lebec, Calif., on June 15, 2024.