Brush fire

Los Angeles County firefighter Joseph Valencia works on Sunday to mop up a portion of the Sage fire that officials say threatened 700 homes in Stevenson Ranch and is 20% contained in Santa Clarita. Evacuations have been lifted, but officials are monitoring hot spots as the hot, dry afternoon winds pick up.

Los Angeles County firefighter Joseph Valencia works in Santa Clarita on Sunday to mop up a portion of the Sage fire, which has burned 800 acres, according to officials.

Former firefighter Jared Yochim throws dirt on fire spots near Sagecrest Circle as a fire burns through Newhall, CA.

Heather Han evacuates her Newhall home as a wildfire burns nearby.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Sagecrest Circle resident Harrison Koury, 16, shovels dirt onto burning spots in the backyard of his home as a brushfire burned through the neighborhood.

A fast-moving wildfire threatens homes on Sagecrest Circle in Newhall on Saturday. Several hundred homes have been evacuated.

Retardant covers a home as a fire burns through Newhall, CA.

Jason Viger of the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department rushes with a garden hose to water down a hot spot that threatens a home on Coriander Court.

Residents evacuate a home on Coriander Court in Newhall on Saturday as smoke from a fast-moving blaze engulfs homes.

LA County Sheriff Jason Viger hoses down a hot spot as fire threatens a home on Coriander Ct. as a fast moving brush fire forces evacuations in the neighborhood.

A water-dropping helicopter hovers near Sagecrest Circle.