Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Evacuation Warning Issued for Getty Fire Near Los Angeles
A brush fire started near the Getty Center in Los Angeles.
The fire happened in the hills above the 405 Freeway.
It was reported shortly after 4:15 p.m.
on Wednesday.
Fire crews called it the Getty Fire.
Officials issued an evacuation warning for people nearby.
A warning means people should be ready to leave if needed.
Video from the air showed flames moving through thick plants.
The fire was near the northbound side of the freeway.
A brush fire broke out Wednesday afternoon in the hills near the Getty Center in Brentwood, Los Angeles.
The fire was reported shortly after 4:15 p.m. near the northbound lanes of the 405 Freeway.
Los Angeles Fire Department crews dubbed the blaze the Getty Fire.
An evacuation warning was issued after the fire began.
Aerial footage showed flames burning through dense vegetation above the freeway.
- Who
- Los Angeles Fire Department crews and people near the Getty Center area were involved or potentially affected.
- What
- A brush fire called the Getty Fire broke out, prompting an evacuation warning.
- When
- Wednesday afternoon, shortly after 4:15 p.m.
- Where
- In the hills near the Getty Center in Brentwood, Los Angeles, near the northbound lanes of the 405 Freeway.
- Why
- An evacuation warning was issued after the brush fire broke out.
- Fire name
- Getty Fire
- Incident type
- Brush fire
- Location
- Hills near the Getty Center in Brentwood, Los Angeles
- Reported
- Shortly after 4:15 p.m. Wednesday
- Nearby roadway
- Northbound lanes of the 405 Freeway
- Official response
- An evacuation warning was issued
- Visual report
- Aerial footage showed flames burning through dense vegetation