Fire reaches Placerita Canyon

The Sylmar fire has burned north into Placerita Canyon, causing some new concerns for residents. No homes are immediately threatened, and winds are moderate compared with Saturday. Also: the Los Angeles Fire Department said that smoke seen around Stevenson Ranch west of the 5 Freeway is from backfires and not a new brush fire.

A notice about L.A. schools and the fires from City News Service:

All schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District will hold classes as normal Monday, but all outdoor activities will be canceled, a spokeswoman said late today. Gayle Pollard-Terry, a district spokeswoman, said public schools near the fire zone will also be in session. Sylmar High School, the site of a relocation center for persons burned out of the Oakridge Mobile Home Park, will hold normal classes. All physical education activities, including any outdoor interscholastic sports, are canceled across the entire LAUSD on Monday, she said.

--Shelby Grad