Brush Fire Erupts Near Mulholland Hwy, Old Topanga Canyon Road

July 21, 2026 ·

Photo courtesy of the city of Malibu Facebook page.

MALIBU—The city of Malibu announced on Monday, July 20 that a small brush fire erupted
at Mulholland Highway and Old Topanga Canyon Road at about 3 a.m. Responding firefighters quickly extinguished the fire at 1/4 acre within minutes. If the fire expanded, the city would follow up with emergency alerts and posts on social media and nextdoor.

Small fires are a powerful reminder for Malibu residents and businesses to get started on their emergency plan including evacuation routes and reunification locations, medications, first aid, essential documents, backup batteries for devices.

Sign up for emergency alerts from the city of Malibu at www.MalibuCity.org/news (scroll to alert center), and from LA County at https://ready.lacounty.gov/emergency-notifications.

Get the City’s Fire Preparedness Quick Guide, schedule your FREE home wildfire assessment from Malibu’s Fire Safety Liaisons, and get more preparedness info at https://malibucity.org/firesafety.

By Danny Jones

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