Firefighters are battling a small brush fire that broke out near homes in the hillsides of the Pacific Palisades.

A brush fire was extinguished in Pacific Palisades Wednesday as wildfire concerns kept firefighters on edge across Southern California.

A small brush fire was burning near homes in the Pacific Palisades Wednesday morning while firefighters worked to put it out, with water drops made by a Los Angeles Fire Department helicopter.

The Los Angeles Fire Department are currently responding to a brushfire in Pacific Palisades. The blaze broke out near a reservoir on 1400 North Palisades Drive and is moving slowly in heavy brush.  The Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriffs Department are also monitoring the 5 acre brush fire.