First responders have stopped a brush fire that prompted evacuations in Laguna Beach, California from spreading any further than four acres.

Evacuation orders were issued in Laguna Beach after a brush fire, dubbed the Rancho fire, ignited in a hilly area of the city Monday afternoon, authorities said.

"We're fortunate today to not have a wind event, however, we are dealing with very steep terrain," Orange County Fire Authority Captain Sean Doran said. Doran added that firefighters used many of the aerial units they had at their disposal,