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Re: [RC] Station Fire part 2 - wrecksduke

The fire looks like it has consumed most of the Sunland/Waterhunt ride trails.  
We can see the flames from our back yard.  I'm guessing about 2 miles as the 
crow flies.
Scary.
Hope we don't have to evac - especially in the middle of the night.
Melody

---- Eric  Drew <eidrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
Basic Information
      Incident Type Wildfire 
      Cause Under Investigation 
      Date of Origin Wednesday August 26th, 2009 approx 03:30 PM 
      Location Los Angeles River Ranger District / Angeles National Forest 
      Incident Commander Michael Dietrich 

Current Situation
      Total Personnel 2,575 
      Size 42,500 acres 
      Percent Contained 5% 
      Estimated Containment Date Tuesday September 08th, 2009 approx 06:00 PM 
      Fuels Involved Very heavy fuels of ceanothus, chamise, scrub oak and 
manzanita across the entire fire area, 15 to 20 feet in height with Big Cone 
Douglas Fir in the drainage bottoms. Fuels have not experienced any 
significant large fire activity in the past 40 years.
     
      Fire Behavior Fire behavior was extremely active with rapid rates of 
spread and flame lenghts up to 80 feet. All thresholds in place for 
determination of active fire behavior have been exceeded. Inversions to 
settle in after 4:00 am. Ridgetop winds will be relatively steady and light. 
Spotting may occur from 1/4 mile up to 1/2 mile.
     
      Significant Events Mandatory Evacuations are in effect in many 
locations. The fire is threatening the Mount Wilson Communications Facilities 
and Observatory and may reach these locations this burning period. Unified 
Command has expanded.
     

Outlook
      Planned Actions Prepare and protect structures when and where 
necessary. Air operations may be limited because of convection columns.
     
      Growth Potential Extreme
     
      Terrain Difficulty Extremely steep and inaccessible
     
      Remarks 18 homes have been destroyed. 10,000 homes threatened. 500 
commercial properties and 2,000 other stuctures threatened.
     

Current Weather
      Wind Conditions 5-6 mph NW 
      Temperature 75 degrees 
      Humidity 5% 

Eric Drew


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