Station Fire Update 9-1
The fire in the Angeles National Forest has now burned over 127,500 acres and at least 53 structures. It is 22% contained.
The Station Fire started off Angeles Crest Highway (SR 2) about one mile above Angeles Crest Fire Station around 3:30pm [PDT]Wednesday August 26, 2009.
Two Los Angeles County firefighters have died in a motor vehicle accident. In addition there have been 3 civilians burned, and one firefighter treated for heat exhaustion.
Currently there are 44 hand crews, 399 engines, 43 water tenders, 48 dozers, 8 air tankers, 13 helicopters, and 3,655 total personnel assigned to the fire.
Among the aircraft is at least one DC-10, capable of 12,000 gallon drops. Update: Two water scoop aircraft have staged in the area, and will be available after the standard crew rest period.
The facilities on Mount Wilson are safe for the moment, and a series of successful backfires have protected the houses on the southern border of the fire. There is a hope for cooler temperatures and higher humidity to slow the growth of the fire, the largest in Los Angeles County since at least 1897.
Links: InciWeb, LA Times, KTLA, and Pasadena Star-News
Maps: LA Times fire map and the Enplan Wildfire Viewer
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We are getting some moist air coming up from the Mexican hurricane.
Thank goodness…it’s helping out…a little
.-= last blog ..Thank you, Sheila =-.
It probably isn’t directly from Jimena, but the storm is shuffling the weather systems on the West Coast and making things move.