Station Fire Morning Update, Sept. 1, 2009
Incident: Station Fire Wildfire
Released: 9/1/2009
Station Fire Information
September 1, 2009
Fire Status
Fire Name: Station
Geographic Location: Highway 2 North of La Canada - Flintridge, CA
Acres Burned: 121,762
Start Date: August 26, 2009
Time: 3:20 p.m.
Percent Contained: 5%
Estimated Containment Date: 9/15/09
Cause: Under Investigation
Injuries: 3
Threatened:12,000
Commercial Buildings Threatened: 500
Structures Destroyed: 53
Communication Sites Destroyed: 2
Resources
Cooperators: Forest Service (Lead Agency) with support from Los Angeles County Fire Department, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California State Highway Patrol, Cal Trans, Los Angeles City Fire Department
Approximate Personnel Assigned: 3,655
Helitankers 9
Helicopters 8
Air Tanker 10 (including the DC-10 and the 747)
Engines 399
Hand Crews 58
Dozers 48
Summary: The Station Fire continues to burn within the Angeles National Forest and near surrounding foothill communities of La Canada-Flintridge, La Crescenta, Acton, Soledad Canyon, Pasadena and Glendale. The goals of the firefighters are to keep the fire west of Highway 39 and Angeles Crest Highway, east of Interstate 5, south of Highway 14, Pearblossom Highway, and Highway 138, and north of the foothill communities and the Angeles National Forest Boundary. Steep terrain, decadent old growth brush and hot dry weather are factors that drive fire activity. Firefighters are working to build fireline and protect structures within areas affected by the fire.
Evacuations:
North Side Mandatory
Acton Area: There has been a mandatory evacuation of Soledad Canyon Rd. between Agua Dulce Canyon Rd. and Crown Valley Rd. There is a mandatory evacuation of the area
bounded by Soledad Canyon Rd, Aliso Canyon Rd. and Angeles Forest Highway.
National Forest: Soledad Canyon Rd./Bootlegger Canyon Rd. Area as well as Little
Rock Recreation Area, Mount Emma Rd. and Cheseboro Rd. Cima Mesa area
northwest of Juniper Hills.
North Side Voluntary
Juniper Hills Area: South of Fort Tejon Rd from Mount Emma Rd to Longview Rd.
South Side Mandatory
National Forest: There has been mandatory evacuation of the area along Big Tujunga Canyon Rd. from Mount Gleason to Angeles Forest Highway as well as the Chantry Flats.
There has been a mandatory evacuation along Little Tujunga Canyon Rd north of the Little Tujunga Ranger Station and Gold Creek Rd.
La Crescenta: Vicinity of Rosemont, La Crescenta, and Ramsdale as well as north of Rockedell, Pineridge, Mountain Pine, and Markridge Rd. NEW MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDERS have been issued for all residences south of Markridge Rd to Orange Ave between Pennsylvania Ave and Oceanview Blvd including Orange Cove Ave.
La Canada Flintridge: Mandatory evacuations include all residences north of Orange Ave from Pennsylvania Ave to Briggs Ave and all residences north of Oceanview Blvd north of Castle Rd.
Altadena: Evacuation orders have been lifted for the areas north of W Loma Alta Dr between Aralia Rd and Fair Oaks Ave WITH THE EXCEPTION OF Prieto Fire Rd and Millard Canyon north of Risinghill Rd which remain under mandatory evacuation orders. Chaney Tr and Alzada Dr north of Jaxine Dr also remain under mandatory evacuation orders.
Tujunga: Northwest of Day at Blue Gum Canyon Rd, To Glory Ave to westbound Apperson St to northbound Fairgrove Ave to westbound Summitrose St to northbound Pinyon Ave to westbound Hillrose St to northbound Seven Hills Dr to Lonzo St.
Glendale: Markridge St between Lowell St and Pennsylvania Ave and all residences north to the foothills.
South Side Voluntary
Glendale: North of Santa Carlotta Ave between Lowell St and Pennsylvania Ave.
Road Closures:
Angeles Crest Hwy between Palmdale and La Canada Flintridge
Osborne St @ I-210 (Incident Command Operations)
Red Rover Mine Rd. @ SR-14
Soledad Canyon Rd. @ Crown Valley Rd.
Escondido Canyon Rd.@ SR-14
Soledad Canyon Rd. @ SR-14 (exit only)
Agual Dulce Canyon Rd. @ SR-14
Placerita Canyon Rd @ Sand Canyon Rd.
Big Pines @ SR-2
Aliso Canyon @ Soledad Canyon Rd.
Angeles Forest Highway @ Mt. Emma Dr.
Red Rover Mine Rd.@ Escondido Canyon Rd.
Aliso Canyon @ Ave Y-8
Little Tujunga Canyon Rd @ Ranger Station
Open to Residents Only:
Lake Blvd. to JPL and south of Cheyney Tr.
Evacuation Shelters: Located at La Canada High School; La Crescenta Valley High School and Golden Valley High School, Recreation Building at Marie Kerr Park, Verdugo High School.
Animal Shelters Located at Pasadena Humane Society, Baldwin Park Shelter, LA County Agora Hills Animal Shelter. Antelope Valley Fairgrounds will accept all large animals. Pierce College can only accept horses, donkeys and mules. Lancaster Animal Shelter and Agoura Animal Shelter are both accepting small animals.
