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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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