Please
see below, this information is from John Clearwater of the U.S. Forest Service.
Summary:
Bobcat
Fire Summary: On day 17, the Bobcat Fire is at 113,307 Acres with are now at 38% containment. Last night crews
completed strategic firing operations north from Mt. Wilson to Hwy 2 and
then east to the fire perimeter. The Bobcat Fire continues to burn
north and east where there is no
fire history in the last 80 years in the San Gabriel Wilderness. The
primary fire carrier is old growth Chaparral.
Yesterday,
fire activity was reduced compared to the previous days and some critical work
was accomplished. Strategic firing from Mt Wilson down to the Redbox
Road and then east along Highway 2 back into the fire perimeter was
completed last night. A significant portion of the fire line in the Antelope
Valley was classified as contained as a result of the work that has been
done in this area and crews continued to secure areas around structures.
Indirect fire line has been completed for the northwestern edge of the
fire.
Today, hard work by the firefighters over the
incident has increased containment up to 38%.
The focus today will be on the northeastern corner of the fire along Highway
2 and the valley floor. If crews determine that direct line is not
feasible, they will be preparing for additional strategic firing along Highway
2 to stop fire movement northeast towards Wrightwood. On the northwestern
corner of the fire crews will be constructing direct line south from Littlerock
and north from Highway 2. North of Mt. Wilson firefighters will
be working to strengthen the lines where strategic firing was completed last
night. The foothills communities can expect
to see smoke in this area today as the interior burns out and aerial
ignition may be used to help this process along. The lower eastern
through the southern perimeter remains in patrol status.
Weather today will be slightly warmer with humidity
dropping into the teens. Winds will be lighter
and out of the southwest to west today and shifting to the northwest tonight.
On Saturday, a significant warming and drying
trend will begin, with the possibility
of gusty northeast winds.
Evacuation orders (For more evacuation orders &
alerts, visit: inciweb.nwcg.gov
& search “Bobcat”):
- South
and West of Upper Big Tujunga.
- East of
Angeles Forest Hwy.
- North
of Angeles Crest Hwy.
- Residences
along Angeles Crest Highway, between Angeles Forest Highway and Highway
39.
- The
unincorporated areas of Juniper Hills, Devils Punch Bowl, and Paradise
Springs.
- The
unincorporated areas of Crystal Lake, East Fork of the San Gabriel River,
and Camp Williams.
- South
of Hwy 138, North of Big Rock Creek, East of 87th St East, and West of
Largo Vista Rd.
- South
of 138th St. East, North of Big Pine Hwy and Hwy 2, East of Largo Vista
Rd., and West of 263rd St. East.
- South
of Hwy 138, North of East Ave W-14, East of 155th St East, and West of
165th St. East.
Evacuation
Warnings:
- City of
Pasadena
- Unincorporated
communities of Altadena and Wrightwood.
- South
of Pearblossom Hwy, East and North of Angeles Forest Hwy, North and West
of Mt. Emma Rd., East and South of
- Hwy
122, and West of Cheseboro Rd.
- South
of Hwy 2, North of Blue Ridge Truck Trail, East of Hwy 39, and West of the
Los Angeles Co. border.
- South
of Ave U-8, North of East Ave W-14, East of 121st East, and West of 155th
St East. (Longview)
- South
of Pearblossom Hwy (Hwy 138), South and East of Pearblossom Hwy (Hwy 122),
North and West of Mt. Emma Rd.,
- North
and East of Angeles Forest Hwy, and West of Cheseboro Rd. (Emma)
- South
of Mt. Emma Rd., North of Upper Big Tujunga Canyon Rd., East of Angeles
Forest Highway, and West of Pacifico
- Mountain
- Littlerock:
East of Cheseboro Road, South of Pearblossom Hwy, North of Weber Ranch Rd,
West of 87th St E.
For ongoing evacuation alerts, visit: LA County
Sheriff’s Dept. Twitter @LASHQ or inciweb.nwcg.gov.
Road
Closures:
- All
roads leading into San Gabriel Canyon are closed.
- Hwy 39
is closed north of Azusa to SR 2.
- SR 2 is
closed between Upper Tujunga Rd to Big Pines.
- Upper
Big Tujunga Road is closed between SR 2 and Angeles Forest Highway.
- Chantry
Flat Road is closed.
- Mt
Wilson Road is closed from SR 2 to Mt Wilson.
- Fort
Tejon / Valerymo Rd
- Valerymo
Rd / Bob's Gap Rd
- Big
Pines Hwy / Largo Vista Rd
- Big
Pines Hwy / Mescal Creek Rd
- Big
Pines Hwy / Hwy 2
Selection
of news coverage:
NBC
Los Angeles: Bobcat Fire, One of Largest in LA History, Grows to More Than
112,000 Acres
The
Bobcat Fire, one of the largest fires in Los Angeles County history, grew
Tuesday night to 112,053 acres and is 17% contained. "Strategic
firing operations will continue this evening from Mt. Wilson down to the Redbox
Road as favorable weather conditions allow," the U.S. Forest Service
reported. Reduced winds, lower temperatures and higher humidity reduced
fire activity Tuesday. Warmer and drier conditions were expected Wednesday and
Thursday, with southwesterly and upcanyon winds, according to the National
Weather Service.
San
Gabriel Valley Tribune: Bobcat fire surpasses 110,000 acres, as firefighters continue
to protect neighborhoods
The
Bobcat fire grew to 112,053 acres Tuesday morning, Sept. 22, with containment
creeping back up to 17%, authorities said. On Monday, firefighters worked
to keep the blaze away from neighborhoods on the fire’s northern side. New
evacuation orders were issued near Colby Ranch and Hidden Springs. As the
blaze once again advanced on Mount Wilson, fire crews on Tuesday torched brush
along roads, etching a charred perimeter to protect the observatory and the
billion-dollar-plus in communications equipment atop Mount Wilson.
Aircraft also continued making water drops in hopes of taming the flames.
The national forest said Los Angeles County residents would see a large plume
of smoke near Mount Wilson as part of a defensive operation to keep the fire’s
from jumping the fire’s edge at Highway 2.
Reuters:
California firefighters make stand to save famed observatory,
homes
Crews
fought on Tuesday to defend homes and the famed Mount Wilson Observatory from
California’s biggest and most dangerous wildfire, standing their ground at a
major highway between the flames and populated areas. The Bobcat Fire,
which broke out Sept. 6 in the Angeles National Forest north of Los
Angeles, has already blackened an area larger
than the city of Atlanta and its rapid spread prompted worried law
enforcement officials to call for new evacuations on Monday evening. Once
home to the largest operational telescope in the world, the Mount Wilson
Observatory, which sits on a peak of the San Gabriel mountains near vital
communications towers, said in an update that almost
all the forest around it had burned.
Los
Angeles Times: Highway 1 reopens near Big Sur, but SoCal forests are still
closed as fires persist
Highway
1 reopened Monday after a closure that lasted more than a month as firefighters
battled flames near Big Sur in Monterey County. In Southern California, all of
the region’s national forests are closed, including Angeles, Cleveland,
Los Padres and San Bernardino national forests. The Forest Service has a
regional order in place that closes those forests through Thursday. It’s still
“a day to day decision” on when to reopen, said U.S. Forest Service spokesman
Jonathan Groveman.
LA
Progressive: Bobcat Fire, “Shoot Me or Help Me”
We
were not on any map. Not the mandatory evacuation map, nor on the warning map.
But the smoke was as bad as it has ever been in my 18 years living in Valyermo,
an off-the-beaten-track hamlet northeast of Los Angeles. So, we prepared
to evacuate, not because of any fire danger, but because of the smoke from the
Bobcat Fire in our beloved Angeles National Forest. As we got into
the car and began to drive back to our homestead I got the call. “The big ranch
is burning.” This would be my neighbor two doors to the west, which may sound
close and as fires go it is, but my next door neighbor is on 600-acres, and the
big ranch is his brother’s, who owns 1,500 acres. I still had three dogs and
five horses at our place, and upon getting that news I found out that a RAM
diesel 3500 and a 4-horse bumper pull trailer will comfortably go 80 mph.
Current
maps:
Satellite
imagery of Bobcat Fire burned area, Sept 21
Burn
zones around Mt. Wilson Observatory
Twitter
/ ‘Infrared aerial, Mt. Wilson’
Twitter
/ ‘Distant smoke from Mt. Wilson’
Twitter
/ ‘Defensive firing operations’
Twitter
/ ‘Sunrise over Juniper Hills’
Twitter
/ ‘Largest fires since 1900’
Twitter
/ ‘Dans l’ enfer des flames du Bobcat fire a Los Angeles’
Instagram
/ ‘Strategic back burning operations’
Please
say a prayer for all our Firefighters, Law Enforcement, and First Responders.
A
proud salute,
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