Advisory Message has been issued by the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department.
Tuesday September 8, 2009 15:40 PM PDT
New press Release from the LA Office of Emergency Management Available: http://www.lasdblog.org/Pressrelease/Public/
Office of Emergency Management
(323) 980-2260
STATION FIRE UPDATE
LOS ANGELES (Tuesday, September 8, 2009 – 2:30 p.m.) –
**There is a Control Burn taking place at the Foothill area which will go on throughout the afternoon or as weather permits. **
Fire breaks will be improved from Bear Creek toward Mt. Waterman, the San Gabriel drainage, and at strategic locations along Forest Highway 2. Crews will construct additional fireline from Chileno Canyon north to Twin Peaks drainage. Crews and equipment have begun repairing fireline along the west side of the fire.
The main focus will be to construct and improve fireline along the eastern perimeter of the fire.
The cause of the Station Fire is arson and is now a homicide investigation. If you have any information or questions please contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department at 323-573-2387.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, has announced approval of a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual(s) responsible for the Station Fire.
Law enforcement and Fire personnel are urging residents in the area to be ready to evacuate if near the fire boundary.
The Governor proclaimed a state of emergency for Los Angeles County.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors proclaimed a local emergency.
The Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management(OEM) has begun the road to recovery in regards to the Station Fire. Initial efforts concentrated on temporary care and shelter(see full press release for further).
Click on the link below for the complete list of Help Centers.
Area Closures:
All National Forest System lands. Closure status may change without notice.
Glendale: Deukmejian Wilderness Park
Angeles National Forest: Entire eastern main body of the Angeles National Forest will be closed. For more information on the closure go to: www.fs.fed.us/r5/angeles/
Open to Residents Only (with identification):
· Little Tujunga Canyon Road and Live Oak Campground
· Aliso Canyon at Y-8
· Little Tujunga Canyon Road at ¼ mile north of the Wildlife Way Station
· Big Tujunga Road at Mt. Gleason
Road Closures (Subject to Change without Notice):
· Big Rock Creek Road closed at Big Pines Road
· Highway 39 between San Gabriel Canyon Road and East Fork Road
· Big Tujunga Road at Angeles Forest Highway
· Aliso Canyon Road at Angeles Forest Highway
· Soledad Canyon Road at Indian Canyon Trail Head
· Angeles Crest Highway between Big Pines Highway and mile marker 26.7 north of Altadena
· Big Pines Highway at Big Rock Creek Road
· Chaney Trail at Angeles National Forest gate (Loma Alta)
· Little Rock Reservoir Gate
Roads Recently Reopened:
· Soledad Canyon Road-Freeway 14 (Santa Clarita)/Bootlegger Road (Acton)
· Little Tujunga Road-Osborne Street/ Gold Creek Road
For information on road closures access the Los Angeles County Department of Public
Works’ website at http://www.dpw.lacounty.gov.
Information for Residents:
· Emergency Alerts www.lacounty.gov
· U.S. Forest Service www.inciweb.org/incident/1856
· LA County 211
· L.A. County Department of Mental Health ACCESSS Center 1-800 854-7771
· American Red Cross-1 (866) GET-INFO
· For area closures and current evacuation information: http://www.fire.lacounty.gov. Click on: “Ready! Set! Go!
·
In the event of an evacuation recommended by the LA County Sheriff’s
Department, residents are urged to register their telephone and
cellular numbers
for an Alert at: http://alert.lacounty.gov
· To view a map of the fire areas, go to http://gis.lacounty.gov/FireFlex/
· For information on the fire via Twitter,
type in 40404, send a blank text message, Twitter will instruct used to
create a user name. Type 40404 and follow space to angelesnf.
· Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department www.lasd.org
· City of Palmdale www.cityofpalmdale.org
Health Advisory:
Although
air quality is improving throughout the county, the Station Fire in the
Angeles National Forest will continue to adversely affect air quality
in portions of the San Gabriel Mountains and Valley today, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD). The Los Angeles County Health Officer,
Dr. Jonathan E. Fielding, urges all individuals in those areas, or
areas where there is visible smoke or the odor of smoke, to avoid
unnecessary outdoor and indoor physical exertion, such as exercise.
Public Health is currently conducting water sample testing at the
Thousand Trails Mobile Home Park in Acton to ensure the water is not
contaminated and safe. Health advisories and other public health
information can be found at http://www.lapublichealth.org/
Power Advisory:
Southern California Edison urges its customers in the Santa Clarita, Lancaster and Palmdale areas to conserve energy due to transmission lines that have been damaged
by
the Station Fire. Edison officials asked customers to turn off and
unplug any unnecessary electrical equipment, especially sensitive
electronics. Customers are advised to keep flashlights handy in case a
service interruption occurs, not to use candles for lighting because
they could pose a fire hazard, and not to cook
indoors with charcoal or other fossil fuels not meant for indoor use because they could turn deadly.
If a power outage occurs, one light switch should be left in the on position to serve as a signal when service has been restored.
For the Full press relase, visit http://www.lasdblog.org/Pressrelease/Public/
For full details, go to http://local.nixle.com/alert/243185/
Contact Information:
Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau
Los Angeles County sheriff's Department
323-267-4800
Good work! People need to know that just because their house is no longer endangered doesn't mean we forget what's happening down the street with your neighbor.
The Fire still burns in our forest tonite.
Posted by: Cafe Pasadena | September 08, 2009 at 11:50 PM