Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Station Fire Update

Six days into it, the Station Fire is now at 127,513 acres and is 22 percent contained.
The Station Fire is burning within the Angeles National Forest and near surrounding communities of La Canada-Flintridge, La Crescenta, Acton, Soledad Canyon, Pasadena and Glendale.
Steep terrain, decadent old growth brush and hot dry weather are factors that drive fire activity. Evacuations and a forest closure order remain in effect.
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS:
ALTADENA AREA:
Open: Fair Oaks Avenue west to Arroyo Seco Road, with the exception of Prieto Fire Road and Millard Canyon north of Rising Hill Road, which remain under mandatory evacuation.
Closed: Chaney Trail and Alzada Drive north of Jaxine Drive
Closed: Areas east of Fair Oaks and north of Loma Alta Drive
NATIONAL FOREST:
Big Tujunga Canyon Road from Mount Gleason to Angeles Forest Highway
Little Tujunga Canyon Road north of the Little Tujunga Ranger Station and Gold Creek
Chantry Flats
ACTON:
Soledad Canyon Road from Agua Dulce Canyon Road to Bootlegger Canyon Road
Angeles Forest Highway south of Aliso Canyon
TUJUNGA:
Northwest of Day at Blue Gum Canyon Road to Glory Avenue to westbound Apperson Street to northbound Fairgrove Avenue to westbound Summitrose Street to northbound Pinyon Avenue to westbound Hillrose Street to northbound Seven Hills Drive to Lonzo Street
VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS:
JUNIPER HILLS:
South of Fort Tejon Road from Mount Emma Road to Longview Road
LITTLEROCK:
Littlerock Recreational Area, Mount Emma Road & Cheseboro Road
GLENDALE:
North of Markridge road between Pennsylvania and Lowell

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