Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN DIMAS - Firefighters made quick work of a small vegetation fire Tuesday afternoon.
The fire burned above Horsethief Canyon Park, 301 Horsethief Canyon Rd., around 12:45 p.m. No structures were threatened, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Firefighters reckoned flames posed a threat to the forest if they reached the top of the mountain ridge. A full first-alarm brush fire response was sent, including crews from the US Forest Service. At least one helicopter performed water drops. The nearby San Dimas Dog Park will be closed the remainder of Tuesday, San Dimas City officials said. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE, 8:41 a.m.: Forward progress on the San Dimas Fire has been stopped at 65 acres. The fire is 20 percent contained, according to the Los Angeles county fire department.
UPDATE, 6:41 a.m.: 100 acres have now been burned as the San Dimas fire moves to the north and west in the foothills above San Dimas and La Verne, according to the La Verne Police Department. UPDATE, 5:44 a.m.: The San Dimas Fire has reached about 60 acres and has the potential to scorch 100 acres. Los Angeles County firefighters are working in unified command with the U.S. Forest Service. UPDATE, 4:41 a.m.: The brush fire burning above San Dimas/La Verne is holding at 20 acres. It is burning into Angeles National Forest territory. The U.S. Forest Service is on scene. The Los Angeles county fire department has requested a second alarm response, doubling resources at the scene. SAN DIMAS - An estimated 10-acre brushfire is moving fast and uphill in the San Dimas foothills Friday morning. The fire is burning in the area of North San Dimas Canyon Road and Golden Hills Road November 6. Three helicopters have been added to the full brushfire response, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Firefighters do not believe that structures are threatened at the time the story was launched. The pilot of one Los Angeles County Fire helicopter was able to already see the fire well-established from the helipad at Brackett Field in La Verne at the time it was dispatched just before 4 a.m. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor SAN DIMAS - Two men were arrested Tuesday morning after Good Samaritans followed them from the scene of a suspicious brush above Azusa.
The unnamed suspects were taken into custody by San Dimas Sheriff’s deputies after they were detained by Azusa Police officers, according to Sgt. Pete Shupe of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. The Good Samaritans followed the suspects as they drove down San Gabriel Canyon Road until they got cell phone service to call authorities. “Azusa PD received a phone call from people who said they were following a vehicle in which they saw two males start a fire,” Shupe said. Azusa officers detained the men on Sierra Madre Avenue. The investigation was handled by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Arson/Explosives Detail. The case was then handed to the U.S. Forest Service, which apparently has the names of the men arrested, according to Deputy Juanita Navarro of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The U.S. Forest Service has yet to return a call for suspect booking information. The fire burned near Morris Dam in the 9500 block of North San Gabriel Canyon Road. Los Angeles County firefighters were dispatched to assist the U.S. Forest Service at 2:53 a.m. August 7. Firefighting helicopters from both county fire and the U.S. Forest service assisted ground crews. Power lines fell near the fire and inhibited the firefight, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. About 104 customers were initially without power, according to Southern California Edison. |
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