 Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor UPDATE, 7:27 p.m.: Firefighters have stopped forward progress of the Gabriel Fire at 30 acres. The Fire is at least 60 percent contained. IRWINDALE - A reported 10-acre brush fire is burning inside Santa Fe Dam Recreational Area. The fire is reportedly burning in a northerly direction and is potentially threatening structures. The Los Angeles County Fire Department has sent a full brush fire assignment along with two helicopters. A second alarm has been requested, which would double resources at the scene.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - There is no threat to the community after a small brush fire ignited at Santa Fe Dam Recreational Area Thursday afternoon.
The fire is holding at two-acres. The fire was nestled between the San Gabriel River Bikepath and the San Gabriel River. Firefighters were first dispatched at 5:22 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Firefighters announced that they have hose lines completely around the fire and forward progress has been stopped at 6:18 p.m. A water-dropping helicopter from the Los Angeles County Fire Department is using Encanto Park as a staging area, according to the City of Duarte. Firefighters were getting into contact with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority to provide assistance to those living in the riverbed.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE – A four-acre brush fire was quickly stopped after igniting in the San Gabriel Riverbed Monday afternoon.
There were no injuries and no structures were threatened in the small fire that was dispatched to firefighters at 3:45 p.m. October 4. Firefighters on the ground were assisted by two helicopters, one of which performed water-dropping duties. The only major threat came from an intense storm cell, which produced lightning just one mile south of the fire, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department radio traffic. Huntington Drive between Encanto Parkway and Irwindale Avenue was blocked for several hours while firefighters worked.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE – No one was injured and no structures were damaged after a brush fire scorched 26 acres at Santa Fe Dam Recreational Area August 1.
Crews on the ground and in the air kept the brush fire from growing larger. The fire also slowed after creeping up to the Miller Brewery property line. The fire was dispatched just before 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Arriving firefighters reported seeing smoke several miles away and immediately called for a full first-alarm brush fire, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Crews on the ground had structure protection measures in place to protect the brewery, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The fire appeared to burn in an area west of the Dam’s nature center, an area known for homeless encampments and frequent brush fires. Several engines remained on scene to conduct a fire watch over the course of the night and into the morning. The cause is under investigation.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor 4:56 p.m.: Roughly 15 acres of vegetation have burned at Santa Fe Dam, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Two helicopters have arrived on scene to aid crews on the ground.
IRWINDALE - A grass fire with a rapid rate of spread is burning inside Santa Fe Dam Recreational Area in Irwindale Sunday afternoon. As of 4:35 p.m., roughly one half acre has burned inside the dam. Units en route to the dam could already see a very large smoke column from several miles out. A full first alarm brush response is being sent to the Dam, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE, 4:27 p.m.: The Fire has burned 12 acres and is roughly 5 percent contained, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
About 25 to 30 homeless living in the area of the fire were evacuated. As a precaution, firefighters have ordered Santa Fe Dam closed, even though the fire is moving northeast. IRWINDALE - A 10-acre brushfire is burning inside Irwindale’s Santa Fe Dam Recreational Area Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters were dispatched at 2:52 PM. The fire is currently running northbound and no structures are threatened, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Irwindale police are also on scene at the brushfire and report that no evacuations are ordered.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - A smoldering fire inside Santa Fe Dam Recreational Area is growing in size with the help of fairly-strong winds Tuesday.
20 to 30-mile-per-hour winds are helping the roughly-two-acre fire to spot roughly one-quarter mile ahead of the main fire, firefighters said at the scene. Firefighters are entering through West First Street and South Peckham Road on the north side of the dam and are amassing near the nature center. The direction the fire is moving will have it run into an area where fuels will be late. Firefighters believe that the fire was extinguished yourself out, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department radio traffic.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - About 100 firefighters and five engine companies were aided by a helicopter in knocking down a vegetation fire Sunday morning. Firefighters were dispatched just before 3 a.m. to the area east of the Lario Staging Area, 3089 E. Huntington Dr., December 6. The fire burned on the east side of Lario along the border with the Vulcan Materials property, according to the Irwindale Police Department. The fire burned one and a half acres, according to Dispatch Supervisor Bernard Peters of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Firefighters remained on scene until nearly 11:10 a.m., Peters told SGV CityWatch. No one was injured and no structures were threatened. Several transients living in the area near the fire were evacuated as a precaution, Irwindale Police said. The cause remains under investigation.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - A roughly one-acre fire has sparked at Santa Fe Dam Recreational Area, the second fire in as many days. The fire is burning in medium to heavy vegetation with winds blowing from the north. No structures are threatened, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. A full brush fire response is being requested, sans aircraft. A similar brush fire burned inside Santa Fe Dam Recreational Area Saturday, May 16 and burned roughly one acre, initially believed to have started in a transient camp.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - A one-quarter-acre brush fire is burning near the 210 freeway and Irwindale Avenue, firefighters report. The fire is burning in the area of Santa Fe Dam Recreational Area. A reported homeless encampment is the source of the fire, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department radio traffic. Firefighters have stopped forward progress of the flames. No other information is available. |
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