Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - A one-acre brush fire is burning a long Glendora Mountain Road near mile marker 9.3, firefighters said Sunday evening.
The fire is burning in what is described as a mixed fuels and is slowly creeping uphill. There are no structures threatened at this time, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. County firefighters will be working along with firefighters with the US Forest Service. Fog and a low cloud ceiling is making it difficult for helicopters to respond, firefighters said. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE: The Fire, dubbed the Burro Fire, is holding steady at six acres burned and is 30 percent contained, the U.S. Forest Service said.
The fire was caused by a traffic collision that sent two people to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center. MOUNTAINS - A brush fire burning in the San Gabriel Mountains is holding at five to seven acres, a battalion chief said Tuesday morning. The fire is burning near Highway 39 and Coldbrook Campground. Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station are en route to conduct evacuations of people in the area, according to Sheriff’s radio traffic. Los Angeles County Firefighters are working with U.S. Forest Service firefighters to extinguish the flames. County firefighters have a full brush assignment assigned, which includes up to three helicopters. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - A one-quarter-acre brush fire is burning in the mountains north of Glendora. The fire was reported just after 2 p.m. along Highway 39 near mile marker 29.36, just north of the Bichota Canyon Trail. The U.S. Forest Service is sending a full brush fire response. The fire is burning in light to medium brush. It is unclear how the fire ignite, but within the last hour, firefighters responded to two calls of a vehicle that crashed in the nearby vicinity. A vehicle crashed around 1:22 p.m. near Crustal Lake Road. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - A vehicle has crashed over the side of Glendora Mountain Road and has ignited about a one-quarter acre brush fire. The collision was reported just after 5 p.m. at Glendora Mountain Road west of Glendora Ridge Road July 15. The vehicle crashed 100 feet over the side and became fully engulfed, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
The fire is moving uphill with a moderate rate of spread. The U.S. Forest Service has initiated a full brush response complete with aircraft. Tactical medics with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau are treating the driver for unspecified injuries. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - A second fire ignited near the roughly 15-acre fire burning in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. The second fire was reported by aircraft around 1 p.m. just south of the original fire near Highway 39 ad East Fork Road. Firefighters and deputies have evacuated campers at Coldbrook Campground, a nearby hiking trail and the West Fork area. The second fire has been contained to two acres and flames have been knocked down, according to Fire Chief Robert of the Angeles National Forest.
Firefighters believe the second fire to be suspicious in nature. Two men in a grey Hummer H3 were seen leaving the area southbound as the second fire ignited. Deputies from San Dimas Station and surrounding stations are assisting with evacuations. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - A vehicle fire has spread to nearly five acres of brush near Highway 39 and East Fork Road. The fire has burned about three-quarters of an acre. The U.S. Forest Service has called for two firefighting helicopters to assist with a ground effort to knock down the flames, according to U.S. Forest Service radio traffic. The fire was reported by a motorist around 10:45 a.m. Authorities were contemplating shutting down traffic along Highway 39 and a possible evacuation of Coldbrook Campground. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - The U.S. Forest Service will be conducting controlled burns near Coldbrook Campground June 20. The prescribed burn of hazardous brush is scheduled to occur at Valley of the Moon, a mile south of Coldbrook Campground along San Gabriel Canyon Road. Smoke and flame may be visible to surrounding communities, Angeles National Forest Service officials said.
Such prescribed burns can provide protection to the community in the event of a wildfire. Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate! Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - A rescue team is recovering a dead body discovered far below Angeles Crest Highway Monday afternoon. The body was found in the area of Angeles Forest Highway near mile marker 18.87. Los Angeles County firefighters and the U.S. Forest Service were called to the area around 4:47 p.m. A hiker or passerby discovered the body and called the U.S. Forest Service who then called deputies, according to Lt. Smeltzer of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Crescenta Valley Station.
The body is approximately 400 feet over the side and the Montrose Search and Rescue team is working to get the body topside, Smeltzer said. Investigators with the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau are en route to the crime scene. The age and gender of the victim are not immediately known, Smeltzer said. Get the email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate! Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - An estimated 40-foot high wall of mud and rock is blocking Highway 39 in the San Gabriel Mountains, the California Highway Patrol reported. Campers from Coldbrook Campground and Crystal Lake are unable to leave down the roadway due to the mud and rock slide, which has been covering the road since a driver called to report the incident at around 10:35 p.m. Monday night, the CHP said. The wall of rock and mud is blocking Highway 39 just north of mile marker 33 in both north and southbound lanes, the CHP said.
The driver who reported the rock and mud slide was traveling north when he saw a woman waving a flashlight, trying to signal for help. Her vehicle became stuck in the mess as she was driving southbound, the CHP said. Caltrans is working to make the road passable. Authorities are considering a long-term closure of the roadway Engineers will assess thew integrity of the asphalt, the CHP said. Caltrans and the CHP are coordinating evacuations. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - To mitigate fire hazards in the foothills, the U.S. Forest Service will conduct controlled burns in the east San Gabriel Valley starting Wednesday, authorities said. Fire will be applied to brush in the Bear Canyon Housing tract above Mt. Baldy Village, one mile northwest of Mt. Baldy Road and Bear Canyon Road January 30 and January 31 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., according to the U.S. Forest Service. Smoke and flame will be visible from Mt. Baldy Village, La Verne, Claremont and San Antonio Heights.
The project will provide community and infrastructure protection in the event of a wildfire, the U.S. Forest Service said. |
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