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UPDATE (6/26/16, 9:17 a.m.): During the past few days, our fire crews have made tremendous progress in containing the overall San Gabriel Complex Fire, and based on the latest available information as of this morning, we are increasingly confident that the blaze will have no impact on Monrovia.

The latest weather report indicates that temperatures will rise today, and humidity levels will drop. However, the fire is not expected to move much as fire crews have been able to effectively box the fire in and push any advance of the flames away from populated areas. To that end, some relevant statistics related to the fire include the following:

 In total, we are estimating that the fire perimeter is 62% contained, with the containment lines needed to prevent the spread of fire towards residences having all been constructed.

 In total, the fire has burned an estimated 5,285 acres.

 There are an estimated 923 individuals out fighting the blaze today.

Given the advancements that have been made in containing the San Gabriel Complex Fire, officials have indicated that they are now moving to demobilize and deescalate the fire response teams. In addition, fire investigators are beginning to ramp up their review of the cause of the fire (originally known as the Fish Fire), and at this time, officials have indicated that the matter is still under investigation.

One area of concern that has developed recently is the fact that there are privately operated drones that have been violating the air space within which fire response teams are operating. Yesterday, we had to suspend air operations due to private drones flying in the path of firefighting aircraft. It is vitally important to note… fire officials cannot deploy firefighting aircraft when private individuals are flying drones in the fire response locations. Fortunately for us here locally, the fire was more fully contained when we had to suspend air operations yesterday, however, these types of disruptions are extremely dangerous to firefighting personnel and can cause severe disruptions to the response effort. We urge anyone with a drone to keep away from the fire operation by not flying drone vehicles into the firefighting airspace.

It is important to emphasize again that while we are increasingly confident that Monrovia will not be impacted by the fire, the City is still taking all necessary precautions here locally to prepare. We have maintained additional Monrovia Fire Department fire assessment teams, and the City will continue to keep Canyon Park, Trask Boy Scout Camp, and the Hillside Wilderness Preserve closed through the weekend. Furthermore, we have continued to ensure that all City reservoirs are filled at 100% capacity in the event that we need to access water for firefighting activities.

Again, it is important to emphasize that based on the current fire movement patterns, the situation is continuing to stabilize and there is no direct fire threat to Monrovia at this time. We will continue to assess the situation, and if the situation changes, we have City personnel that will be deployed to your home to notify you of any pending fire threats.

With the current situation stabilizing, moving forward, the City will be providing one fire update each day in the evening to keep everyone apprised as to the overall situation. Of course, should the situation start deteriorating, in that scenario, we will begin sending more frequent updates.

And although the fire situation is improving, we once again urge everyone to remain vigilant and on alert. To stay up to date on the status of the overall situation here in Monrovia, we encourage everyone to check the City's website (www.cityofmonrovia.org). We will continue to post updates as the local fire conditions change.