Full Notification

Sierra Madre residents,

As promised, this is an update to my previous Nixle Alert sent at 6:10pm.  We will send out another Nixle Alert on Monday, September 13, 2020 with updated information.

The fire crews made great progress on the Bobcat Fire this afternoon and into the early evening.  Air support was able to get a fire retardant line down covering the Manzanita Ridge and acting as a buffer to the fire should it start burning back towards Sierra Madre. This was completed in addition to dozer lines and hand lines.

The fire burned across Santa Anita Canyon, but is currently in check and behind the front country.  The fire will continue to burn and move this evening towards the northwest, potentially as much as 1.5 miles, but it has been pushed far enough to the north that flames will be less visible than yesterday and may result in only an orange glow for Sierra Madre tonight.

We remain under an evacuation warning, except for the areas east of Santa Anita and north of Elkins.

If the fire shifts or conditions change, we will advise the community through the channels listed below.

Please continue to get information from Sierra Madre here:

https://www.nixle.com/

www.CityofSierraMadre.com/bobcat

https://www.facebook.com/cityofsierramadre/

Thanks,

Gabe

Gabriel L. Engeland

City Manager

City of Sierra Madre