Bobcat Fire Update - October 3, 11:45 a.m.
Evacuation Status: None
Probability of Evacuations within the next 12 hours: Improbable
Size: 114,963 acres
Percent containment: 84%
ASSIGNED RESOURCES: Hand Crews: 14 Helicopters: 13 Engines: 62 Dozers: 8 Water Tenders: 13 Total Personnel: 936 Injuries: 6
Structures Threatened (none in the City of Duarte): 6,000 Residence: Damaged 28 Destroyed 87 Other Str: Damaged 19 Destroyed 83
ROAD CLOSURES: • Big Santa Anita Rd (the Chantry road) is closed. • Big Pines Highway is open but Big Rock Creek Rd remains closed. • Highway 2 is closed from Big Pines to La Canada • Angeles Forest Highway is closed from Aliso Canyon to Highway 2 • Upper Big Tujunga Canyon Rd is closed. • Highway 39 is closed above Old San Gabriel Canyon Rd.
FOREST CLOSURE: The Angeles National Forest Closure Order is in effect until October 8th for now. The Forest is closed to all general activity, including developed campgrounds and day-use sites due to wildfire threat. Prohibition of the use of any ignition sources (campfires, gas stoves, etc.)
Today’s fire behavior is expected to mainly consist of smoldering where heat exists within the existing footprint. Most areas of the fire will consist of firefighters mopping up, patrolling and improving containment lines. An exception is an interior island northeast of Mt. Wilson. This area of the fire will continue to consume approximately 300 internal acres well within the fire control lines. This is not a prescribed burning operation but is a pocket of fire in difficult terrain that has been difficult for firefighters to access. Firefighters expect this pocket to burn on its own through the day. Crews are patrolling this area and monitoring for spotting and adverse behavior in the steep rugged terrain in this area. Heavy smoke may be visible during peak heat hours as this internal island of fuel burns. Please note that the most recent numbers of residential and other structures damaged or destroyed have increased in today’s update but are not a result of fire activity in the last five days. The number of damaged and destroyed buildings may rise as damage assessment teams continue to gather accurate data from properties spanning over 114,900+ acres.
EVACUATION ORDERS: • Paradise Springs – South of Big Pines Highway, east of Devil’s Punch Bowl, west of Largo Vista Road, and north of the forest. • South and west of Upper Big Tujunga Canyon, east of Angeles Forest Highway, and north of Angeles Crest Highway. • Residences along Angeles Crest Highway, between Angeles Forest Highway and Highway 39.
Address/Location
City of Duarte
1600 Huntington Dr
Duarte, CA 91030
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 626-357-7931
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