Bobcat Fire Update - October 4, 2:15 p.m.
Evacuation Status: None
Probability of Evacuations within the next 12 hours: Improbable
Size: 115,548 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: 6,000 - Residence (none in Duarte): Damaged: 28 Destroyed: 87 - Other Structures (none in Duarte): 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 CaƱada • 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
Overnight the fire activity was minimal with a few pockets of rollout that posed NO THREAT to the fire line. The Mt. Wilson area continued to burn the dense internal fuel pocket in the Valley Forge and Falls Canyon areas. This interior island north of Mt. Wilson has been producing a large amount of smoke for the past few days and will continue to consume internal acres within the control fire lines. EXPECT MORE SMOKE TODAY. The containment line is not threatened with this internal burning. Fire crews are staged in this area to monitor for spotting. Moisture in the air may cause the smoke to lay low and smoke plumes near Mt. Wilson may be more visible in the peak heat hours. Crews on other divisions of the fire will be patrolling and monitoring for adverse behavior and potential spotting. Firefighters will be doing mop up and patrol operations where any heat pockets may be smoldering within the containment lines. Please note that the number of residential and other structures damaged or destroyed may increase but are not a result of fire activity in the last week. The number of damaged and destroyed buildings may continue to rise as damage assessment teams continue to gather accurate data from properties spanning over 115,500+ 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
The Red Cross Evacuation Centers at Palmdale High School and Santa Anita Park are closed. Anyone still needing assistance can call the Disaster Distress Hotline at 800-675-5799.
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.).
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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