California: Forest Fire North of Azusa Grows to More than 14,000 Acres

MSNBC ^ | 9-3-02

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AZUSA, Calif., 7:52 a.m. PDT September 3, 2002 - A wildfire in the San Gabriel Mountains that forced people to flee campgrounds over the Labor Day weekend has grown to 14,429 acres, officials said Tuesday.

The blaze, which started Sunday afternoon about 30 miles northeast of Los Angeles, was 5 percent contained, said Linda Steinberg, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Forest Service. It was expected that the wildfire would be fully contained by Sept. 10, Steinberg said.

[EBUCK]

Got it. All we need is G'Pa's approval and we're off to the races!!

G'Pa? How about it?

EBUCK

[blackie]

I think Dave is at the dentista's...

The Second Amendment...
America's Original Homeland Security !!

[EBUCK]

Here you go folks....Link to updated website.

And here is the final version of the BB image

EBUCK

[EBUCK]

He got back to me via pm and requested a post of the final BB image, see above. Please ping all your buddies!!!

Here we go, planning is over, time to take the hill!!!!!
HooooRahhhh!

EBUCK

[blackie]

Good job, congratulations !!

[blackie]

This the final edit of the FIRE! BillBoard, check it out !!

Death To All Tyrant's !!

The Second Amendment...
America's Original Homeland Security !!

[calawah98]

Looks great, good job.

[madfly]

Ping to link to new Oregon BillBoard site in post #23.

[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!

[B4Ranch]

I think I figured out how they reduced the size of the Burnt Buscuit Fire. They removed the hand or equipment cleared areas along the border of the fire.

Does that make sense to anyone else?

[madfly]

[madfly]

California	Number of Fires: 3	Acres: 12,597	New Fires: 0	Fires Contained: 0
Curve (Angeles National Forest):  11,000 acres at 0 percent contained.  This fire is 30 miles north of Asuza.  Thunderstorms over the fire produced gusty winds contributing to extreme fire behavior with rapid rates of spread.  Crews are constructing fireline with support from aerial resources.  Steep, rugged terrain and limited access are impeding suppression efforts.  Structure protection is in place for 200 residences.  The Coldbrook, Crystal Lake campgrounds and areas along the East Fork Road have been evacuated.  Ten outbuildings were confirmed lost during the initial phases of the fire. Information: Call (626) 821-6701 or visit the Forest Service Southern California regional web site.
Freeway (Los Angeles County Fire Department):  1,043 acres at 90 percent contained.  This fire is nine miles northwest of Santa Clarita.  One hundred residences remain threatened.  Containment for this fire is expected today.  Information: Call (323) 890-4330
Lytle (San Bernardino National Forest):  554 acres at 84 percent contained.  This fire is 12 miles north of Rancho Cucamonga.  Crews are mopping up.  Containment for this fire is expected tomorrow. Information: Call (909) 383-5588

[madfly]

Oregon	Number of Fires: 4	Acres: 582,914	New Fires: 1	Fires Contained: 0
NEW - Office Bridge (Willamette National Forest):  130 acres at 10 percent contained.  This fire is burning ½ mile north of Westfir.  Crews are constructing fireline and hot-spotting.  A three hour evacuation notice has been given to residents of Westfir and Hemlock.  Structure protection is in place for 85 residences, 5 commercial properties and numerous outbuildings.
Apple (Umpqua National Forest):  13,595 acres at 75 percent contained.  This fire is 21 miles east of Glide.  Crews are improving fireline, burning out and mopping up.  Twenty residences are threatened. Information: Call (541) 496-3532 or visit the Apple Fire web site
Biscuit (Siskiyou National Forest):  499,937 acres at 92 percent contained.  The fire is 26 miles southwest of Grants Pass.  Crews are constructing direct attack fireline on the west flank.  Mop-up and fireline rehabilitation are underway in all other areas.  Structure protection is in place at the Chetco Inn, Wilderness Retreat, Gardner Ranch, Tolman Ranch and in the Pistol River drainage for 274 residences. Information: Call (541) 471-6681or visit the Biscuit Fire web site
Tiller Complex (Umpqua National Forest):  69,252 acres at 95 percent contained.  This complex, consisting of eight large and numerous small fires, is on the Tiller Ranger District and in the Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness Area, 25 miles east of Canyonville.  Crews are patrolling, mopping up and rehabilitating fireline. Information: Call (541) 825-1002 or (541) 825-3201 or visit the Tiller Complex web site

[madfly]

Sounds good to me. Those areas were non-burned.

[sistergoldenhair]

Looks great!

[EBUCK]

Paypal is up and functional on my boomspeed site.

Here is a link

http://www.boomspeed.com/ebuck

EBUCK

[MeekOneGOP]

Excellent! That billboard looks GREAT !

[facedown]

Great sign - can a bumpersticker be far behind?

[EBUCK]

Thanks!

We are so close to getting this thing on the I-5 that I can almost smell it.
Just waiting on approval from the print shop and we're there!

EBUCK

[EBUCK]

We'll have to decide that after we get an idea of how close we are going to be on Octobers rent.
If enough is left over I'll get some made up and I think that sending them out at the cost of shipping wouldn't be out of order.
Getting the message out to as many as possible is the point. Not turning a profit.....

Like I said though, it's a decision that'll have to wait.

EBUCK