Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Fire!

August 26, 2009 6:15 am....CBS Channel 2 News reported 750 acres burned in the Morris Dam Fire East of Highway 39 in the Angeles National Forest, north of Azusa. 600 Firefighters combated the flames. Voluntary evacuations of the Williams campsite and trailer park in the canyon.

The air quality for particulate matter rated in the Unhealthful for Sensitive Groups (orange). Visually the air was grey and smelled of fire.

6 comments:

  1. Any status on whether or not the road is open during the fire?

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  2. The road is closed! I checked this evening. It has been closed all day.

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  3. That's too bad - Our beloved mountain on fire again!

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  4. The saddest thing was seeing a hiker smoking a cigarette above the Forest Ranger Station tonight.

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  5. Glendora Mountain Road (FOR INCOMING TRAFFIC ONLY)
    Closed from to Glendora Ridge Rd

    Status: Completely Closed
    Reason: CLOSED DUE TO FIRE. CLOSED TUESDAY 8/25/09 AT 7:00, CLOSED TIL FURTHER NOTICE
    Closure Date: 08/25/2009
    Reopen Date: TBD

    See Road Closure Link on the right.

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  6. Yeah, i tend to always blame smokers! haha. ;)

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