Williams Fire 2012

Glendora Mountain Road closed at Sierra Madre to help evacuate folks from east fork. Approximately 10,000 to 12,000 people.

update 9/3/2012 5:50               http://wildfiretoday.com/ - Aerial shots for Tanker 10
    

 update as of 8:55 pm

Total Personnel	300
Size	3,600 acres
Percent Contained	5%
Fuels Involved	Medium to Heavy Brush. Mostly Chaparral.
Fire Behavior	Fire is pushing North towards Sheep Mountain Wilderness area.
Significant Events	9 Air Tankers, mixture of Federal, State and Local resources. 4 Helicopters. 20 Engins,1 dozer. 12 hand crews. No structures threatened. Evacuations of entire San Gabriel Canyon - including disbursed recreation along Highway 39, Crystal Lake, East and West Fork, OHV Area, Camp Williams, Oaks picnic area. Approximate use 10,000 to 12,000 visitors during an average holiday weekend.

Update as of 7:00 pm:

Total Personnel: 200
Size: 1,000 acres
Fuels Involved: Medium to Heavy Brush. All Chaparral.
Fire Behavior: Fire is pushing North.

8 Air Tankers, mixture of Federal, State and Local resources. Helicopters 5. Engines 20, one dozer. 12 hand crews. No structures threatened. Evacuations of entire San Gabriel Canyon - including disbursed recreation along Highway 39, Crystal Lake, East and West Fork, OHV Area, Camp Williams, Oaks picnic area. Approximate people to evacuate 10,000 to 12,000 on a average holiday weekend.

Planned Actions: Burning towards North wilderness area.
Terrain Difficulty: Very Steep.
Remarks:
Origin of Fire is about half-way between Camp Williams and Shooting Range on East Fork Road in San Gabriel Canyon, North of Azusa. 3 1/2 miles east of Highway 39.