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From the Ontario Daily Bulletin:
A man doing laundry in his Claremont apartment Monday ignited a fire when he decided to use his microwave as a clothes dryer. The office manager of the complex in the 900 block of West Arrow Highway called Claremont police at 12:58 p.m. to report the fire.
There are several smoke animations on the web, including the SSD Fire Detection Map.This satellite image comes from the NOAA:
It's 45% contained this morning, but the Morris Fire five miles above Azusa has the potential to cause problems throughout the week as temperatures continue to soar.
Here's our latest story from James Wagner. Attached are videos, a map and photo galleries.
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST - An explosive, heat-driven wildfire burned its way up San Gabriel Canyon Road on Wednesday, blackening more than 1,700 acres above Azusa and threatening more. Meanwhile, a second fire emerged several miles west along the Angeles Crest Highway above La Cañada Flintridge.
Temperatures near 100 degrees and relative humidity in the single digits fueled the Morris Fire, which started Tuesday afternoon on the side of the weaving mountain road above Azusa. By Wednesday evening officials said it was only 10 percent contained.
"It definitely has the potential to grow," said Pam Bierce, a spokeswoman with the Southern California Incident Management team, the federal government agency that is coordinating the firefighting effort.
Here's a bulletin from the National Weather Service for Azusa, where a 700 acre wildfire continues to burn above Morris Dam:
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD...AND SLIDE OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BY FRIDAY. ALONG WITH WEAKENING ONSHORE FLOW...THIS WILL BRING A RETURN TO HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER MOST OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA. THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...WHEN WIDESPREAD TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE INTERIOR AND VALLEY SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHLAND. TEMPERATURES UP TO AROUND 106 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED IN THE HOTTEST LOCATIONS. A FEW TEMPERATURE RECORDS COULD BE BROKEN. SINCE THE ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO BE FAIRLY WEAK WITH THIS HEAT EVENT...EVEN THE WARMEST INLAND PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN WILL LIKELY SOAR INTO THE 90S. THE BEST RELIEF WILL BE NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE 70S AND 80S. THE AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO BE FAIRLY DRY THROUGH THIS WEEK. ALTHOUGH THIS SHOULD HELP KEEP HEAT INDEX READINGS FROM REACHING CRITICAL LEVELS...HUMIDITY READINGS WILL FALL INTO SINGLE DIGITS OVER THE INTERIOR VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL BRING HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS...ESPECIALLY TO THE MOUNTAIN AREAS WHERE LITTLE TO NO OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED. SOME SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE MAY RETURN TO SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THIS WEEKEND...WHICH COULD HELP HUMIDITIES RECOVER ABOVE SINGLE DIGITS. THE LONG DURATION HEAT EVENT COULD POSE HEALTH HAZARDS FOR ANYONE OUTDOORS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY...SMALL CHILDREN...AND PETS. IF YOU PLAN ON BEING OUTDOORS...REMEMBER TO REMAIN HYDRATED BY DRINKING PLENTY OF WATER...WEAR LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING AND A HAT...AND REMAIN IN THE SHADE OR INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN CARS WITH THE WINDOWS UP OR CRACKED DURING THE DAY...EVEN FOR A VERY SHORT TIME...AS TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY REACH LETHAL LEVELS.
Amanda Baumfeld reports:
WEST COVINA - Authorities said Monday police are not certain the firebombings of two homes in the South Hills are linked, despite the fact that both incidents took place within weeks of each other on the same tiny street.Early Saturday morning, the home of Robert Ho, 51, in the 3200 block of Hampton Drive was practically gutted after several incendiary devices were hurled through windows. Six weeks ago, Ho said he stopped a similar attack on a neighbor's home.
"We are not 100 percent sure they are related," West Covina police Lt. Ron Mitchell said. "It's quite a great deal of stuff to happen in one area. There might be a connection."
Neither the police nor Ho could provide a damage estimate following the fire. The West Covina Police department has neither contacted federal officials with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms nor the FBI, agencies typically charged with investigating firebombings and arsons, Mitchell said.
The Sierra Madre emergency alert system is flying a green flag today -- which means the city is in Stage One alert mode for potential mudslides.
The system alerts residents to mudslide danger on local hillsides. It grew out of a wildfire last spring that destroyed several acres fo brush in the foothills just above the tiny San Gabriel Valley community.
Here's what a Green Flag means, according to the site:
The City's state of emergency level is now at Stage One: GREEN FLAG--Activated under a prediction of 80%--100% chance of precipitation. Affected residents should get "READY" for potential evacuation. This includes keeping a close watch on weather forecasts.
Here's some city links of interest:
Last week a special unit of the ATF took over the investigation of the multi-million dollar Alhambra apartment fire.
This comes from an inter-office note, this morning:
Alhambra fire says they've wrapped up their investigation of last week's big fire and now know the cause, which they're releasing at 2 p.m. today.
Here's the Fire Department's scanner traffic.
A three-alarm fire torched several buildings near 3rd and Main Tuesday night.
The cause of the blaze was unknown. Several residences and business were without power when the fire brokeout. The blaze apparently started in a condo or apartment complex that is under construction.
Several other buildings appeared to catch fire as well.
Firefighters from Alhambra, South Pasadena and Los Angeles County responded to the thre-alarm blaze, officials said.
The amount of damage caused by the blaze was unknown. It is unknown if there were any injuries.
-- Frank C. Girardot
Just saw KCBS/KCAL reporter Serene Branson do a story on this video. Thought I'd share it with Crime Scene readers:
| Freeway Complex Fire Information: | ||
| Last Updated: | November 16, 2008 at 7:30 pm | |
| Date/Time Started: | November 15, 2008 at 9:07 am | |
| Administrative Unit: | CAL FIRE / Orange County Fire Authority / Corona City Fire / Anaheim Fire / Chino Valley Fire | |
| County: | Orange County / Riverside County | |
| Location: | Between Corona, Chino Hills, Yorba Linda, Brea & Anaheim | |
| Acres Burned: | 23,722 acres | |
| Containment: | 19% contained | |
| Structures Threatened: | 3,500 structures are threatened. | |
| Structures Destroyed: | STRUCTURES DAMAGED OR DESTROYED: 64 buildings OR 104 residences.
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| Evacuations: | ||
| Cause: | Under Investigation | |
| Cooperating Agencies: | CAL FIRE, Orange County Fire Authority, Corona Fire, Anahiem City Fire, Chino Valley Fire, CHP, CDCR and CCC. | |
| Total Fire Personnel: |
3,699 Total Personnel | |
| Conditions: |
The Freeway Complex is made up of the Freeway Fire and the Landfill Fire. CAL FIRE Incident Command Team #6 has transitioned into a unified command. Firefighters made good progress in containing this fire as the Santa Ana Winds died down significantly. Many Evacuations and road closures remain in effect. |
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| Triangle Complex Information: | (714) 628-7085 | |
Reporter Maritza Velazquez tracked down a young woman who lost everything in Hurricane Katrina only to face the similar prospect as a resident of Diamond Bar Saturday. Here's the top of her story:
DIAMOND BAR -- Three years ago Danita Clark lost everything.
She came close to experiencing a similar loss Sunday when she and nearly 1,800 others were evacuated from their neighborhoods in Diamond Bar ahead of the raging Triangle Complex Fire.
"I took everything I could. I've been through Hurricane Katrina, so I know how it is to come back and not have anything," Clark said.
In August 2005, the 22-year-old was forced to evacuate her Slidell, Louisiana home when Hurricane Katrina hit and ultimately devastated the Gulf Coast.
After living in a hotel and eating from fast food restaurants everyday for a month, she returned. But her former home was in ruins. The furniture was severely molded and the home was flooded with water that reached six-feet in height.
| Triangle Complex (includes Freeway Fire) Information: | ||
| Last Updated: | November 16, 2008 at 4:00 pm | |
| Date/Time Started: | November 15, 2008 at 9:07 am | |
| Administrative Unit: | CAL FIRE / Orange County Fire Authority / Corona City Fire / Anaheim Fire / Chino Valley Fire | |
| County: | Orange County / Riverside County | |
| Location: | Corona and Orange County (Yorba Linda, Brea & Anaheim) | |
| Acres Burned: | 10,475 acres | |
| Containment: | 0% contained | |
| Structures Threatened: | More than 3,500 structures are threatened. | |
| Structures Destroyed: | STRUCTURES DAMAGED OR DESTROYED: 64 buildings OR 104 residences.
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| Evacuations: | ||
| Cause: | Under Investigation | |
| Cooperating Agencies: | CAL FIRE, Orange County Fire Authority, Corona Fire, Anahiem City Fire, Chino Valley Fire, CHP, CDCR and CCC. | |
| Total Fire Personnel: |
600 Total Personnel | |
| Conditions: |
The Freeway Fire and the Landfill Fire have been made into the Triangle Complex. CAL FIRE Incident Command Team #6 has transitioned into a unified command. Major concerns are the high winds and large scale evacuations. Evacuations and road closures remain in effect. A Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 4:00 pm. today. For weather information check with National Weather Service - Southern California or California Weather. |
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| Triangle Complex Information: | (714) 628-7085 | |
This comes from blogger Bear Chick:
We're smack in the middle of Brea/Anaheim Hills/Yorba Linda, then being called the Freeway Complex fire. Last night Carbon Canyon was added and this morning Chino Hills and Diamond Bar came into the mix and now it's called the Triangle Complex fire. I don't think we've ever been this close to a fire this big. We've seen fire in the hills in Yorba Linda but the problem with this weekend's fire was the Santa Ana winds kicking up. The Brea fire is about 2 miles from us, which seems like a safe distance I suppose but the fire crossed a freeway in Yorba Linda! For those of you not familiar with freeways in Cali, the 91 probably has at least 8 lanes where the fire jumped it. So 2 miles away doesn't seem that far in view of Mother Nature's leaping ability!
We published this guide last week. It's available in PDF form. The guide contains tons of important community information, including shelter locations and several telephone numbers that might come in handy on a day like today.
From the Associated Press:
Caption Nick Carone, left, and Daniel Brooks of the San Bernardino County Fire Dept. Grand Terrace unit fight a wildfire in Chino Hills , Calif., Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
An exclusive enclave of multi-million homes in Diamond Bar is being evacuated, according to officials at the Walnut Sheriff's substation. The estates are home to rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg and U.S. Rep Gary Miller as well as several other celebrities and sports figures.
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Again from the Associated Press:
AP Radio News plans to carry a news conference with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger regarding the wildfires. It's expected to start around 12:45 pes but this is not a hard start time.
This photo comes from AP with the following caption:
Residents look on as a wind driven Santa Ana fire threatens homes, in Yorba Linda, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008. Southern Californians endured a third day of destruction Saturday as wind-blasted wildfires torched hundreds of mobile homes and mansions, forced tens of thousands of people to flee and shut down major freeways. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
KABC reports this morning that the Triangle Complex fire which raged overnight in Chino Hills and Carbon Canyon is making its way toward Diamond Bar and threatening several homes. Aerial video of the fire showed it advancing through a grassy wilderness preserve that separates the two communities. The fire could possibly threaten exclusive homes in "The Country"
Here's the latest CAL FIRE UPDATE:
Continue reading Triangle Complex / Freeway Fire threatens Diamond Bar.
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