CA-ANF- Lightning Event - 15 San Gabriel Mountain wildland fires

Angeles Lightning Event - Angeles National Forest

Incident Overview: On Wednesday, June 3, between 2:30am and 8:00pm the Angeles National Forest received approximately 400 down strikes of lightning. There are currently 15 detectable new wildland fires resulting from this activity.

This incident listing includes all 15 fires in the following areas:
On the Los Angeles River Ranger District: Wilson, Upper, Ridge, Cienaga and Roost Fires.
On the San Gabriel River Ranger District: Cubbie, Twin, Terrebonne (San Dimas), Tanbark and Snow Fires.
On the Santa Clara-Mojave Rivers Ranger District: Slope, Juniper, Snag, Lake and Cruthers.

In general, these fires are located in remote, upper elevations of the San Gabriel Mountains north and east of Los Angeles. Each fire is less than 1 acre, with the exception of the Terrebonne (San Dimas) Fire, which is being fought in cooperation with L.A. County Fire.

All fires are in the main portion of the San Gabriel Mountains; there are no detectable fires located in the western portion of the Angeles National Forest between Interstate 5 and Highway 14.

Access to these fires is generally hike-in only. Hotshot and engine crews had some success Wednesday in locating and hiking in to these fires.

There are no communities currently threatened by these fires and no structures have been lost.

A reconnaissance flight by airplane is scheduled for Thursday morning, with more thunderstorm activity possible throughout the day Thursday and Friday.

Basic Information
Incident Type: Wildland Fire
Cause: Lightning
Incident Commander: John Thomas

Current Situation
Size: 12 acres
Fuels Involved: Various types of vegetation.
Fire Behavior: Subdued.
Source: inciweb incident-1672 - Link