CA-ANF-Station 160,357 acres 56%

Incident Overview

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Crews have made good progress building containment line along Winston Ridge. Burn operations planned for this area may not be necessary thanks to this success.

Fire activity continues to decreased today with the favorable weather conditions. Helicopters are helping to cool hot spots in the Chilao area near Alder Saddle with an occasional retardant drop from air tankers.

Several hand crews were inserted by helicopter on the eastern flank of the fire in the San Gabriel Wilderness. Those crews are making good progress with line construction along Chileno Canyon.

The originally planned firing operation from the Mt. Wilson area to the north and northeast was delayed for another day due to a lack of ideal weather conditions. This operation is planned in an easterly and northeasterly direction. The pre-treatment control lines are anchored in and waiting for the burn operation.

Line will be improved between the headwaters of Bear Creek toward Mt. Waterman, then easterly toward the San Gabriel drainage. Direct handline has been initiated from Forest Highway 2, and is advancing forward to the south. Crews will build more line from Chileno Canyon, north to Twin Peaks continuing northwest to Cloudburst Canyon and on to Pinyon Flats.

Air tankers and helicopters are committed for needed support of Tuesday's operation. Aggressive patrol and mop-up will continue along Angeles Forest Highway 2. Suppression repair is active in the western half of the fire, paralleled by aggressive patrols and needed mop-up operations.

While contingency lines are in place and while some of these lines will continue to be improved, most efforts will be focused toward direct attack (edge of the fire) actions throughout most of the firefighting operation on the eastern flank of the fire where prudent and safe.

ll continue to be improved, most efforts will be focused toward direct attack (edge of the fire) actions throughout most of the firefighting operation on the eastern flank of the fire where prudent and safe.

The Station Fire Incident Command Post will complete it's moved today from Hansen Dam Recreation Area to the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area. An Incident Command Post or ICP at an incident is where the primary logistics functions are coordinated and administered.

It has been determined that the cause of the Station Fire is arson and is now a homicide investigation If you have any information or questions please contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department at 323-573-2387.

The Station Fire in it's 14th day and named because of its proximity to a nearby USFS Ranger Station has burned over 250 square miles of land within the Angeles National Forest and near surrounding foothill communities of La Canada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Acton, Soledad Canyon, Pasadena, Glendale and Sierra Madre. The goal of the Incident Management Team is to keep the fire west of Highway 39 and Angeles Crest Highway, east of Interstate 5, south of Highway 14, Pearblossom Highway, and Highway 138, and north of the foothill communities and the Angeles National Forest Boundary. The fire is moving into areas of the forest with no recorded fire history. The Station Fire is now the 9th largest fire in California since 1933. For a current fire perimeter map, on Google Earth, Station Fire Perimeter And a progression map is available at progression map.

The Angeles National Forest call center is being staffed 24 hrs a day. For additional information, please call 626-821-6700.

Closures:

Glendale: Dukmejian Wilderness Park

Angeles National Forest Closure: An area closure of the southern portion of the Angeles National Forest is in effect until it is determined that it is safe to reopen forest areas. For additional information on the closure, and a map go to www.fs.fed.us/r5/angeles/ or call 626-821-6700

Open to Residents Only:

• Little Tujunga Canyon Rd and Live Oak Campground

• Aliso Canyon Rd at Y8

• Aliso Canyon Rd at Angeles Forest Hwy

• Little Tujunga Canyon Rd a of a mile north of the Wildlife Way Station

• Big Tujunga Canyon Rd at Mt. Gleason

Road Closures:

Aliso Canyon Rd at Angeles Forest Hwy

Big Tujunga Canyon Rd at Angeles Forest Hwy

Big Rock Creek Rd closed at Big Pines Rd

Highway 39 between San Gabriel Canyon Road and East Fork Rd

Soledad Canyon Rd at Indian Canyon Trail Head

Angeles Crest Hwy between Big Pines Hwy and mile marker 26.7 north of Altadena

Big Pines Hwy at SR-2

Cheney Trail at Angeles National Forest gate (Loma Alta)

Flight Restrictions: Temporary flight restrictions are in place over the Station Fire.

Pet Evacuation Centers: Located at Pasadena Humane Society, Baldwin Park Animal Shelter, LA County Agoura Hills Animal Shelter.

Large Animal Evacuation Center:

Antelope Valley Fairgrounds is boarding large animals. Pierce College can only board horses, donkeys and mules.

Flight Restrictions: Temporary flight restrictions are in place over the Station Fire.

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Arson
Date of Origin	Wednesday August 26th, 2009 approx 03:30 PM
Location	Los Angeles River Ranger District / Angeles National Forest
Incident Commander	Dietrich / Bryan / Lopez

Current Situation

Total Personnel	4,687
Size	160,357 acres
Percent Contained	56%
Estimated Containment Date	Tuesday September 15th, 2009 approx 06:00 PM
Fuels Involved	Very heavy fuels of ceanothus, chamise, scrub oak and manzanita across the entire fire area, 15 to 20 feet in height with Big Cone Douglas Fir in the drainage bottoms. Fuels have not experienced any significant large fire activity in the past 40 years.
Fire Behavior	The fire was active with areas of extreme fire behavior near the northeast portion of the fire.
Significant Events	The fire has been contained from the southwest of Little Rock to Pacoima Canyon and from the Magic Mountain Wilderness to La Canada-Flintridge.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Crews will prepare, and protect structures when and where necessary. Additional crews will construct handlines, improve existing lines, burnout as needed, build dozer lines and protect critical communication sites. Firefighters will continue firing and burn operations to help contain the fire.
Growth Potential	Extreme
Terrain Difficulty	Extreme
Remarks	The Station Fire is under unified command with CIIMT5, Los Angeles County Fire and the Los Angeles County Sheriff. Angeles Crest Highway remains closed and is primary access route for camps , numerous private residences, and the Mount Wilson Communication Facility and Observatory. Multiple evacuation centers have been established. The Mount Wilson Communications is directly threatened. This facility is a major communications hub for all of Southern California.