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Station Fire Recovery and Volunteer Opportunities

January 27, 2010

I just got word that the Sierra Club will be hosting Angeles National Forest Supervisor Jody Noiron at the Eaton Canyon Nature Center. She’ll be giving a free 90-minute presentation on Station Fire recovery efforts. Supervisor Noiron will describe the fire’s effects on the Forest and offer ways for volunteers to help [...]

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Early Photos of the Station Fire Area

December 10, 2009

A combination of work busyness and recent rain closures … along with a desire to not get too depressed … have prevented me from driving through the Station Fire burn area to take pictures, but it didn’t stop the GeekHiker, who made the trip last weekend.
He posted a pretty stark set of photos on Flickr [...]

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So Far, No Slides

December 9, 2009

One winter storm down, and none of the Station Fire burn areas have slid into the suburbs.
After an increased effort to clear out debris dams last week, only nine homes in Sunland were placed under mandatory evacuation during this recent winter storm, and no damage was reported. CalTrans has reopened all of the closed [...]

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Wet Weather on the Way

December 4, 2009

Today, the National Weather Service released a Special Weather Statement for Southern California, warning of an incoming weather system that has the potential to pour a significant amount of rain in the Station Fire burn area.
Beginning late Sunday, a very cold low pressure system will settle in across Oregon and Northern California, increasing our onshore [...]

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Station Fire Image from Space

November 25, 2009

If you were wondering exactly which areas within the Station Fire burn area were burned and which were spared, you can thank NASA for giving us some information.
On November 19th, an unmanned Predator B drone flew over the Station Fire burn area and took detailed images with an Autonomous Modular Scanner. Unfortunately, the picture’s [...]

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Station Fire Still Burning

November 10, 2009

While the Station Fire has officially been contained over a month ago, that doesn’t mean it’s not still burning.
Smoke can still be seen around the Mount Wilson area, and that’s because many of the root systems are still smoldering – and could potentially be whipped up into full-fledged fires again by a strong wind. [...]

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Parts of Angeles National Forest Re-Opened

October 2, 2009

Big news – parts of the Angeles National Forest have re-opened to the public.
While the vast majority of the western Angeles National Forest will remain closed through September 2010 (or until later orders open up small chunks of that land), most of the forest to the east of the 39 is now open – including [...]

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The Station Fire Blame Game

September 30, 2009

For better or worse, America is a litigious society, and everyone’s always looking for someone else they can blame and squeeze a damage settlement out of.
The Station Fire isn’t even out yet, but flames of a different kind were stoked after the L.A. Times ran a story on Sunday suggesting the Forest Service miscalculated the [...]

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Station Fire Update 9/22/09

September 22, 2009

The Station Fire holds at 94% containment, but the expected date of full containment has been pushed back to September 24th, due to the start of some mild Santa Ana Winds. Firefighters continued their efforts, dropping 250,000 gallons of water and 100,000 gallons of retardant on the fire today.
The Angeles National Forest remains closed, [...]

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Station Fire Update 9/17/09

September 17, 2009

The Station Fire is now 93% contained, and is on track for full containment by September 19th. Firefighters are now holding the 132 mile containment line and preparing for increased temperatures and lower humidity over the next few days.
The fire is still active east of Mount Wilson, and nearby residents and commuters along the [...]

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