Sorry -- we didn't get a chance to split today's entries (hospital visits!) so all traffic for today goes here now. To get the full picture, read the Wednesday Firewatch AM post and comments as well.
Karen TenEyck write:
I thought the kids might enjoy this drawing from my flicker Panda Group. It is by Linda McCoy who lives in Northern California (Livermore). BTW, she is an adult, not a child as the drawing style might suggest. She writes a cartoon called "The Cool Gang" for our group. The National Zoo's panda "Tai Shan" is the star of the show. .
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UPDATE 7:10 PM
Sierra Madre prepares: sent to us by Monica Hubbard:
The Sierra Madre Fire Department and City Officials are closely monitoring the Station Fire. At this time, there is no imminent danger to Sierra Madre residents.
The City of Sierra Madre has begun preparations in case the Station Fire enters Sierra Madre. At this time the Station Fire continues to be a slow moving fire and if the fire continues moving toward Sierra Madre, officials do not expect it to enter the City for at least five days. This prediction is contingent on if the current weather conditions continue.
Today, fire officials began pre-treating the northern border of Sierra Madre by sending handcrews to work behind the northern-most properties in Sierra Madre creating a small fire break. This fire break is expected to extend from Altadena to Azusa.
Residents north of Carter Avenue traveling east to Mira Monte Avenue and across Alegria Avenue to Grandview Avenue are ask to begin their emergency preparations in case the City has to evacuate residents. Residents are reminded to be “Ready for 7” with 7 days worth of food, clothing, medicine, pet food and supplies should they have to leave their homes. If the City evacuates residents, an evacuation center will be set up at the Community Recreation Center at 611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Crated pets will be allowed.
As the fire continues to burn closer to Sierra Madre, wild animals will be leaving the forest and entering the City. Public Safety Officials warn residents to be cautious and leave them alone and to please not feed the wild animals. Residents may want to take caution and keep small children and pets indoors.
In compliance with an order from the US Forest Service and the LA County Sheriff Department, the City is closing until further notice Bailey Canyon, Mt. Wilson Trail and the road up to Chantry Flats.
For more information, please tune into SMTV3, channel 3 on Time Warner Cable, or <http://www.sierramadrepio.blogspot.com>www. sierramadrepio.blogspot.com. eBlasts will also be sent out to registered users – to register for email alerts please visit <http://www.cityofsierramadre. com>www.cityofsierramadre.com, click on AccessSierraMadre, and then click CommunicationLink to register your email address.
Other sources of information about the Station Fire can be found at InciWeb the Incident Information System <http://inciweb.org/>http://inciweb.org/
UPDATE 6:50 PM
Hidden Springs: the skeleton: Rose Magazine's website has a picture of what's left of the Hidden Springs Cafe.
After the fire: PSN's Larry Wilson goes through the Upper Arroyo Seco burn area with Meadows resident Christopher Nyerges -- treasure and pain.
UPDATE 6:05 PM
This from Pasadena's PIO, Ann Erdman:
NEWS FOR RELEASE: September 2, 2009 COMMUNITY MEETING WILL UPDATE RESIDENTS ON FIRE SITUATION A community meeting will be conducted by the Station Fire Incident Management Team (IMT) Thursday, Sept. 3, at 7 p.m., to update residents of Pasadena, Sierra Madre and Arcadia about the fire that has been burning since last Thursday. City of Pasadena officials will be present as well. The meeting will be at Pasadena Church of the Nazarene’s Lee Chapel, 3700 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. The IMT is conducting a series of meetings in San Gabriel Valley foothill communities over the next few days. For more information call (626) 744-4675. # # # Ann Erdman Public Information Officer City of Pasadena Public Affairs Office 100 N. Garfield Ave., Room S228 Pasadena CA 91109 (626) 744-4755 Cell: (626) 375-2742 www.cityofpasadena.net/ publicaffairs/citynews.asp
Altadenans, presumably affected by the fires, aren't mentioned, but let's assume they won't shoot us on sight.
We love TV: Dudley Johnson gives us a tale from life, about 5:15 tonight:
We just went up to the top of Lake Ave. and talked to the fire guys there and we are not in trouble. They have cleared tons of brush away and the fire is miles above us. We had seen a report on channel 7 who were right there and said there might be an evacuation. When we told the fire guys what Carlos Grande had said, they got really annoyed and went right over to the Eyewitness news van and "spoke" to them.
Thought you'd like to know.
UPDATE 6 PM
Hoses at Zane Grey: Tom Gollnick contributed these pictures to the "neighbors" list:
The Hotshot crew just ran the hose line from Zane Grey across our
property and on toward Eaton Canyon. The main line is 1 1/2 inch with
1" laterals connected periodically. The path follows the "scratch line"
that was cut by several crews in the last two days from Lake Ave to
Eaton Canyon.
It's Phos-Check: in response to an ongoing discussion, we went to the firm's website: the orange fire retardant chemical is spelled "Phos-Chek."
