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[AstroNut325]

A heads up to my all the fellow North Los Angeles gaffers here. My cube mate received an evacuation order an hour ago in Duarte. The fires are moving fast.

If you live in or near the foothills, please be in the lookout.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-reservoir-fire-angeles-20160620-snap-story.html

canyon was separating two 1,000-acre fires burning in the San Gabriel Mountains Monday from merging into one massive blaze, fire officials said.

The two brush fires broke out in Azusa and Duarte amid a blistering heat wave and forced evacuations of homes in the area.

The first blaze, called the Reservoir fire, was reported about 11 a.m. at Highway 39 in the San Gabriel Mountains, said Andrew Mitchell, spokesman for the Angeles National Forest.

About 300 U.S. Forest Service crew members, along with Los Angeles County firefighters, were tackling the 1,200-acre blaze near Azusa. Water-dropping helicopters were aiding in the firefight.

Azusa police issued mandatory evacuation orders for residents who live in the community of Mountain Cove. U.S. Forest officials said San Gabriel Canyon was also being evacuated.

Stay safe fellow gaffers.

 

[StopMakingSense]

There's a grass fire on top of my hill in Lincoln Heights right now too. Shouldn't be too bad, these get put out pretty quick.

 

[sf2fanatic]

Thanks for posting this. My wife works in Covina so I sent her a text to be careful out there

 

[donkey show]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxoD9zWY9Rg

Just facetimed with my parents who're in Azusa and thankfully it isn't too close to where they're at. Looks like the wind's pushing it towards Glendora now.

 

[studyguy]

Santa Barbara was on fire like... two days ago?
Literal tornado of fire out there.
Looks like September fires are here early in CA this time. Stay safe.

 

[norm9]

Traffic going home will be terrible if it's anywhere near the freeway with the rubbernecking.

 

[zeemumu]

Yeah I could see the smoke on the way home.

 

[HypnoDarkrai]

I can see the fire from my window.

 

[NomarTyme]

I can see the fire from my window.

Now that it's now dark and it looks like lava flowing down.

 

[AstroNut325]

Traffic going home will be terrible if it's anywhere near the freeway with the rubbernecking.

My commute on the 210 wasn't that bad.

Hope it stays away from Glendora.

 

[hydragonwarrior]

Given how hot it's been, it's almost inevitable. All you need is some glass lying on the ground to ignite a blaze...

 

[Kevtones]

Over here in Eagle Rock and I don't think it'll get this far. Wonder if this will shut down hiking next weekend. Supposed to do a run up Baldy.

 

[HypnoDarkrai]

I think it just got bigger. o_o

 

[Chiggs]

Some really incredible videos here:

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-air-fight-fires-20160620-snap-htmlstory.html

 

[Kevtones]

Some really incredible videos here:

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-air-fight-fires-20160620-snap-htmlstory.html

damn that 35 second one is nuts - that plane is crazy low

 

[AstroNut325]

Some really incredible videos here:

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-air-fight-fires-20160620-snap-htmlstory.html

WOW.

I really really hope the fire doesn't go east! I hope it stops where it is! Please don't come to Glendora!

Edit:
Pic from my place around 8PM:

 

[Chiggs]

damn that 35 second one is nuts - that plane is crazy low

Seriously incredible piloting.

 

[Kevtones]

Seriously incredible piloting.

And it's not a small plane either. Crazy.

 

[AstroNut325]

That fire, burning in the Angeles National Forest in steep terrain above Azusa, was holding at 1,500 acres and was 0 percent contained at 9 p.m.

The Fish Fire fire grew to 3,000 acres — at 0 percent containment — by about 9 p.m., according to a tweet from the Fire Department.

YIKES! Hope the firefighters can stay safe!