AFTER WEEK OF HEAVY RAIN, ANGELES FOREST OPENS AGAIN.Byline: Daily News ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los - After a week marked by heavy rain, the Angeles National Forest is open for the weekend, just a month after the wilderness was so dry extreme precautions precautions Infectious disease The constellation of activities intended to minimize exposure to an infectious agent; precautions imply that the isolation of an infected Pt is optional, but not mandatory. were taken to guard against wildfire. The decision came late Tuesday, before an overnight deluge Deluge (dĕl`y  j), in the Bible, the overwhelming flood that covered the earth and destroyed every living thing except the family of Noah and the creatures in his ark. in the forest that surrounds Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, on three sides. The 1.5 inches of rain that fell earlier in the week was enough to saturate sat·u·ratev. Abbr. sat. 1. To imbue or impregnate thoroughly. 2. To soak, fill, or load to capacity. 3. To cause a substance to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance. brush and lift its moisture content, U.S. Forest Service officials said. Restrictions, however, remain on camp fires, camp stoves and smoking in the forest. But the rain this week - about 4 inches in the local mountains - is no guarantee the fire danger has subsided for the season, said Don Feser, fire chief for the Angeles National Forest. ``There's still a fair amount of risk this season,'' Feser said. ``Things are looking better, but mountain weather can turn on a dime. Santa Ana winds Santa Ana Winds may refer to: 1. Santa Ana wind, a local Southern California reference to Föhn winds, a meteorological phenomenon occurring as a layer of wind is forced over a mountain range -- drying the air -- which then passes over the crest and begins to move downslope -- are possible for several more months.'' Most of the forest closed Sept. 27 after the Forest Service determined the fire danger extreme. The closure helped ensure no fires would be started by campers and others ignoring campfire prohibitions and limited the risk that people in the forest would be trapped should fire break out. The closure came two months after three brush fires in July burned a total of 34,000 acres. In the interim, the weather remained hot and dry, increasing the risk. Last year, wildfires prompted the closure of the forest for 11 days, until Nov. 7, 2003. |
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