EVACUATION UNDER WAY BLUSTERY CONDITIONS FAN PIRU FIRE.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem Staff Writer PIRU PIRU Public Information Reference Unit PIRU People in Red Uniform (band) - With high winds fanning flames from a rejuvenated re·ju·ve·nate tr.v. re·ju·ve·nat·ed, re·ju·ve·nat·ing, re·ju·ve·nates 1. To restore to youthful vigor or appearance; make young again. 2. 3-day-old Piru fire, Ventura County sheriff's deputies on Sunday drove street by street, urging residents of Piru and outlying parts of Fillmore to voluntarily evacuate. Once contained within the Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland. Elevations range from sea level to 8,831 feet. , the 10,000-acre blaze gained new life from fierce 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 -- and, like fires across Southern California, roared to the south. The two towns stand about 10 miles apart along the largely agricultural state Highway 126 corridor, just west of Santa Clarita. ``It's not an imminent danger to Fillmore and Piru, but it's moving that way and it's moving fast,'' said Kathy Good, spokeswoman for Los Padres, which wraps to the north of Ventura County. ``It's still a good distance away. This is a precautionary measure.'' Also in the line of the Piru Fire on Sunday was the Hopper Mountain Wildlife Refuge, habitat for the California condor. The magnificent birds, once on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of extinction, have been bred in captivity and released at the refuge near the forest under the care of the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife. And while life and property were the focus of firefighting efforts, forest officials were concerned the fire would be disastrous for endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. in the forest, including the Southwest willow flycatcher bird and the Southwestern arroyo toad, Good said. That evaluation could begin as early as today. The fire started Thursday afternoon on Piru Canyon Road near Lake Piru and consumed about 300 acres before it was all but contained Saturday night, Good said. It jumped the containment line to the northwest and took off Sunday morning when winds began whipping. ``It jumped the containment in an area that is very inaccessible, very rugged terrain,'' she said. Patricia Farrell Aidem, (661) 257-5251 pat.aidem(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 4 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) Darkened dark·en v. dark·ened, dark·en·ing, dark·ens v.tr. 1. a. To make dark or darker. b. To give a darker hue to. 2. To fill with sadness; make gloomy. 3. , ominous clouds of smoke billow up from the Lake Piru fire, here framed by the landscape of Six Flags Magic Mountain Six Flags Magic Mountain is an amusement park located just west of the Valencia neighborhood of Santa Clarita, north of Los Angeles. It opened on Memorial Day weekend on May 29, 1971 as Magic Mountain, by the Newhall Land and Farming Company,[1] in Valencia. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News (2 -- color) After wetting down the roof of his home, Bob McCary stares at billows of smoke from fire in Hopper Canyon in Fillmore. (3) John Hill leads a horse into a waiting trailer as he evacuates his ranch in Hopper Canyon. Reed Saxon/Associated Press (4) A bicycle rider on Valencia Boulevard, above, turns to glimpse the smoke looming up from the Ventura County firre near Simi Valley Sunday. David Sprague/Staff Photographer Box: PIRU FIRE - Associated Press |
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