FIRE JUMPS LINE UP IN LOS PADRES LOCKWOOD VALLEY URGED TO EVACUATE.Byline: ALEX DOBUZINSKIS Staff Writer 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. -- As the battle against the Day Fire entered its fourth week Monday, wind-driven flames jumped over a firefighting line and headed toward Lockwood Valley. Authorities urged residents of the sparsely populated rural community to evacuate, even as evacuation advisories were lifted elsewhere in Ventura County. The fire on Monday afternoon jumped what firefighters call a contingency line, a bulldozed area with no fuel for a fire to consume. ``It's one of those things where it wasn't anticipated, ... and naturally when we build those contingency lines we make them fairly large, and we think it can hold the fire. But obviously there were some winds pushing it, and it jumped it,'' said Kurt Shaefer, a spokesman for the multiagency team fighting the fire. Commanders of the 3,500 firefighters battling the Day Fire focused their efforts on protecting Lockwood Valley after the fire jumped the line. The community is off state Route 33, west of Interstate 5, generally south of Frazier Park. ``As many aircraft as possible, (we'll) put up there,'' said Joe Pasinato, a spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service. Costs mounting The fire, which broke out Sept. 4, had burned more than 134,000 acres by Monday, mostly in the Los Padres National Forest, and was 41 percent contained. Fighting it had cost $36.7 million, and the figure was mounting by about $1 million a day. The 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 -- hampered firefighting efforts over the weekend, as the governor declared a state of emergency in Ventura County, and the state deployed a DC-10 to drop tons of fire retardant fire retardant Public health A chemical used to resist combustion, which may contain polybrominated biphenyls and antimony oxide and protect Ojai and Santa Paula Santa Paula (săn`tə pôl`ə), city (1990 pop. 25,062), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Santa Clara River in a fertile valley that yields citrus fruits, avocados, vegetables, flowers, nursery products, and walnuts; laid out 1875, inc. . The emergency declaration meant that local agencies could be reimbursed for three-quarters of their costs in fighting the blaze. A precautionary evacuation notice was expected to be fully lifted Monday evening for Ojai, but another one was expected to stay in effect along Highway 33 from Rose Valley Road to Lockwood Valley Road. In recent days, Red Cross shelters in Ojai, Ventura, Santa Paula and Frazier Park had nearly 70 overnight stays, mainly by students forced to evacuate Thomas Aquinas College Aquinas College may refer to several institutions: In Australia
``They were concerned it was going to come down that way,'' said Nick Cleary, a spokesman for the Ventura County Fire Department Not to be confused with Ventura Fire Department. The Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) provides fire protection and emergency response services for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, and for six other cities within the county. , ``but it never really did.'' Angeles Forest Meanwhile, a 206-acre brush fire in the 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 was fully contained Monday, but some firefighters remained on scene as a precaution, authorities said. The fire, burning just south of Placerita Canyon Road and west of Sand Canyon Road, started about 4 p.m. Saturday. About 130 firefighters had the blaze 80 percent contained by Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. and fully contained by daybreak, said Stanton Florea of the U.S. Forest Service. About two dozen firefighters remained on patrol to watch for embers em·ber n. 1. A small, glowing piece of coal or wood, as in a dying fire. 2. embers The smoldering coal or ash of a dying fire. , Florea said. A picnic spot in the Placerita Canyon Natural Area was damaged, but no one was injured, said Sherry Rollman of the Angeles National Forest. Some crew members suffered heat exhaustion heat exhaustion, condition caused by overexposure to sunlight or another heat source and resulting in dehydration and salt depletion, also known as heat prostration. The symptoms are severe headaches, weakness, dizziness, blurred vision, and sometimes unconsciousness. , Florea said. A firefighter was stung by several bees, but no serious injuries were reported, Chris Freeman of the county fire department said. The cause of the blaze was under investigation. City News Service contributed to this report. alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com |
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