FIRE RISK SHUTS DOWN FOREST.Byline: Eugene Tong Staff Writer Officials closed 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 on Monday to travelers until the end of the fire season because of the continuing fire danger. Major highways, including Bouquet Canyon Road and San Francisquito Canyon Road, that run through the forest remain open, spokesman Robert Brady Robert Brady may refer to:
``You just can't go along the forest roads or hiking trails,'' he said. ``Just the main corridors are open.'' A violation of the closure is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual or $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment Imprisonment See also Isolation. Alcatraz Island former federal maximum security penitentiary, near San Francisco; “escapeproof.” [Am. Hist.: Flexner, 218] Altmark, the German prison ship in World War II. [Br. Hist. for not more than six months, or both. To the west, fires in Ventura County forced the closure Monday of parts of 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. . U.S. Forest Service officials closed the eastern edges of Los Padres to travelers as flames from the Piru Fire ate into the Sespe Wilderness Preserve. ``If the Piru Fire continues its spread into the Sespe Wilderness, or if another fire starts in this are, we will have a very difficult time finding and extracting people from the backcountry back·coun·try n. A sparsely inhabited rural region. ,'' said forest supervisor Jeanine Derby. The blaze, which has burned more than 25,000 acres since it began near Lake Piru Lake Piru is a lake located in Los Padres National Forest in Ventura County and was created by the construction in 1955 of the Santa Felicia Dam on Piru Creek which is a tributary of the Santa Clara River. on Thursday, made a run for the communities of Fillmore and Piru on Monday. It was only 5 percent contained. ``We are very concerned about the predicted hot, dry and windy weather over the next several days,'' Derby said. ``A fire under these conditions will spread rapidly and be very difficult to control. I'm afraid there won't be time or resources to look for anyone.'' Eugene Tong, (661) 257-5253 eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com |
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