Station Fire Hits 140,000 Acres – Some San Fernando Valley Areas Evacuated
For updated information on evacuations see: http://fire.lacounty.gov/
Walk with Mayor Postponed to October 7 Due to Fires
The “Walk with the Mayor” event with Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard and special guest, Israel Estrada, Executive Director of Pasadena Forward, originally scheduled for Wednesday, September 2, has been cancelled due to unsafe air quality caused by the nearby Station fire. The event at the Rose Bowl has been rescheduled for Wednesday, October 7, 2009. [...]
City of Pasadena Issues Station Fire Update
All Pasadena residents are advised to avoid outside activity, run air filters or air conditioners that don’t draw in outside air, monitor fire and smoke status via local news organizations and be prepared to leave homes if conditions change. If the fire reaches antennas on Mt. Wilson and damages TV and radio transmission equipment, the [...]
Fire Consumes 134 Square Miles by Monday – 6,600 Homes Under Mandatory Evacuation
About 12,000 homes, as well as communications and astronomy centers at Mount Wilson, are threatened by the fire. Mild winds and hot temperatures have kept the fire moving but much is away from the foothills. Two firefighters were killed Sunday when their truck drove off the side of a road on Mount Gleason near the [...]
Two Los Angeles County Firefighters Killed While Fighting Wildfire
Update: Sunday night: Officials say two Los Angels County Firefighters firefighters have been killed when their vehicle rolled off a mountainside while fighting the wildfire in northern Los Angeles County. County Deputy Fire Chief Mike Bryant said at a news conference that the two men were amid intense fire near Mt. Gleason in the Angeles [...]
SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT SMOKE ADVISORY
SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2009 Smoke from the rapidly spreading Station Fire near La Canada has caused Hazardous air quality in the San Gabriel Mountains (Area 15) and the West San Gabriel Valley (Area 8). Air Quality has reached Hazardous levels in areas of direct smoke impacts near the fire, especially the foothill communities of Altadena, [...]
DC10 Attacks Station Fire – 140,000 Acres Burn in Hills Above Pasadena – Two Firefighters Killed – Health Dept Issues Air Quality Warning
Evacuations have been ordered in many parts of Altadena, La Canada. Photos by Terry Miller The massive Station fire has burned numerous outbuildings in Altadena, north of Pasadena and at least three homes. The fire has burned 60 year old vegetation and forced hundreds of evacuations. Phos by Terry Miller It has also claimed the [...]
Nearly 6000 Acres Burned above La Canada – Mandatory Evacuations Ordered
Update: Saturday morning estimates are close to 6000 acres burned. Evacuations ordered. As hundreds of nervous residents looked to the hills, the air assault on the Station Fire above La Canada continued Friday afternoon amid 110 degree temperatures and no humidity to speak of. Exhausted firefighters, many of whom came directly from fighting other area [...]
Mark Colasuonno, Monrovia Mini Madoff, Close to a Plea Bargain
By Susan Motander On Thursday morning, August 27, the two criminal cases of Mark Colasuonno almost reached a plea bargain. In these cases he was charged with embezzlement, fraud, fiduciary abuse of an elder and theft. It appeared that Colasuonno would withdraw his not guilty plea and accept a sentence of four years in state [...]
The Powder Room – Your Chance to get Really Creative
Last week I shared the experience of a budget-friendly update to an outdated kitchen. Now it’s time to address the client’s old and drab powder room. The powder room is a perfect space to really let loose and get creative. Generally, guests spend less than five minutes in the powder room, so they don’t have [...]
