[pct-l] Re: pct-l Digest, Vol 15, Issue 24

[matt at mattmaxon.com (matt maxon)]

Hi all
I made some new maps for the Pine Fire & Foothill Fire

see:
Http://mattmaxon.homeip.net/pine-fire

http://mattmaxon.homeip.net/foothill

The Pine Fire perimeter dated 7-18-04 shows the fire made it to 7N23 and crossed over the trail from 502.7 to 503.6 further south it burned over the trail intermittently from 498.2 to 500.3.

The Foothill Fire was never any real danger to the PCT as a conflagration of historic proportions would be needed to reach it.

 The Crown Fire on the other hand looks to most certainly affect portions of the trail Near Mt Gleason & Pacifico Mtn though no perimeters have been made available. The MODIS data shows 3 points of origin, the 1st along Moody Cyn Rd, 2nd along Aliso Cyn Rd and the 3rd along Mt Emma Rd, unless they can stop it dead today, it will be racing up Mt Gleason's North Side in Gleason & Aliso Cyns, over Mt Emma Way they have a better chance to stop the fire as Kentucky Cyn Burned in 1994, they had lots of helicopters (14 I think) and fixed wing aircraft on the job immediately, let's hope the weather improves and they nab the sick-o that did this and the Pine Fire.

I'd say the outlook for hiking in the San Gabriel's is not good and if this keeps up, judging by what's happened the last 2 years, the forest will be closed before long, when you are out on the trail be extra careful with fire

Trail90
----- Original Message ----- > 
> Message: 17
> Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 22:40:02 -0700
> From: Craig Milo Rogers <rogers@isi.edu>
> Subject: [pct-l] Wildfires near Acton, CA, and Vicinity
> To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Message-ID: <20040721054002.GF19390@isi.edu>
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> A new wildfire, the Crown fire, started near Acton, CA, today.
> It is burning in Aliso Canyon.  The Angeles Forest Highway has been
> closed, and there's concern that this fire might burn to the top of
> the San Gabriel mountains -- perhaps even to Wrightwood.  So, while
> the fire's still a few miles from the PCT, it's probably not a good
> idea to go hiking in that area.
> 
> http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/angeles/incident/foothill/index.html
> 
> Also, the air quality's very poor due to all the smoke from
> the fires in the region.  You shouldn't exercise in air like this,
> anyway. :-( Can anyone on this list living closer to the fire, say in
> Agua Dulce, provide more details?
> 
> Last weekend, the Foothill Fire started near Santa Clarita,
> southeast of Agua Dulce.  It was started by a red tailed hawk that
> fried itself on a high tension power line and fell, flaming, to the
> ground below.  It's not quite as close to the PCT, but could grow to
> the PCT if not contained.  It has shut down roads in the area,
> including Hwy 14, which could affect hiker access to the area.
> 
> These two fires will be managed as a unit.  Info, including
> maps, will be available at the following site:
> 
> http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/angeles/incident/foothill/index.html
> 
> Craig "Computer" Rogers
> 
> 
> 
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