EISPIRATEN

Very Little smoke is showing on the Tower Cam

Tower Cam

Just a few small columns of smoke.....

National Weather Service point forecast

Light to moderate winds

Unfortunately RH is low in the Mountain areas

Clear Crk 11
Chilao 11
Mt Wilson 17

Don't know how long it was closed if at all prior to this order... ORDER NO. 09-09-5100-06 LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST Road and Trail Closure Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50(b), to provide for public safety and protect natural resources, the following acts are prohibited within the Mt. Pinos Ranger Distric...

AW wrote:been curious about that route myself....it needs a car shuttle!

Yeah too bad Alamo Mtn Rd and the road to Hardluck Cpgd are closed

Want a preview of how long the San Gabriels maybe off limits, these are closures from the Day Fire, 9/4/2008 to 10/1/2006

Yes that is correct , -NO ACTIVE BURNING- was detected in the last 12 hours

Cautious optimism is the phrase of the day

I've been mucking around with the main source for the MODIS data

This seems to be a bit better than the other source I was using.

I "think" the time is GMT, or US EASTERN

oh god. i feel literally nauseated looking at this map. You are human so -- *where* do we make these demands? Ah good question.... Our elected representatives would be my suggestion Local, County, State, Federal *who* do we talk to? Anyone who'll listen Talking to the forest service will be a waste...

Write letters, attend meetings, submit comments Demand accountability Demand fires be extinguished, leave "Prescribed Burns" for periods when it is safe to do. Demand funding for Prescribed Burns Understand fires are a part of the ecosystem and they will have to be Many Many millions have ...

Layne Cantrell wrote:Oh god. I'll be crying over my beer for years over this one.

Well when you're done crying get angry! Get very ANGRY!

This must NEVER happen again

Your impression is correct... Mt Wilson and all areas to the west are no longer Actively Burning So WHY do a Prescribed Burn during this disaster? I'll tell you my opinion They can't get the funding to do Prescribed Burns and so when a fire is going the decision makers let it burn and do "back ...

I don't doubt the firefighter on the line is doing their level best to do the task assigned Do not doubt for a Picosecond I don't value their efforts My bile is reserved for the low grade morons / Psychopathic scum running the show The decision that has been made to do a "Backfire" on Mt W...

OH YEAH!

It still stands despite the minimal efforts of our illustrious Forest (dis)Service

Thanks for the ray of hope

Matt

edenooch wrote:Hello. I think this would be a nice one!
Any one hike this latley? any info?

Not recently...

You need a permit to drive to the trailhead, though it is possible to hike up on the Sisar Trail. That could be a tad on the warm side this time of year

I have a GPX if you want it...

Matt

I couldn't continue to watch this slow motion train wreck over the weekend But I can't hide forever.... Don't know what these morons have in mind, you can't predict what Psychopathic people are going to do... Hopefully at some point they'll put this out or they'll run out of forest. http://pctmap.ho...

TacoDelRio wrote:Are you being serious, Max?

Sort of... Gallows humor and all

Either they're greatly expanding the "controlled" burns or it has got away from them

I changed the overlay in response to people having trouble seeing whats under the circles... Don't know if it will help?

The controlled burns(?) around Chilao are stationary The South segment of the claw is slowly tearing its way down the west fork inexplicably the North segment of the claw shows no active burning in the last 12 hrs. I notice once it started out of the devils cyn area it was quashed Big and Little Mer...

There is new activity around Chilao, I'm guessing this is a backfire / controlled burn. A continuation of a series long desired backfires is my guess Just say it's part of the larger fire and get the $$$ for it GE KML http://mattmaxon.homeip.net/data/Fire%2 ... 200905.kml http://mattmaxon.homeip.net...

Richard N. wrote:No word on Vetter

Vetter Mtn Lookout is gone

KPCC interviewed the lookout association spokesperson, the lookout and garage are toast

I was skeptical when news media made statements about the San Gabriel Wilderness had no fire history going back 100 years This is for the most part not true There are small areas that have no recorded fires but it has all burned ar one time or another, some multiple http://mattmaxon.homeip.net/data/...

With our playground closed I made a foray in the Los Padres down Piru Creek It was good to get out of the smoke for a while! This tarantula posed for a photo! http://lh4.ggpht.com/_s0YL_2bmmCo/SqJYE69CjgI/AAAAAAAAErA/FEmoRsuKFwM/s800/IMGP0018.JPG http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=342840

Well we're 10 days into this. It seems the powers that be are content to burn the chaparral in the west fork, devils cyn Hope it doesn't turn to sh@#, or worse... some else gets killed I wonder how hot this is burning, usually these thing blow through and the ground temps are pretty low, with higher...

Mike P wrote:That HUGE plume this afternoon didn't look like any backfire!

Maybe it was at one time

The Sierra Madre Fire Department and City Officials are closely monitoring the Station Fire and there is no immediate threat to Sierra Madre residents at this time. The fire is now moving into heavy fuels, timber trees, and thick brush within the San Gabriel Wilderness north of the Cogswell Reservo...

That maybe so but there is renewed activity on the south segment

http://mattmaxon.homeip.net/data/Fire%2 ... 200904.kml

No active burning was detected on the South segment! The only actively burning area is the North Segment of the SE Claw On my way back from Piru Creek I took Hwy 138 & 14... There is tons of Smoke in the High Desert (sorry guys) and on the 210 East from I-5 I could see pryocumulus cloud over the...

Overnight has seen further improvements!! :D The only Actively Burning area was the South East Claw of The Beast The spot fire at Three Points appears to be out The Claw has further divided to North and south segments The North segment seems to burning inside well back from the advancing line, with ...

Hikin_Jim wrote:Does "gains" mean the fire made some gains or the fire fighters?

Yeah Aircraft have been dropping water/phos-check over there all day

With cooler weather tomorrow and each day into the future things are looking promising