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The Curve Fire
is now contained at 20,857 acres. A Type 2 Incident Management Team (Walker) will assume command early Saturday afternoon. Crews will continue to patrol and mop-up constructed fire lines until it has been declared controlled.
A Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation (BAER) Team is in place. The numbers of crews and overhead will decrease today through Saturday. Remaining resources will include helicopters, engines and crews.
California Interagency Incident Management Team 2 sincerely thanks the communities and individuals affected by the Curve Fire for their patience and support.
Personal property left behind in San Gabriel Canyon during the evacuation on September 1, 2002 may be reclaimed by calling Jerry Sirski at the San Gabriel River Ranger District at (626) 335-1251 Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM.
The Curve Fire investigation team concluded that candles associated with a ritual involving the use of fire and animal sacrifices started the fire. Anyone having any information relating to this incident is asked to call Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations at (626) 574-5351.
Highway 39 is now open from the San Gabriel Recreation Area Entrance Station to the intersection with the East Fork Road. The East Fork Road is also open to the public. Recreationists are encouraged not to hike into the Sheep Mountain Wilderness Area due to fire activity. Closed roads include: Highway 39 from East Fork Road to the Angeles Crest Highway 2. The Angeles Crest Highway 2 is closed from Islip saddle to five miles west of Big Pines.
The South Mountain Hawkins Lookout in the Sheep Mountain Wilderness and 72 structures in the San Gabriel Canyon between Rincon and the Angeles Crest Highway were destroyed. The assessment team identified 50 special use cabins and 19 structures in the Falling Springs Resort area. These structures were seasonal special use cabins or outbuildings and three Forest Service administrative buildings. Structures are still at risk from active burning within the fire perimeter.
This will be the last daily update released by the Curve Incident.
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| Fire
Name |
Curve
Fire [fire started along a Robert's curve on Highway 39] |
| Date-Time
and Location |
9-1-2002
12:35 pm - Highway 39 north of Rincon Station to Crystal Lake
[near Hwy 2 & Hwy 39]. The fire is 10 miles S-SW of
Wrightwood. |
| Acres |
20,857 |
| Cause |
The Curve Fire investigation team has concluded candles associated with a ritual involving the use of fire and animal sacrifices started the fire. Anyone having any information relating to this incident is asked to call Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations at (626) 574-5351. |
| Closures |
Mine
Gulch Trail; Pacific Crest Trail from Little Jimmy to Vincent
Gulch; Mt Baden Powell Trail. Jackson Lake picnic area due to
helicopter activity, Table Mountain Campground, Grassy Hollow
Visitors Center and Ski Sunrise. |
| Containment |
100%.
Target containment September 12, 2002 @ 6:00 PM |
| Cost |
$9.8
Million + |
| Equipment |
21
engines, 21 hand crews, 12 helicopters, 4 air tankers, 10 Water Tenders |
| Evacuations |
Highway 39 was evacuated of approximately 7,000 recreationalists on Sunday September 1, 2002. The San Gabriel River Ranger District is closed to recreation use at this time. |
| Fuel |
Burning in area of Narrows Fires
[1997]. Medium to heavy brush and mixed conifer. |
| Incident
Command |
Don
Studebaker - Incident Commander of the National Fire Management
Type I Team |
| Injuries |
14 |
| Personnel
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901
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| Road
Status |
Highway 39 at East Fork Road. Highway 2 is closed at Kratka Ridge on the West and Vincent Gap on the East. |
| Structures |
73 |
| Threats
or concerns |
Steep terrain, poor access, and strong gusty winds. Wrightwood
& surrounding areas residents will
continue having smoke, ash and debris in the air and hear aircraft during daylight
hours.
[smoke, ash
and debris reported in Big
Bear, Barstow, Victorville, and surrounding high desert
communities.] |
| Weather |
50-65 degrees, RH
20-30% wind speed 4-8 mph S-SW National
Weather Forecast |
| Agencies
Involved |
USDA Forest Service, Los Angeles County Fire Department, Orange County Fire, California Dept. of Forestry & Fire Protection, Los Angeles County, Sheriff, California Highway Patrol, Cal Trans, So. Calif. Edison, American Red Cross |
| Base
Camp |
Santa
Fe Dam & Spike Camp at Table Mountain |
| Contact |
Angeles
Forest Arcadia Information Center at (626) 821-6701, (626)
821-6702 or (626) 821-6703 [6:00 a.m. to 11 p.m. 9/3/2002] |
| Webmaster |
Please
help us identify people in our photos, as we would like to extend
full credit to those people who contributed to the Curve Fire.
Email the webmaster: webmaster@wrightwoodcalif.com |
