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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Scenes from the sky Monday over Mt. Wilson
>>LIVE Below, an aerial view of the Station fire burning in the Mt. Wilson area on Monday. (Photo by Hector Mata / Associated Press) Below, the Mt. Wilson Observatory, in the bottom right corner, peeking through the smoke from the … Continue reading
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Scenes from the ground Monday in La Caada and La Crescenta
>>LIVE Below, firefighters make their way down a steep hill after lighting a backfire to eliminate tinder and slow the spread of the Station fire in La Caada Flintridge on Monday. (Photo by Jae C. Hong / Associated Press) Read … Continue reading
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New word enters our wildfire lexicon: ‘Pyrocumulus’
>>THINK Pyrocumulus. You’ve learned it. You’ve lived it. But you don’t have to love it. Below, smoke from the Station fire rises over downtown Los Angeles on Monday. (Photo by Jon Vidar / Associated Press)
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Snap judgment: Awesome power
>>LIVE UPDATE: The Station fire has now burned more than 105,000 acres, according to Angeles National Forest officials. In this view from Monterey Park on Sunday, smoke billows high above the Station fire in the foothills above La Canada Flintridge. … Continue reading
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Tagged ice capping, La Canada Flintridge, Monterey Park, smoke, Station Fire, wildfires
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Moral compass: Artist Nancy Romero exhibits at The Folk Tree in Pasadena
>>GO Altadena artist Nancy Romero’s “Morality Play” exhibition opened Saturday at The Folk Tree. The showcase hinges on the dynamic — kinetic, wind-up and interactive pieces inspired by Romero’s passion for folk art and the toys she’s collected during her … Continue reading
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Eric Spiegelman’s eerie, breathtaking time-lapse footage of the Station Fire
>>THINK If you haven’t yet viewed this video of the Station Fire from Saturday afternoon, it’s a must-see. If, like me, you’ve already played it through 10-plus times, watch it again. (Via LAObserved) Time Lapse Test: Station Fire from Eric … Continue reading
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Tagged Altadena, fire, Glendale, La Canada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Pasadena, Station Fire, wildfires
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UPDATED 4:30 p.m. Wednesday: Station Fire resources and blogroll for up-to-minute information
>>LIVE Station Fire resources: City of Sierra Madre Emergency Information blog and main city site are being continually updated “At this time the Station Fire continues to be a slow moving fire and if the fire continues moving toward Sierra … Continue reading
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Tagged Acton, aid, Altadena, donate, evacuations, Glendale, La Canada Flintridge, LACFD, Los Angeles County Fire Department, maps, Pasadena, safety, Station Fire, video, wildfires
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Pasadena area real-estate roundup
>>LIVE This week’s residential real-estate highlights via BlockShopper Los Angeles: A Burbank-based dentist bought a four-bedroom for $1.4 million in La Canada Flintridge A Los Angeles law firm partner sold a four-bedroom for $734,000 in Pasadena CityWorks Management executives have … Continue reading
Snap judgment: Day into night
>>LIVE Maybe it’s the general overload of sensory stimuli this week, but we’re feeling in an especially visual mood today. Check out this air tanker preparing to drop fire retardant on the “other fire” — the Morris Fire up Highway … Continue reading
Slip and slide: Firefighters get some relief from grueling conditions
>>LIVE These pictures would warm our hearts, if they weren’t already molten from the heat. But, seriously, as a fiery Armageddon descends on SoCal, we’re glad to see that the Engine 111 firefighters out of Little Tujunga Station got a … Continue reading
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Tagged Azusa, firefighters, Morris Fire, Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area, water
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