Morris Fire: briefing from the command post

IRWINDALE -- At a 6 p.m.  briefing Wednesday, law enforcement and fire officials gathered at the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area in Irwindale to discuss the progress thus far and future plans for battling the Morris Fire, which has scorched about 1,700 acres in the Angeles National Forest since Tuesday.

The fire jumped over the San Gabriel River late Tuesday and more than doubled in size over the course of Wednesday.

The main concerns were the eastern and southern edges of the fire. On the east, vast open areas of vegetation stood in the fire's path. To the south, officials wanted to make sure the fire remained in the forest and didn't reach foothill communities.

Officials hoped Wednesday to keep the blaze confined west of Glendora Ridge, east of Monrovia Peak, south of the Valley of the Moon and north of the forest boundary.

The fire ran up against a ridge on it's northern side west of the river, and officials were confident they could keep it from spreading to the north.

At the Santa Fe Dam command post, a "full camp" was set up Wednesday, which included command and control trailers, sleeping trailers, a tented cafeteria, and areas to store supplies.

 PHOTO: Fire officials take a break from the fire line to catch a meal at a tented cafeteria at the Incident Command Post.