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Post by PHONETOOL on Aug 29, 2009 22:18:49 GMT -5
This link is for members who want to see the fires in Los Angeles, California This is a live news feed from CBS and chopper 9 a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/36789/5m/cbslocalimg.dayport.com/htm/DayPortCBSPlayer.html?categoryID=71,102,72,73,101,104,96,77,86,95,80,69,90,89,92,98,99,100,108,193,192&limit=10&articleID=8861@kcbs.dayport.com&adInsertionInterval=2&bannerAdConDefID=29&defaultPreviewImage=http%3A//cdn.dayport.com/vlnimg/img/PartnerPlayer/samplepreviewimage.jpg&domain=kcbs.dayport.com&imageDomain=cdn.dayport.com/kcbsimg&limit_default=10&conDefID=9&videoAdObjectID=28&logoAdConDefID=8&logoAdObjDefID=27&hitboxAccountID=DM5307034JDN&hitboxDomain=cbs2.com&siteName=KCBS%20TV&callLetters=KCBS&isLiveStream=true&version=20071003 Associated Press Updated: 08/29/2009 06:50:02 PM PDT A growing wildfire sending massive billows of smoke into the sky north of Los Angeles nearly tripled in size Saturday, injuring three residents, knocking out power to homes and prompting evacuations in a number of mountain communities. Mandatory evacuations were extended Saturday into neighborhoods in the canyons on the northwestern edge of Altadena, Glendale, La Crescenta and Big Tujunga Canyon, Forest Service spokesman Bruce Quintelier said. It was unclear how many residents were ordered to leave. The flames burned increasingly lower down the slopes of the San Gabriel Mountains, threatening more than 2,000 homes in the La Canada Flintridge area. Fire burned right up to houses, but no structures were destroyed. At least 150 homes were under mandatory evacuation orders there. An evacuation center was set up at La Canada High School and Jackson Elementary School in Altadena. Flames knocked out power to at least 164 residences in La Canada Flintridge Saturday afternoon, according to Southern California Edison. Repair crews were ordered to stay out of the area because of fire danger. More than 31 square miles of dry forest was scorched by the fire, which continued to move out in all directions, the most active flanks to the north, deeper into the forest, and east, Quintelier said. The blaze was only 5 percent contained. At least three residents of Big Tujunga Canyon were burned and airlifted to local hospitals, Quintelier said. The details of their injuries
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Post by PHONETOOL on Aug 30, 2009 18:24:06 GMT -5
Los Angeles fire worsens, 10,000 homes threatened Aug 30 2009 Residentsin the north were urged to evacuate as the 4-day-old blaze nearly doubled in size overnight and headed into the Antelope Valley. To the south, mandatory evacuations remained in effect. Some 500 commercial buildings were also in danger, as was Mount Wilson, the nexus for key telecommunications facilities, including TV and radio transmission towers, the US Forest Service said. The fire that started on Wednesday above the exclusive community of La Canada Flintridge was only 5 per cent contained but firefighters were hopeful that they would benefit on Sunday from slightly cooler temperatures, just below 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37 Celsius). The cause of the fire is being investigated. Dense smoke filled the skies over the foothills and prompted authorities to issue health warnings for the Los Angeles basin. Fire officials said the fire had consumed more than 55 square miles of dry brush in the western portion of the Angeles National Forest. Arnold Schwarzenegger, California's governor, declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles County last week in response to four fires in the area.
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Post by PHONETOOL on Aug 30, 2009 23:21:40 GMT -5
California Wildfire Threatens Los Angeles TV Broadcast Towers
August 30, 2009 The Station Fire, which has expanded to at least 35,200 acres, leaped over the San Gabriel mountains Sunday, is prompting more evacuations. Firefighters have been pulled away from Mount Wilson, where critical broadcast towers for many television and radio stations are located, including KTLA. Fire officials expect the mountain to be overrun with fire by 7:00 p.m. Sunday, indicating a probable outage for local broadcast news outlets. “We expect it to get there in the next two to four hours,” said county fire Capt. Mark Savage. Crews were clearing brush around the structures, but fire officials were not sure if they could leave personnel on the mountain to fight the flames because of the danger and limited escape routes. According to Savage, a strike team of fire engines are attempting to find a safe staging area on Mt. Wilson. “We are concerned that it will be overrun and we think it will burn, but we are not sure if the communication facilities will be overrun,” Savage said. The fire is less than two miles away from the broadcast facilities. ------------------------------------- List of Mt. Wilson Transmission Towers Includes: KPFK(FM) 90.7 mhz (110,000 watts) KBIG(FM) 104.3 mhz (105,000 watts) KLOS(FM) 95.5 mhz (63,000 watts) KTWV(FM) 94.7 mhz (58,000 watts) KRTH(FM) 101.1 mhz (51,000 watts) KCMG(FM) 92.3 mhz (43,000 watts) KLVE(FM) 107.5 mhz (29,500 watts) KCBS(FM) 93.1 mhz (28,500 watts) KPWR(FM) 105.9 mhz (25,000 watts) KLSX(FM) 97.1 mhz (20,900 watts) KZLA(FM) 93.9 mhz (18,700 watts) KMZT(FM) 105.1 mhz (17,600 watts) KPCC(FM) 89.3 FM (600 watts)
TELEVISION STATIONS
KCOP(TV) Ch. 13 (162,000 watts) KTTV(TV) Ch. 11 (166,000 watts) KCAL(TV) Ch. 9 (141,000 watts) KABC(TV) Ch. 7 (159,000 watts) KTLA(TV) Ch. 5 (44,700 watts) KNBC(TV) Ch. 4 (44,700 watts) KCBS(TV): Ch. 2 (36,300 watts)
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