Located in the Angeles National Forest, the Station Fire started on August 26, 2009. As of 12:00 p.m. PDT on August 31, 2009, the wildfire had burned over 85,000 acres.http://www.inciweb.org/incident/1856/
Parts of Acton, Altadena, La Crescenta and La Canada Flintridge were under evacuation orders as the fire threatened 12,000 residences.http://www.inciweb.org/incident/1856/ Two Los Angeles County Fire Department members were killed in a vehicle accident near the blaze on August 30.http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aTp85C_5ddGs
Station Fire Map
Map of the Station Fire as of August 31, 2009, at 12:00 p.m. PDT via the Los Angeles Times.
References
Fast Facts
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Started
August 26, 2009
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Location
Angeles National Forest, north of Los Angeles, Calfornia
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Area
85,760 acres (August 31, 2009)
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Fact:
5% contained (August 31, 2009)
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Fact:
12,000 homes and 500 commercial buildings threatened
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Numerous areas evacuated
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Fact:
Two LA County Fire Department members killed in an accident near the fire
