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County of Los Angeles Fire Department
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM 6
News Release
COPPER FIRE
CURRENT LOCATION:
6/7/02, 3:00 a.m. near the town of Green Valley
ORIGINAL
LOCATION/TIME: 6/5/02. 2:40 p.m. San
Francisquito Canyon and Copperhill Road
ACRES:
15607. Burning towards the northeast
CONTAINMENT: 5%
FUEL:
Medium to heavy brush in inaccessible terrain
EQUIPMENT:
123 engines, 50 hand crews, 8 fixed wing, 5 helicopters, 5 water
tenders
[aircraft only flying during daylight]
PERSONNEL:
2000
EVACUATIONS:
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Mandatory
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Warm Springs
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Fire Camp 14
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Green Valley
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1100 residents have been evacuated from the Green Valley area
Evacuation Centers:
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Highland High School, 39055 25th St. W and Avenue P
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Saugus High School, 21900 Centurion Way, x Bouquet Canyon Rd.
THREATS:
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400 homes in the Green Valley area
DAMAGE/LOSS:
7 cabins damaged or destroyed, 14 out buildings
INJURIES:
5 firefighters (minor injuries)
CAUSE:
Under investigation
LOST
ANIMALS:
Lost animals will be sent to the Castaic Animal Shelter, 31044
Charlie Canyon Road, (661) 257-3192
ROAD
CLOSURES:
- San Francisquito Canyon between Copperhill Road and Spunky
Canyon Road
- Elizabeth Lake
Road at San Francisquito Road
- Lake Hughes Road
at Dry Gulch
- Bouquet Canyon
Road at Spunky Canyon Road
AGENCIES INVOLVED:
Fire:
Burbank, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection,
City of Los Angeles, Compton, County of Los Angeles, Downey,
Glendale, Kern, Montebello, United States Forest Service,
Pasadena, Santa Fe Springs, and other fire departments
Other:
L. A. Sheriff, L. A. County Animal Control, California Highway
Patrol, Southern California Edison, Los Angeles DWP, L. A. County
Road Department
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN:
The National Fire Plan has allowed the Forest Service to hire more crews and train them to be ready for fire assignments earlier in the year. As a result, we have been better prepared to deal with the early fire season that has come upon us.
CONTACT:
(626) 821-6700
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