“I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain. I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end.” ~ James Taylor What a week! When the La Tuna Fire really took off, I was in the La Crescenta Vons parking lot. The temperature had climbed beyond the 100 degrees mark, and while smoke billowed, cumulonimbus clouds […]
A Most Laborious Labor Day When the La Tuna Fire first broke in the early afternoon on Friday, I really didn’t give it much thought. It isn’t uncommon for small fires to be quickly snuffed out. However, I should have remembered the Station Fire that happened exactly eight years ago and the story of it […]
La City Fire reported this morning, Tuesday, that the La Tuna Fire is at 70% containment. The Foothill (210) Freeway is open, including the off- and on-ramps and all lanes; on Monday, the right lanes in both directions were closed. There is still a soft closures of some neighborhoods. This means residents must have identification […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “We have much better news to report today but this fire is still very much alive,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti at an afternoon press conference. The La Tuna fire is 15% contained but, according to Garcetti, the fire is growing very slowly and has been kept at 5865 acres. “Our […]
UPDATE SUNDAY 6:30 p.m.: The Unified Command of LAFD, Glendale Fire, Burbank Fire, LA County Fire and LAPD have updated Fire Containment to 25%; Total personnel assigned remains = 1000+; Acreage remains = 5,865; The Foothill (I-210) Freeway has now reopened in both directions; ALL MANDATORY AND VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS IN ALL JURISDICTIONS HAVE BEEN FORMALLY LIFTED; […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Fire Dept. responded to a call concerning a structure fire in the 3900 block of Pennsylvania Avenue at 8:06 p.m. As of 9:59 p.m. the fire was contained and there were no injuries reported. Pennsylvania Avenue was closed in both directions as of 11:17 p.m. The fire is currently under investigation.
LA Fire has released a statement regarding the La Tuna Fire. As of 8 p.m. Saturday, approximately 800 personnel attacked the fire that spanned an official count of 5,800 acres. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Containment is at 10%. The 210 Freeway eastbound is closed at Wheatland and reopens at Lowell; the 210 […]
At 10:37 tonight, Saturday, CV Weekly confirmed by personnel at Mountview Retirement on Honolulu Avenue that the facility was being evacuated. Residents who had family members nearby were being picked up; others were being transferred to another Elmcroft facility in San Diego.
By Charly SHELTON Mandatory evacuations for the Glenwood Oaks and Mountain Oaks areas of the Crescenta Valley were issued this afternoon not long after a morning press conference by safety personnel. Crescenta Valley High School, 2900 Community Ave. in La Crescenta, and Glendale Civic Auditorium, 1401 N. Verdugo Road, have been established as evacuation centers. […]