Update : 1220 hrs
BRUSH FIRE UPDATE

CROWN FIRE INTEL

• Location: Palmdale, CA
• Containment: 60%
• Size: 14000+ Acres
• Temp: 95 degrees
• Wind: 28 mph daytime
• Wind: 45+ mph overnight
• Evacuations cancelled.
• Closures: Elizabeth Lake Road remains closed to all traffic -- including residents -- between Godde Hill Road and 25th Street West, in Palmdale.
• Agencies: CDF, LACoFD, LAFD, LASD, CHP
  
  BRUSH FIRE
• Location: Glendora
• Glendora Mtn Rd @ Big Dalton Cyn
• Size: 10 acres
• No structures threatened.
• LACoFD (blue 6,7)
  
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Update : 1731 hrs
BRUSH FIRE ALERT

CROWN FIRE INTEL

• Location: Palmdale, CA
• Size: 13000+ Acres
• Evacuations: 2000 homes threatened
• Heavy wind expected (+20mph overnight)
• Temperature: Overnight low of 66 degrees
• Agencies: CDF, LACoFD, LAFD, LASD, CHP
• Containment: 20%
  
  Reminder: Charge radios & check supplies.
  
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Priority Update : 1447 hrs
UPDATED: 1714 hrs
UPDATED: 2334 hrs

Brush Fires:
CDF, LACoFD, LAFD, LASD, CHP Response

AGUA DULCE / ACTON AREA
Crown Fire
* Burning N of Sierra Hwy @ Anthony Rd.
* Fuel: Brush
* Approximately 4500+ Acres
* Structures lost
* Mandatory evacuation areas

Camp Fire
* 30+ Acres
* Fire Camp 11 Threatened.
* Fuel: Brush

LANCASTER
* Hwy 215 & Lancaster Rd
* No structures threatened
* Contained

CITY OF LOS ANGELES
* LAFD
* 2 1/2-acre brush fire at 2580 N. Soto St
* Slow burn

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Priority Update : 1703 hrs
Preliminary Earthquake Report:

Magnitude: 5.7
Depth: 11.7km
Region: Southern California

Distances: MAP HERE

• 22 km (13 miles) NNW (332°) from Borrego Springs, CA
• 23 km (14 miles) SE (131°) from Anza, CA
• 33 km (20 miles) NE (52°) from Lake Henshaw, CA
• 41 km (25 miles) SW (215°) from Indio, CA
• 45 km (28 miles) S (174°) from Palm Springs, CA
• 94 km (58 miles) NE (41°) from San Diego, CA

Source: USGS

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Routine: 1815hrs
STORM UPDATE:
2" to 4" of rain expected on Wednesday.
4" to 6" of rain expected on Thursday.

For information about street closures, evacuations and impacted areas, the Department of Public Works has set up a website at: www.dpwcare.org

If you have specific questions, LACoFD has setup a hotline at (323) 881-2411

A flood advisory will remain in effect through January 21. Link

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Priority: 1404 Hours
FOR INFO ONLY
Tornado Warning issued by NWS for parts of Los Angeles and Orange County.
Click here for more information

The second of three storms is moving through Central and Southern California bringing high wind, waves and lightning, prompting a tornado warning and pier closures. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds increasing to 15 to 25 mph.
Tonight cloudy with scattered showers and a chance of thunderstorms...showers after midnight. Lows around 50. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
For up to date weather check out KCAL Weather HERE.

Power Outages: SCE customers affected included: 7,770 in Huntington Beach; 3,358 in Corona; 2,352 in Hawthorne; 1,143 in Rancho Palos Verdes; 1,125 in Lake Arrowhead; 1,055 in Torrance, and 879 in Oxnard.

It is recommended that you stay inside and do not leave unless you have to. Stay safe.

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Priority: 1155hrs
FOR INFO ONLY
Earthquake: 5.8M
Location: Mexicali - 100 miles west of San Diego
Secondary: 4.9M aftershock
Damage: None reported at this time

More information from USGS here or click on Earthquake Map.

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Routine: 1022hrs
Per the CHP, the following closures remain in effect on Angeles Crest Highway:

- Road Closure - Mile Marker 26 - Closure at gate due to mudslide.

- Lane Closure - at Aliso Canyon Road.

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Routine: 1940 hrs
Roadway flooding exists all over Los Angeles County. Homes in the Station Fire burn areas may have to evacuate due to heavy rain and the subsequent mudslides.

Vehicles (reported between 20 - 25) are literally stuck in the mud due to debris flow on the Angeles Crest Highway in the Newcomb Ranch area.
You can monitor the LACoFD's recovery progress using Blue 6 (470.4125).

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Routine: 1343 hrs
Tuesday Weather:

Daytime:
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Local northwest winds around 15 mph.

Tonight:
Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows near 40.

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Routine: 1145 hrs
Rain has arrived and is expected to fall up to 3 inches in certain areas.

Weather information can be found HERE

Sandbag information can be found HERE

Road Closure information can be found HERE

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PRIORITY: 11/03/2009,1211hrs
Brush Fire | LACoFD | Blue 5 | Tac 21
A Three Alarm Brush FIRE Threatens homes in the City of Industry. To watch it LIVE, CLICK HERE. To read more go to KCAL9 HERE.
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Routine:
Pursuant to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act ( DMCA ), notices were sent to Service Providers requesting that they take down the stolen intellectual property that their client(s) are displaying on Uniform Resource Locators.
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Routine:
Notice and Demand letters were sent to copyright thieves providing them with a generous opportunity to settle claims for their illegal acts.
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Routine:
At 10:15 a.m. on October 15, 2009, over 6 million Californians will participate in the largest earthquake drill ever! Are you prepared? Get involved!
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Source: CalFire, LACoFD, ANF
Friday, August 28, 2009 at 12:22 (PST)

• Affected Area: La Canada, Flintridge, Chapparel, Big Tujunga
• Unified Command
• 5% Containment, Active fire behavior. Residences threatened.
• Fire moving in a SW direction into Big Tujunga Canyon.
• Evacuations to be ordered for Big Tujunga.
• Mandatory evacuations reamin for homes north of Vista del Valle Road, East of La Canada Blvd. and extending into La Canada Country Club area.
• Evacuation Center: La Canada High School, 4463 Oak Grove Drive, La Canada.