L.A. Fires: Recovery & Rebuilding
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The nineteenth century was a brutal era of exploitation of the San Gabriels.
"There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. ... Anything can happen." - Raymond Chandler
It's not to early to think about the Rim fire's significance. We should have done so before it blew up.
The Angeles National Forest is L.A.'s biggest playground. We all need to pitch in to restore it.
The incident team that's been running the operation for over two weeks is planning on leaving Saturday, turning the smoldering wildfire over to forest officials.
As containment increases -- now at 80 percent -- more crews are being sent home. Smoke has been reduced, but will persist throughout the summer.
The Aspen Fire in Sierra National Forest continues to burn, but its progress has severely slowed, only burning an additional 500 acres in the past day.
The wildfire was caused by lightning on Monday, July 22 approximately seven miles north of Big Creek, a small Fresno County community in the Sierra Nevadas.
Over 2,000 people are working on the fire, which has grown close to 19,000 acres in size and has been 55 percent contained.
The lightning-caused blaze has charred closed to 18,000 acres since Monday, July 22.
Burning for over a week in the steep, rugged terrain of the Sierra Nevadas, the Aspen Fire has continued to grow in Fresno County
The acreage on the fire slowed considerably yesterday, only gaining 185 acres in day's time.