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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Authorities update Colby fire information

Firewatch bugJust received from the Office of Emergency Management about shelters, animal shelters, evacuations, school closures, and wild animals. Separately, we’ve received a message that the Pomona Fairplex will be able to shelter horses.:

At 5:52 a.m. PST a brush fire broke out in the Angeles National Forest. The fire moved into the Los Angeles County area of Glendora. The Colby Fire has burned approximately 1,700 acres and 0 percent containment at this time. The Los Angeles County Emergency Operations Center (CEOC) is now activated to Level 3. The following is information about mandatory evacuations, school closures, shelter locations, and road closures: 

SHELTERS (OPEN) 

• American Legion (159 N. Cullen Ave., Glendora, CA 91741) 

• Glendora High School (1600 E. Foothill Blvd., Glendora, CA 91741) – American Red Cross 

• Duarte Community Center (1600 Huntington Drive, Duarte, CA 91010) – City of Duarte 

ANIMAL SHELTERS 

• Memorial Park (320 N. Orange Ave., Azusa, CA 91702) 

• Pasadena Humane Society ASPCA (361 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, CA 91107) 

• Inland Valley Humane Society (500 Humane Way, Pomona, CA 91766) 

EVACUATIONS (Mandatory issued by Sheriff’s Department) 

• North of Sierra Blvd. between West of Glendora Mountain Rd. and East of Highway 39 

ROAD CLOSURES (“Hard” – Only first responder vehicles are allowed in the areas) 

• North of Sierra Madre Blvd. between Lorraine and Highway 39 

SCHOOL CLOSURES for 1-16-14 (Glendora Unified School District) 

• Cullen Elementary School 
440 N. Live Oak Ave., Glendora, CA 91741 

SCHOOL CLOSURES for 1-16-14 (Glendora Unified School District) – Continue 

• La Feta Elementary School 
547 W. Bennett Ave., Glendora, CA 91741 

• Sellers Elementary School 
500 N. Lorraine Ave., Glendora, CA 91741 

• Goddard Middle School 
859 E. Sierra Madre Ave., Glendora, CA 91741 

• Sanburg Middle School 
819 W. Bennett Ave., Glendora, CA 91741 

PUBLIC SAFETY MESSAGE IN REGARDS TO WILD ANIMALS 

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department wants to remind residents to be aware of wild animals that may be driven from their habitat due to the Colby Fire. These wild animals may be heading towards fire impacted communities. 

Los Angeles County residents and businesses, including persons with disabilities and others with access and functional needs, may call 211 LA County for emergency preparedness information, and other referral services. The toll-free 2-1-1 number is available 24 hours a day and seven days a week. 211 LA County services can also be accessed at http://211la.org. To register for the Specific Needs Awareness Planning program please go tohttps://snap.lacounty.gov. For additional disaster/emergency preparedness information, please access http://lacoa.org and/or http://espfocus.org. 
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Posted on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at 01:45 PM |

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