Last updated:
11 a.m., September 29, 2005
Start Date/Time:
September 28 at 1:50 p.m.
Administrative Unit:
Los Angeles County Fire Deparment
Location:
Chatsworth area (border of LA and Ventura Counties)
Acres Burned:
16,975
Containment:
5%, no estimate for full containment
Control:
No estimate
Structures Destroyed:
1 residence damaged and 3 outbuildings destroyed
Threatened:
2,000 residences, 50 commercial properties, 100 outbuildings in fire area
Evacuations:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Cause:
Under Investigation
Cooperating Agencies:
LA County Fire, CDF, Ventura County Fire, Office of Emergency Services
Total Fire Personnel:
3,000
Fire crews:
69 (27 CDF)
Engines:
414 (32 CDF)
Airtankers:
4 CDF
Helicopters:
17
Dozers:
39 (2 CDF)
Water tenders:
7 (2 CDF)
Costs to date:
$1 million
Major Incident Command Team:
#7 (Joint Command)
Conditions:
Hot, windy, low humidities, steep terrain, homes scattered throughout.
Fire behavior is extreme and erratic.
Threats to areas of Oak Park, Bell Canyon, Box Canyon, Woolsey Canyon, Lake Manor, Malibu Canyon, Mountain View Estates, Kanan Road and Old Agoura.
Closure of Las Virgenes School
Evacuation Centers: East Susana Recreation Center, Canoga Park High School, Burningham High School, and Thousand Oaks Recreation Center.
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One of my coworkers is home today becaue they may have to evacuate their house if the winds change. Her kids are home from school as their school is directly in the burn path. Scary.
I think the one casualty was a fireman killed by a falling rock -- no civilians have been killed.
There must be a place for up to the minute useful information. I'm just poking around the web aimlessly.
Jesus, that shit is terrifying.
Y'know, I miss a lot of things about the west. But not fire season.
My new officemate just left for the day. I don't know if this is his normal schedule of not.
There must be a place for up to the minute useful information.
Maybe the forest/park service has something? They are usually the coordinators, anyway.
Um, ita, shouldn't you be headed home now?
Okay, the bell for lunch just rang so I have to run up to The Hill. Feh.
That's why I want some right-now-offical where's-the-fire-going information. So I can talk myself out of having to stay.
Kat! If you're not gone yet, was this near where we hiked that one time?
Fire also destroyed a building at the Rocketdyne facility where rocket engines have been developed since the 1950s.
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