Chanty Fire (Santa Anita Fire)
Where: City of Sierra Madre and Angeles National Forest (Los Angeles County)
Date of Origin: 04/26/2008 at 1500 hrs.
Chanty Fire declared contained 05/03/08 at 584 acres.
Situation as of 04/30/08:
Total Personnel: 923
Size: 584 acres
Percent Contained: 88%
Estimated Containment Date 05/02/2008 at 1800 hrs.
Except for the Chantry Flat area, evacuations have been lifted.
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Situation as of 04/28/08:
Total Personnel 699
Size 538 acres
Percent Contained 21%
Map courtesy InciWeb
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Situation as of 04/27/08:
Total Personnel 900
Size 400 acres
Percent Contained 30%
Evacuations: Approximately 1,000 people have been evacuated from Oak Crest Drive across Carter Avenue to East Mira Monte Avenue, continuing down Mountain Trail Avenue, across Grandview Avenue to Santa Anita Avenue. Hikers, campers, and a wedding party were evacuated from Sturdevant’s Camp campground and taken to the Chantry Flats Ranger Station about a mile from the fire.
Fuels: Heavy brush, chaparral, and light timber.
Fire Behavior: Slow to moderate rate of spread. Fire is terrain-driven, burning uphill into the Angeles National Forest (San Gabriel Mtns).
