Tag Archives: Station Fire

Survival Is Not Enough

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Bronwen

Editorial It has been a year since the Station Fire roared through my neighborhood, destroying over three-quarters of the homes here at Vogel Flats, not to mention the homes and businesses lost elsewhere in the Angeles Forest. For those of … Continue reading →

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Congressional Investigation Request Made Official

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Bronwen

Editorial On August 5, 2010, some 341 days after the Station Fire decimated Big Tujunga Canyon within the Angeles National Forest, no less than seven members of Congress signed a formal request for an investigation into the Station Fire. That … Continue reading →

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Lawmakers seek broad probe into Forest Service response to Station fire

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Bronwen

Thanks, Jane! Lawmakers seek broad probe into Forest Service response to Station fire By Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times August 6, 2010 California’s two U.S. senators and several local House members Thursday called on Congress’ investigative arm to launch a … Continue reading →

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Station Fire Panel Postponed

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Bronwen

Thanks, Duncan, for forwarding this info along. As soon as we hear about a new date we will let everyone know. ~B~ ——– From: Duncan Baird Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 4:05 PM Subject: Fwd: Station Fire event — POSTPONED … Continue reading →

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Busy Day for the News!

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Bronwen

In addition to the news that the Station Fire Panel Discussion has been postponed, the LA Times has had two articles in the past two days discussing the Station Fire and further investigations into what really happened. Links are given … Continue reading →

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New Venue Set for Station Fire Panel Discussion

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Bronwen

Thanks to Millie Jones at the Office of Supervisor Mike Antonovich for forwarding this info! ~B~ Subject: Station Fire Hearing Date: Friday, July 16, 2010, 1:12 PM I can now confirm the venue for the Station Fire Panel Discussion: Tuesday, … Continue reading →

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LA Times investigation contradicts key assertions by the Forest Service about its response to the fire

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Bronwen

Hot off the presses, here is another investigative article by Paul Pringle. Thanks Debra! ~B~ Aerial expert’s report on L.A. County’s biggest wildfire flies in the face of official review As Capt. Perri Hall watched helplessly, a blaze that had … Continue reading →

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L.A. Times: U.S. failed to fill order for aircraft in Station fire

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Bronwen

Paul Pringle has done it again, bringing to light the cover-up in the USFS “investigation” of the Station Fire. For full details, go to the L.A. Times article: U.S. failed to fill order for aircraft in Station fire The agency … Continue reading →

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Angeles Requiem

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Bronwen

Updated June 12, 2010 In the fall of 2009, a remote wildlife camera captured the Station Fire moving through a canyon in the San Gabriel Mountains. The camera was one of two placed in the Arroyo Seco between JPL and … Continue reading →

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Angeles Forest Reopening, Mostly

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Bronwen

Many thanks to Paul Ayers for forwarding the info from the 818 Now Blog and Glendale News Press announcing the reopening of the Angeles Forest! I’d like to add that the official order from the Forest Service (i.e. Jody Noiron) … Continue reading →

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