Evacuations ordered for homes north of Sierra Madre Boulevard. Emergency shelters are set up at Finkbiner Park, Goddard Middle School and Glendora Hig. The Colby fire burning near Glendora and Azusa has grown to more than 1,800 acres but firefighters were hopeful that winds would remain calm Saturday as humidity levels rise, slowing the fire … Read more
(Originally published at 8:20 a.m. PST, January 16, 2014). (UPDATE at 10 a.m. PST, January 18, 2014). The Incident Management Team has revised the mapped size of the Colby Fire to 1,863 acres, and they are calling it 30 A fast-moving wildfire in the hills above Glendora burned at least 1,700 acres of withered brush … Read more
Three men were arrested Thursday in connection with a 1700-acre brush fire in Glendora that destroyed at least two homes and prompted the mandatory evacuation of nearly 2000 residents, according to Glendora police. Colby Fire: 27 inmate firefighters assist crews battling Glendora fire. Cal Fire Helitack crew out of Chino fights the Colby Fire, a … Read more
The out-of-control Colby Fire in the San Gabriel Valley foothill community of Glendora has burned more than 1700 acres of the foothills (sending smoke wafting all the way to Glendora residents whose homes were destroyed or damaged in the Colby Fire returned to their properties Friday to survey what was left. “It really brings back … Read more
Evacuation notices have been lifted in the city of Glendora but they are still in effect in the community of Mountain Cove (according to the SCGACC), affecting 875 homes. Firefighters do not expect to use any fixed wing air Just before noon on Thursday, the smoke plume from the Colby fire had blow from Glendora … Read more
The Colby fire continues to burn outside the communities of Glendora and Azusa, about 25 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles, but officials announced Thursday evening that the fire's forward spread had stopped. Some evacuation orders remain in The Colby fire continues to burn outside the communities of Glendora and Azusa, about 25 miles northeast … Read more