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The fire's progress has slowed considerably in the past couple of days. Containment had actually increased from 15%on Wednesday to 55 %on Friday. There are presently 1,575 personnel assigned to fire, the Los Angeles County Fire Department reported. Complete containment was not expected up until Wednesday. Overnight firemens continued to make great progress on the #BobcatFire and containment and is now approximately 55%pic.twitter.com/4vpbznPYaA– Angeles_NF(@Angeles_NF)September 25, 2020 But triple digit temperatures and Santa Ana winds were forecast Sunday through Tuesday, with the possibility heat records could be broken. It is uncertain if that has actually been factored into the Wednesday containment forecast. From Friday
‘s National Weather Service's Long Term L.A. Forecast: Mostly clear skies will continue throughout the region Tue thru Fri thanks to the offshore gradients. Temperatures will continue well above seasonal standards thru the
duration, with highs in the warmest vlys and lower mtns in the mid 90s to 102. Inland coastal locations including downtown L.A. will likewise be quite warm and in the low 90s a minimum of for Tue and Wed. Over night lows will stay warm in the foothills and
lower mtns as well … The other weather condition aspect next week will be the potential
for large plume development and quick fire spread with any new or existing fires due to the weak instability and mixing heights above 10,000 ft each day. Elevated-brief vital fire weather due to long duration of hot temperatures, low humidities, seriously dry fuels, and durations of gusty #SantaAna winds possible (particularly Mon ). Big vertical plume growth +extreme fire habits with existing/new fires. #LAweather #cawx pic.twitter.com/dqJlf94AZc– NWS Los Angeles( @NWSLosAngeles)September 25, 2020″Crews will continue to prep and include extra depth to protect lines north of Mt. Wilson and in the Northeast in between Highway 2 and Big Rock Creek,”according an InciWeb news statement.”These continued tactical shooting operations are done to secure the fires border from the fire making a run at the fire lines from unburned fuels within.”Crew, engines, equipment and aircraft work in coordination to construct holding lines, plumb the lines with water, and while firing aviation properties slow the motion of the main fire,” according to the statement.”West of [Mount] Waterman, firefighters will continue to concentrate on enhancing the lines, where the Mt. Wilson operation took place. A focus of our efforts [Friday and Saturday] will be securing the west side
of the fire before winds shift to the northeast Sunday.”Flames have damaged 52 structures and affected another 14, with three sustaining small damage and one major damage, according to a damage assessment supplied by Los Angeles County officials. That map, which is assembled from continuous field damage examination and topic to change, can be seen here.
Of the 52 buildings destroyed, 27 were residential, one was commercial and 24 were described as “other.”The fire has actually burned more acres than the Woolsey Fire of 2018, which burnt 96,271 acres, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said Tuesday. It is the third-largest blaze ever tape-recorded in the county. The Station Fire in 2009, which burned 160,577 acres, was the biggest. The Governor also signed an executive order to improve healing efforts in neighborhoods across the state impacted by devastating fires. The order extends the state's restriction on price gouging in affected counties through March 25, 2021; extends the deadline for impacted locals to sue for property tax post ponement; and directs the Franchise Tax Board, Board of Equalization, Department of Tax and Fee Administration and the Office of Tax Appeals to provide extensions to affected citizens and companies for filing, audits, billing, notifications and assessments, to name a few arrangements. In addition, the order accelerates particles removal and clean-up of contaminated materials resulting from the fires, and permits the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to supply shared aid supplementing the state's efforts. Evacuation cautions for Altadena and Pasadena issued on Sept. 8 were lifted on Friday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Repopulation orders went into effect at 2 p.m. Thursday for homeowners in the East Fork locations of Julius Klein Conservation Camp 19, Camp Williams and River Community, the sheriff's department reported. About 7 a.m. Thursday, evacuation warnings were altered to a “repopulation order”with”no limitations “for the following locations: Clear Areas: north of East Avenue W-14, south of Pearblossom Highway, east of 155th Street East, west of 165th Street East; Sand Areas: north of Big Pine Highway and Highway 2, south of 138th Street East
, east of Largo Vista Road, west of 263rd Street. The southwestern area of the Sand Area might have power failures. Ward Areas: north of Fort Tejon Road, south of East Avenue V, east of 87th Street East, west of 121st Street East.=”500″data-dnt=”true “readability =”8.4285714285714″> #BOBCAT Fire evacuation orders lifted and altered for the specified areas of the Antelope Valley to warnings as
of September 25, 2020 at 4 PM. Locals might go back to their houses with correct recognition. @LACoFDPIO @angeles_NF pic.twitter.com/Yc03FC7F67– LA County Sheriffs( @LASDHQ)September 25, 2020 City News Service contributed
to this report.