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According to the Altadena Town Council update this morning, "the Bobcat Fire is at 36,366 acres and 6% containment. Crews are focused on strengthening and improving the fire line between the south end of the fire and the foothills communities. The fire has crossed to the west side of Santa Anita Canyon and is growing in the direction of Mt. Wilson and Mt. Harvard and continued line construction and strategic firing will be occurring in this area as well. On the north end, the fire has reached Bear Creek and will continue to spread west along the crest. The fire is holding to the west side of Highway 39 and crews will continue to work at maintaining this perimeter."
Public Meeting about Bobcat Fire Updates

This evening (Monday, 9/14) at 6:30pm, representatives from the agencies managing the fire efforts are hosting a virtual public meeting via Zoom to provide updates and respond to public questions.

To join the meeting:
Tune into the Altadena Town Council September Meeting
The Altadena Town Council's monthly meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 15 at 7:00pm.
Take Precautions Amidst Unhealthy Air Quality

The LA County Department of Public Health reminds residents to take precautions to protect their health and well-being during and after a fire. If you can see smoke, soot, or ash, or you can smell smoke, pay attention to your immediate environment and take precautions to safeguard your health. These precautions are particularly important for children, older adults, and people with heart or lung diseases.

These precautions also include avoiding unnecessary outdoor exposure and limiting physical exertion (whether indoor or outdoor), such as exercise. Children and people who have air quality sensitive conditions, such as heart disease, asthma, and other chronic respiratory diseases, should follow these recommendations and stay indoors as much as possible even in areas where smoke, soot, or ash cannot be seen, or there is no smell of smoke. If your condition worsens, contact your health care provider immediately for medical advice or call 911. For more information and public health resources, visit http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/FireSafety/index.htm.
Due to the unhealthy air quality, curbside services at the Altadena Libraries are suspended for the week of September 14-19.
Phone reference and live chat through the library website are still available during the suspension of curbside service.
Are You Prepared in Case of an Emergency?
These updates are just warnings for now, but it's never too early to be prepared. Los Angeles County has developed a helpful Ready! Set! Go! plan to guide you through preparing your home so you can leave early in case of evacuation, confident that you have done everything possible to protect your home from a destructive wildfire.


Please Do Not Fly Drones Over the Fires!
Recreational drones make the airspace over wildfires unsafe for emergency aircraft. Even a tiny drone can cause a serious or fatal accident if it collides with firefighting aircraft. Per the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, it is illegal to resist or interfere with the efforts of firefighters to extinguish a fire. No photo or video is worth the potential consequences. Please do not fly your drones over any areas affected by the Bobcat Fire!