Ranch Fire Update October 21
Incident: Ranch Wildland Fire
Released: 10/21/2007
Ranch Fire Information Update
Angeles National Forest
Contact: Stanton Florea or Kathy Peterson
Fire Information: 626-574-5208
October 21, 2007 - 11:00 a.m.
Fire Name: Ranch Fire
Date and Time
of Fire Start: October 20, 2007 - 9:42 p.m.
Size: 546 acres
Location: 8 miles northwest of Castaic near Townsend Peak
Angeles National Forest, Santa Clara-Mojave Rivers Ranger District
Closures: Old Highway 99 (at Templin Highway)
Containment: 0%
Vegetation: Brush and Chaparral (4-8 ft. high)
Chaparral is approximately 40 years-old
Cause: Under Investigation
Weather Conditions: Winds 20-30 m.p.h. with gusts to 60 m.p.h. Weather reports call for
continued Santa Ana winds, with low relative humidity (8-15%)
and temperatures ranging from 80's to 90's.
Fire Behavior: The wind-driven fire is burning in a south-southwesterly direction
away from Interstate 5. Fire is currently visible from the freeway.
Agency Jurisdiction: U. S. Forest Service, Angeles National Forest
Agencies Involved: U.S. Forest Service, Los Angeles County Fire Dept, Cal Fire, California
Highway Patrol, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Cal-Trans
Incident Commander: John Lane - Angeles National Forest
Equipment and Personnel: Approximately 320 personnel are assigned to the fire: 15 Engines;
9 hand crews; 2 Helitankers, 3 Water Tenders
Threats:
- California Condor Habitat
- Watershed
- If the fire continues to move to the southwest,
About 200 homes would be threatened
Structures Destroyed: One (1) outbuilding
Injuries: None
