Ranch2 Fire

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The Ranch 2 Fire has burned 4,237 acres and is at 93% containment. There has been no growth over the past 4 days and this is the final fire size. Firefighters were able to complete the fire line on the western perimeter in rugged country yesterday. Crews are working on cleaning up the fire line, back-hauling equipment and working on suppression repair. The entire fire perimeter is in monitor status today.

Management of the Ranch 2 Fire will transition back to the Angeles National Forest and a smaller Type 3 team of Forest personnel will complete fire containment. A Burned Area Emergency Response team will be arriving to assess the watershed and other resources and will make recommendations and develop plans to mitigate the damage caused by the fire. Highway 39 will reopen today up to the East Fork Bridge. Highway 39 will remain closed north of East Fork Bridge. Glendora Ridge Road and Glendora Mountain Road are both open today. We ask our public to stay out of the fire area to allow the land to recover.

Due to the good work of the firefighters, the Ranch 2 Fire did not turn into a large fire. The rugged and steep terrain, the dry chaparral and very, very warm days made this an unusually challenging fire. The fire management team wishes to thank the firefighters, support staff, California Conservation Crews and contractors that all kept this incident to 4,237 acres.

Unless there are significant changes, this will be the final update on the Ranch 2 Fire.