Angeles National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
701 N. Santa Anita Ave.
Arcadia, CA 91006
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.
Current as of | |
Incident Type | Wildfire |
Cause | Human-caused - Suspected Arson |
Date of Origin | Thursday August 13th, 2020 approx. 02:53 PM |
Location | SAN GABRIEL CYN RD/ N RANCH RD |
Incident Commander | Chris Fogle, CIIMT 11 |
Incident Description | Wildfire |
Coordinates | 34.157 latitude, -117.911 longitude |
Total Personnel | 179 |
Size | 4,237 Acres |
Percent of Perimeter Contained | 100% |
Fuels Involved | Dense mixed chaparral & grass |
Significant Events | Minimal smoldering occurring within the fire perimeter. |
Planned Actions | Patrol established fire containment lines on all areas of the fire perimeter. |
Projected Incident Activity | 12 hours: No fire activity is anticipated today. 24 hours: No fire activity or threat to containment lines are expected. |
Remarks | CIIMT11 will transition the incident to a Type III management team tomorrow, 8/26/2020 at 0600 hours. |
Weather Concerns | High pressure will bring warmer and drier conditions over the fire for the next few days before a cooling trend is forecast Friday through the weekend. Warm overnight conditions are expected today and Thursday with fair relative humidity recovery. Thunderstorms are not expected near the fire for the next three days. |