Brush fire burns 30 acres at Santa Fe Dam, sending thick smoke over 210 Freeway

Brush Fire in Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area 60% contained

A brush fire that has burned 30 acres in the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area in Irwindale was 60% contained Monday evening. Two alarms were issued on Monday at 3:29 p.m. and 4:13 p.m., estimating the initial 10-acre fire’s potential to double, said Capt. Easton of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Crews had stopped the forward progress at 5:25 p.m. after the fire burning just south of Foothill (210) Freeway had tripled in size. No structures …

Brush fire burns 30 acres at Santa Fe Dam, sending thick smoke over 210 Freeway

The flames appeared to be burning in three different nearby spots, sending thick plumes of smoke into the air over the 210 Freeway in the Irwindale area.

Fire at Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area sends smoke over 210 Freeway

Los Angeles County firefighters stopped forward progress on a brush fire at the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area in Irwindale Monday, Sept. 2, but not before it chewed through 30 acres, authorities said. The fire, which sent plumes of smoke over the 210 Freeway, was reported about 3:30 p.m. The first arriving firefighters found three separate fire starts, Capt. Tom Easton said. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Redlands police w…

Crews battle Irwindale vegetation fire near Santa Fe Dam and Highway 210

Crews stopped the forward progress of a second-alarm vegetation fire in Irwindale burning about 30 acres with flames and smoke visible from the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area and Highway 210. The Los Angeles County Fire Department reported the fire is 60% contained as of 5:25 p.m. Multiple grass fires started in the area around 3:30 p.m. Monday and later merged into one, according to LACOFD. Before the wind shifted around 5 p.m., California Highwa…