- Thursday January 16th, 2014 :: 09:59 p.m. PST
#ColbyFire near Glendora Update #6: LA County Office Of Emergency Mgmt
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Office of Emergency Management
1275 North Eastern Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90063
(323) 980-2260
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ken Kondo
L.A. County OEM, 213-792-5128
[email protected]
COLBY FIRE UPDATE #6
LOS ANGELES (Thu., Jan. 16, 2014 – 9:08 p.m. PST) – The Colby Fire Evacuation Center located at Memorial Park in Azusa is scheduled to close at 9 p.m. PST. People who require overnight shelter needs will be advised to go to the American Red Cross shelter located at Glendora High School (1600 E. Foothill Blvd., Glendora, CA 91741).
Residents who took their animals to the Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control’s evacuation trailers, these animals are being transported to the Baldwin Park Care Center located at 4275 N. Elton St., Baldwin Park, CA 91706.
The Colby Fire has burned approximately 1,709 acres, and is 30 percent contained at this time. The fire has destroyed five homes, and damaged 17 structures. The following is information about animal shelter locations, and road closure.
ANIMAL SHELTERS
• Memorial Park (320 N. Orange Ave., Azusa, CA 91702)
• Pasadena Humane Society ASPCA (361 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, CA 91107)
• Inland Valley Humane Society (500 Humane Way, Pomona, CA 91766)
ROAD CLOSURE
• Highway 39
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON
Residents who live in the fire impacted areas that experience power outages, Southern California Edison (SCE) can call the SCE Customer Service line at 1-800-655-4555 or go to http://sce.com/outages. SCE crews are standing by to restore power once conditions allow safe access and damage assessment. Residents are advised to watch for down power lines, and if they do see down power lines, do not approach, and call 911.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
Residents who have questions about natural gas in their homes and/or properties can call the Southern California Gas Company at 1-800-427-2200.
Los Angeles County residents and businesses, including persons with disabilities and others with access and functional needs, may call 211 LA County for emergency preparedness information, and other referral services. The toll-free 2-1-1 number is available 24 hours a day and seven days a week. 211 LA County services can also be accessed at http://211la.org. To register for the Specific Needs Awareness Planning program please go to https://snap.lacounty.gov. For additional disaster/emergency preparedness information, please access http://lacoa.org and/or http://espfocus.org.
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