Provided by John Clearwater, USDA: The Bobcat Fire is one of the largest fire in Los Angeles County history. The Bobcat Fire continues to grow and is at 105,345 acres – approx. 160 square miles – with 15% containment. Mt. Wilson remains safe, although there was a flare-up Sunday night with adverse wind conditions that threatened the facilities and saw approximate growth of 1.25 miles in the West Fork. Otherwise, relatively quiet in the south. In the north, conditions moderated with winds not as strong as earlier this weekend. Wrightwood and Piñon Hills still under evacuation warning. Weather conditions are expected to improve slightly today, Monday. Today’s focus is the west side of the fire and the shoulders of the northern sections. 1,686 personnel are now assigned to the fire.

Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon the fire west of Mt. Wilson made a northerly push towards Highway 2, firefighters were able to keep this in check. The north end towards the Antelope Valley continued to grow to both the west and east. The fire remains relatively quiet along the Highway 39 corridor and along the south side.

Today on the southern perimeter crews will continue securing line between Mt. Wilson and Highway 2. Defensive strategic firing operations may occur today to slow the growth of the fire. On the northern end of the fire’s perimeter towards Antelope Valley, firefighters are constructing both direct and indirect lines to stop the fire from spreading to the east and west. Both hand and dozer line construction continues on the eastern and western flanks. Throughout the fire, additional work continues on holding and improving fireline.

All are invited to watch the public meeting tonight live on the Bobcat Fire YouTube Channel  bit.ly/3iQy9zp or streaming from the Los Angeles County Fire Facebook. Representatives from the fire will be on hand to answer questions. American Sign Language interpreters will be live-signing.

Evacuation orders (For more evacuation orders & alerts, visit: inciweb.nwcg.gov and search “Bobcat”):
North of Angeles Crest North and between Clear Creek Station and Hwy 39; Including the area East of Devils Punch Bowl Rd, South of the Big Pines Hwy, North of the Big Rock Creek, and West of Jackson Lake.
Aqueduct – South of Pearblossom Hwy (SR138), North of Big Pines, East of 165th and West of Largo Vista Rd
Ward- North of Fort Tejon Rd, South of Avenue V, East of 87th E., West of 121 St E.
Longview-South of Avenue 12, North of Aqueduct, West of 165 St E and East of 121 St E.
Tejon – South of Fort Tejon Rd, North of Cooley Place, East of 89th St. E. and West of Longview Rd.
Peach – North of Pallett Creek, South of W. 114th St., East of Longview Rd and West of 165th St.
Cima Block – 96th east to 116th St. E/Fort Tejon Rd south to SR 2
Juniper Block- 116th E to Devis Punchbowl Rd / Fort Tejor Rd to SR 2
Punchbowl Block – Devils Punchbowl Rd to and including Fenner Camp
Paradise Block – Fenner Camp to intersection of SR 2 and Big Pines
Chilao, the CalTrans Yard, the 3 Points area and the Angeles Crest Christian Camp were all issued Evacuation Orders Crystal Lake area remains under Evacuation Order.

Evacuation Warnings: Recent evacuation warnings include; South of Pearblossom Hwy, East and North of Angeles Forest Hwy, North and West of Mt. Emma Rd., East and South of Hwy 122, and West of Cheseboro Rd. Evacuation Warnings remain in effect for the communities of Wrightwood, Altadena and Pasadena.

Residents are urged to remain alert for any additional evacuation orders or warnings that may be issued.

Resources Assigned: 1,686 personnel
Engines: 227
Handcrews: 25
Helicopters: 6
Dozers: 18
Water tenders: 10

Road Closures:
All roads leading into San Gabriel Canyon are closed.
Hwy 39 is closed north of Azusa to SR 2.
SR 2 is closed between Upper Tujunga Rd to Big Pines.
Upper Big Tujunga Road is closed between SR 2 and Angeles Forest Highway.
Chantry Flat Road is closed.
Mt Wilson Road is closed from SR 2 to Mt Wilson.
Fort Tejon / Valerymo Rd
Valerymo Rd / Bob’s Gap Rd
Big Pines Hwy / Largo Vista Rd
Big Pines Hwy / Mescal Creek Rd
Big Pines Hwy / Hwy 2

Weather: We are in the middle of a cooling trend that will last through mid-week. Humidity today will be in the low teens, except on higher ridgetops where it may reach single digits. This morning winds will be from the east and then switch around to the south to southeast in the afternoon. Wind gusts will be 20 to 30 mph on the ridge topsand less at lower elevations.

Selection of Angeles National Forest news, fire coverage and social media experiences in the past 24 hours.