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Firefighters have gained the upper hand on the Santa Anita Fire yesterday after it had burned a total of 584 acres. Officials lifted mandatory evacuations throughout the area. A timeline of the fire is on page 11.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 30, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 30, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Brush fires
Santa Anita Canyon
Santa Anita Fire
Item ID
31189AN
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Hikers and scouts were briefly trapped by flames, and homeowners in Sierra Madre were given the option to evacuate, due to a brush fire which started in a wooded area about one mile north of Arno Drive in north Arcadia around 3pm yesterday. The fire has burned more than 100 acres.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 27, 2008
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p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 27, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Brush fires
Santa Anita Canyon
Santa Anita Fire
Item ID
31179AN
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A brush fire that started Saturday in Santa Anita Canyon is being referrred to as the Santa Anita Fire. The fire is still raging in the mountains above Sierra Madre and Arcadia. It has destroyed 400 acres, forced the evacuation of 1000 people, and forced Sierra Madre to close its schools. Officials say it could take 4-7 days to contain the fire.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 28, 2008
Pages
p. News 1, 6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 28, 2008
Pages
p. News 1, 6
Subjects
Brush fires
Santa Anita Canyon
Santa Anita Fire
Item ID
31180AN
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Firefighters are making progress containing the Santa Anita Fire. The burn area was 93 percent contained as of yesterday evening.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 1, 2008
Pages
p. News 1 (or A1)
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 1, 2008
Pages
p. News 1 (or A1)
Subjects
Brush fires
Santa Anita Canyon
Santa Anita Fire
Item ID
31190AN
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A brush fire caused by a suspected arsonist broke out at 1:42 PM in the Santa Anita Canyon right on the Sierra Madre and Arcadia border last Monday. Flames reached within 100 feet of homes in Arcadia, but no structural damage was reported.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 15, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 15, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fires
Santa Anita Canyon
Item ID
30697AN
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Chantry Flat Road, also known as Santa Anita Canyon Road, will reopen to the public on Wednesday, April 16, despite unfinished repairs. Fire in the Santa Anita Canyon had forced a 6-month closure of the road.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
Pages
p. 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
Pages
p. 19
Subjects
Chantry Flat Road
Santa Anita Canyon Road
United States Forest Service
Item ID
31429AN
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It's been a year since the Santa Anita II fire but officials are still investigating the suspected arson.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 23, 2000
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 23, 2000
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Santa Anita Fire
Item ID
20387AN
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Arcadia Public Works crews worked to divert mud resulting from recent heavy rains in the Santa Anita Fire area.

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Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Weekly Section
Date
February 25, 2000
Pages
p. 1 w/photo
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Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Weekly Section
Date
February 25, 2000
Pages
p. 1 w/photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Fire
Item ID
18863AN
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Given a big enough rainstorm, at least 19 Arcadia homes lie in the path of potential mudslides coming as a result of the Santa Anita fire.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2000
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Fire
Item ID
18286AN
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Several cities including Arcadia, Monrovia and Sierra Madre and Los Angeles County are coordinating efforts to repair damage from heavy rains on Chantry Flat Road. Arcadia owns two stretches of the road. Arcadia and Monrovia are asking FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, for funds.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29455
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 30, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 30, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Chantry Flat Road
Roads--closures
Big Santa Anita Canyon
Item ID
29640AN
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The city has taken a second pumper truck out of service following a July 4 incident in which a water pump failed to engage on a fire truck. The two engines that malfunctioned were bought from Kovatch Mobile Equipment Fire Apparatus. David Contreras died in the July 4 incident. See related story, Arcadia Weekly, July 11, 2002, p. 8.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 18, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 18, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Contreras, David
Fire engines
Traffic Accidents
Item ID
30670AN
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Construction has started on the expansion of the Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita. There will be two parking structures to replace current surface parking, 104,400 square feet of retail space, 18,400 square feet of restaurants, a 7,800 square foot food court, 45,000 square feet of specialty stores, 54,300 square feet of movie theaters, and a 5,400 square foot auto center. The tenant list includes an AMC theater, Borders bookstore, and a Sports Chalet. The expansion is scheduled to be completed September 2004. City manager Bill Kelly said Arcadia will proceed to expand Fire Station 105 to serve as the new fire department headquarters and will rebuild Station 106. The city is considering building a new City Hall and youth center from city revenues from Santa Anita Park. The new police station, the first city facility partly financed through bonds, will be open this fall. A $1/2 million project to remodel City Council Chambers is finally complete, with the opening of the council conference room.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 2003
Pages
p. 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Arcadia Police station
Civic buildings
Fire station 105 headquarters
Malls
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Item ID
31507AN
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Pasadena Star News writer Gene Maddaus comments on the latest mall war issue involving the removal of the housing units from Rick Caruso's plans and also Caruso's public relations error.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 28, 2006
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 28, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Caruso, Rick
Maddaus, Gene
Mall war
Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
30074AN
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U. S. Forest Service officials met with cabin owners and residence permit holders to hear concerns regarding evacuation of the Big Santa Anita Canyon area.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29188
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Big Santa Anita Canyon
United States Forest Service
Evacuations
Item ID
29373AN
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This month's heavy rainstorms triggered as many as 18 mudslides. The first major slide deposited 6000 cubic yards of mud on a section of road in Arcadia. The road to Chantry Flat is closed until further notice.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 29, 2005
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 29, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Chantry Flat
Santa Anita Canyon Road
Mudslides
Rain damages
Item ID
29577AN
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Pasadena Fire Department officials spent more than $320,000 to purchase breathing apparatus from distributor L.N. Curtis and Sons, which is at the center of a lawsuit filed by rival equipment company, Arcadia-based Allstar Fire Equipment against the city and county of Los Angeles. 57 self contained breathing apparatus remain unused at Pasadena Fire Station 34 pending a judge's ruling next month.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2008
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Allstar Fire Equipment
Lawsuits
L.N. Curtis and Sons
Los Angeles City
Los Angeles County
Pasadena Fire Department
Item ID
31467AN
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Santa Anita Park submitted a 139-page Santa Anita Draft Specific Plan to the City last week.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 28, 2000
Pages
p. A11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 28, 2000
Pages
p. A11
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
19812AN
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Two local fire safe councils, the Sierra Madre and Big Santa Anita councils, each received $1000 of a grant from Farmers Insurance Group. The grant will help residents protect their homes.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 2008
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Fire safety
Fires
Grants
Item ID
31225AN
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Workers use earth-moving equipment to shore up Chantry Flat Road, which has been closed for over a year due to mudslides. The road may re-open at the end of September.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 9, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 9, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Chantry Flat
Santa Anita Canyon Road
Road repairs
Angeles National Forest
Item ID
29762AN
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With storms brewing in next week's forecast, Arcadia city officials scrambled Thursday to arrange a meeting with residents and survey homes vulnerable to mudslides from the charred slopes of the Angeles National Forest.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 7, 2000
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 7, 2000
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Santa Anita Fire
Item ID
18287AN
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