China News Service, September 11th. According to a report by the American Overseas Chinese News, the "Bobcat" wildfire that broke out on September 6 has approached the Chinese community in Arcadia in Southern California and nearby cities such as Monrovia. In the high temperature, the Luo County Fire Department was helpless. The current control rate of mountain fires is zero. The fire department can only clear a fire belt around the residential area where the mountain fire may spread, and issue a red warning, requesting some people in Monrovia. Residents evacuated quickly.
The National Weather Service predicts that the "Lynx" wildfires that broke out near the Gocswell Dam and the West Fork daily use zone will last for more than a month until October 15 to be extinguished.
The evacuation order requires residents near the wildfire and tourists from Angeles National Park to evacuate the Santa Anita Valley, the Wilson Mountains, the San Gabriel Valley and the Monrovia Valley. The above-mentioned valleys and others in California have been affected by wildfires. The closed national park will remain closed until the 14th of this month.
Monrovia City officials said that the first phase of the evacuation order requires residents in the north of Shanding Street and Xuanwushi Street to immediately evacuate their homes, and the second phase of the evacuation order requires all residents north of Foothill Street to evacuate as soon as possible.
Arcadia, a city with a large population of Chinese, is currently required by the city government to prepare for evacuation at any time. The city government will always observe the next move of the "Lynx".
The evacuated residents are required to bring emergency supplies that they can carry with them, and go to designated evacuation areas or stay with relatives and friends away from wildfires for a few days.
Residents with large animals (such as cows and horses) are required to transport these animals to the Pomona Convention Center grounds or Arcadia Racecourse.
Threatened by the "Lynx", the staff of the Wilson Peak Observatory were also ordered to evacuate.
The insurance company recommends that evacuated residents do: 1. Use a camera or mobile phone to take photos of their property; 2. Remove flammable items within 5 feet of their home, including furniture, plastic trash cans, etc.; 3. Clear roofs and trenches And the branches and leaves under the tree; 4. Block the vents with 1/8 inch metal mesh to prevent mountain fire ashes from entering the house; 5. Move the wood for the stove to a place 30 feet away from the house; 6. Move around the gas stove Remove flammable materials within 10 feet; 7. Keep the lawn no more than 4 inches high; 8. Clean up the hay around the house; 9. Check the upper limit of the insurance policy to ensure that your property can be compensated if the property is burned by the mountain fire; 10. The clearing landlord is not responsible for compensation for the personal items burned by the tenant, unless the tenant has purchased insurance in advance.
The Forester of the Pacific Southwest Region, Randy Moore, said that barbecue areas, camping areas and daily use areas in California's national parks were closed during the "Lynx" outbreak. "California wildfires are very dangerous. We must not only treat them with caution, but also prevent other wildfires from breaking out because we do not have enough human and material resources to control this wildfire." (Gao Rui)