In California, during the year of 2009, there was a series of sixty-three active wildfires. It started in July and went on until late November, burning more than 336,020 acres of land. North of Los Angeles, the fires burned 160, 577 acres. It was the largest of this series of wildfires. These fires are known as Station Fire.
On my reference map, I show populated places near the Los Angeles Station Fire. I show the Los Angeles boundary and all the green boundaries are the populated places in Los Angeles. I showed the fire spread from August 29 to September 1. As you can see on my map, the spread of the fire from August 29 to August 30 shows a large spread of the fire. The fire continues to grow the next three days. It grows more north and northeast and northwest probably due to the winds. You can see that there are many populated areas around the beginning of the fire and areas that become even more close to the fire as the days go by.
My thematic map shows the highways near the LA Station Fire. From my reference map, you can see the populated areas around the fire. With the thematic map, people can see the closest highways near those populated areas. Looking at the map, you would know to not go through highway two since it goes straight through the fires on all of the days. The 134 and 101 are even close to the fires.
Many families had to evacuate their homes during this horrific fire. Looking at the overall spread of the fire and areas that are populated makes one realize how many people were affected and had to escape from their homes to avoid danger. The roads are the next step after packing up and leaving their homes, so I thought it was interesting to consider which roads went through the fire and which roads people in those populated areas outside the fire should avoid.
On August 16, the Los Angeles Station fire was finally contained. Two firefighters’ lives were lost. Many animals were probably able to escape the fire, but many also probably died from the flames and getting lost in the dense smoke. Bear, deer, bobcats, woodrats, coyotes, and birds were found dead and injured.
Cal-Atlas Geospatial Clearinghouse. Cal-Atlas Downloads. December 6, 2010.
InciWeb. Incident Information System. Station Fire. December 6, 2010.
MapShare Access for UCLA. Los Angeles Data. December 6, 2010.
US Forest Service. Angeles NF – Station Fire, Burned Area Emergency Response. Frequently Asked Questions. December 6, 2010.
Wikipedia. 2009 California Wildfires. December 6, 2010.
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