| Community: #ColbyFire near Glendora Update #3: LA County Office Of Emergency Mgmt Hi Pepperdine Libboard, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES Office of Emergency Management 1275 North Eastern Avenue Los Angeles, California 90063 (323) 980-2260 William T Fujioka Chief Executive Officer Jeff L. Reeb Director PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ken Kondo L.A. County OEM, 213-792-5128 kkondo@ceooem.lacounty.gov COLBY FIRE UPDATE #3 LOS ANGELES (Thu., Jan. 16, 2014 – 2:30 p.m. PST) -- The Colby Fire has burned approximately 1,700 acres and is at 0 percent containment at this time. The Los Angeles County Emergency Operations Center (CEOC) is now activated to Level 3. The following is information about mandatory evacuations, school closures, shelter locations, and road closures: SHELTERS (OPEN) • American Legion Hall (159 N. Cullen Ave., Glendora, CA 91741) – City of Glendora • Glendora High School (1600 E. Foothill Blvd., Glendora, CA 91741) – American Red Cross • Duarte Community Center (1600 Huntington Drive, Duarte, CA 91010) – City of Duarte 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) EVACUATIONS (Mandatory issued by Sheriff’s Department) • North of Sierra Madre Blvd., West of Glendora Mountain Rd. & East of Highway 39 ROAD CLOSURES (“Hard” – Only first responder vehicles are allowed in the areas) • North of Sierra Madre Blvd. between Lorraine and Highway 39 (More) Page 2 COLBY FIRE UPDATE #3 SCHOOL CLOSURES for 1-16-14 (Glendora Unified School District) • Cullen Elementary School 440 N. Live Oak Ave., Glendora, CA 91741 • La Feta Elementary School 547 W. Bennett Ave., Glendora, CA 91741 • Sellers Elementary School 500 N. Lorraine Ave., Glendora, CA 91741 • Goddard Middle School 859 E. Sierra Madre Ave., Glendora, CA 91741 • Sanburg Middle School 819 W. Bennett Ave., Glendora, CA 91741 PUBLIC SAFETY MESSAGE IN REGARDS TO WILD ANIMALS The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department wants to remind residents to be aware of wild animals that may be driven from their habitat due to the Colby Fire. These wild animals may be heading toward fire impacted communities. 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. 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. # # # Nicole Nishida Public Information Officer Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department-Newsroom 323-267-4815 323-810-1973 For full details, view this message on the web. | 
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