The following is the contents of an e-mail I received from Elisa Weaver, Public Information Officer:
The City of Sierra Madre Fire Department is issuing mandatory evacuations for the following locations: All homes above Carter from Oak Crest Drive to Mountain Trail and all homes above Grandview from Mountain Trail at Santa Anita.The American Red Cross has opened shelters are open at the Hart Senior Park House 222 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. and the Congregational Church 170 W. Sierra Madre Blvd in Sierra Madre.
The Sierra Madre City Council will have an emergency meeting at 12:10 a.m. on Sunday, April 27, 2008 to declare the City in a state of emergency. The meeting will be held at City Hall, 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.
The Santa Anita Fire began at approximately 3:00 pm (1500 hours) on Santa Anita Canyon Road. It has burned over 100 acres of wildland. No structures have been damaged at this time.
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