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Bouquet Canyon Road Reopens; Fire at 74 Percent, OHV Areas Still Closed
The road reopened at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Drinkwater and Rowher Flat stay closed for fire danger, a day after the forest said they had reopened.
Update, 5:45 p.m. Wednesday: Bouquet Canyon Road reopened at 12:30 p.m. today, the Angeles National Forest says. The incident page's summary paragraph still describes the road as closed from Spunky Canyon to milepost 5.7, but its later, timestamped line gives the reopening; we are going with the reopening. Forest roads 6N18 and 6N19 and the Drinkwater and Rowher Flat OHV areas remain closed. Containment is unchanged at 74 percent.
The Bouquet Fire northeast of Santa Clarita is 74 percent contained, the Angeles National Forest said today. Activity was light overnight, with some interior pockets still smoldering. Crews are gridding for leftover heat, starting near the line and working inward, and suppression repair has begun where the fire is contained.
Riders should note a reversal. On Tuesday the forest said it had lifted the temporary closure of the Drinkwater and Rowher Flat OHV areas. Today's update lists both as temporarily closed again, citing high fire danger and suppression work. We have not found an explanation for the change. Treat both as closed until the forest says otherwise.
Hot, dry weather continues through Thursday. Bouquet Canyon Road stays closed from Spunky Canyon to milepost 5.7, and forest roads 6N18 (Saugus del Sur) and 6N19 (Quarry Road) are closed for fire work.
Evacuations are unchanged from Tuesday: one zone, LAC-E030-A, is listed under an order. The federal incident report filed Tuesday evening gave 71 percent containment, 171 personnel and an estimated final cost of $2.7 million, with the cause listed as undetermined.
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