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Bouquet Fire at 74 Percent; OHV Areas Listed as Closed Again
A day after the forest reported Drinkwater and Rowher Flat reopened, today's update lists both as closed for fire danger.
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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