When the Eaton Fire flared up Jan. 9, flames producing heavy dark smoke climbed to the summit of Mount ... Wilson Observatory. What happened next is a fire protection success story. Winds were ...

Just 5 miles (8 kilometers) away from JPL in the San Gabriel Mountains lies Mount Wilson Observatory, which survived a close call with a flare-up of the Eaton fire's northern extent on Jan. 9.

The current strategy involved allowing light fuels to burn off before aggressively combating the fire. Doty said L.A. County Fire, Cal Fire and the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department are involved with ...