# Colby Fire

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2014 wildfire in Southern California

Colby Fire Colby Fire, as seen from Glendora. Date January 16, 2014 (2014-01-16) – January 26, 2014 (2014-01-26) Location Glendora, Los Angeles County, California Coordinates 34°09′32″N 117°50′35″W / 34.159°N 117.843°W / 34.159; -117.843 Statistics Burned area 1,952 acres (790 ha) Impacts Injuries 1 Ignition Cause Escaped campfire Map Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area

The **Colby Fire** was a [wildfire](/source/Wildfire) in the [Angeles National Forest](/source/Angeles_National_Forest). It was ignited along the Colby Truck Trail in the [San Gabriel Mountains](/source/San_Gabriel_Mountains) in northern [Los Angeles County](/source/Los_Angeles_County%2C_California), United States. The fire started on January 16, 2014, and eventually burned 1,992 acres. On January 25, the Colby Fire had burned 1,962 acres, and was 98% contained.[1][2] The fire, which was fanned by strong [Santa Ana winds](/source/Santa_Ana_winds), destroyed five homes, injured one person, and forced the evacuation of 3,600 people at its peak.[1][3]

Three men in their early 20s were arrested for recklessly starting a fire, and have allegedly admitted starting an illegal campfire that blew out of control.[4][5] They will face federal charges of unlawfully causing timber to burn. Bail has been set at $500,000 for each of them "due to the seriousness of the crime, as well as the high cost of damaged property and resources to fight the fire."[6] One of the men, a transient, has been placed in a residential drug treatment facility.[7] Two of the men were convicted of lighting and failing to control an illegal campfire; the third person is scheduled to go to trial later in 2014.[8]

January fires are unusual in Southern California, but there was little rainfall in the area leading up to the fire, which led to a "red flag" fire danger situation. Warm temperatures, low humidity, and an excess of dry brush in the foothills around [Glendora](/source/Glendora%2C_California) (which had not burned significantly since the 1960s) encouraged the growth of the fire.[5]

## See also

- [2014 California wildfires](/source/2014_California_wildfires)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-inciweb_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-inciweb_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-inciweb_1-2) ["Colby Fire"](https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3766/). *InciWeb*. Retrieved January 21, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Miles, Kathleen (January 16, 2014). ["Smoke From Colby Fire Is Visible From Space"](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/16/colby-fire-smoke-space-photo_n_4612500.html). *[Huffington Post](/source/Huffington_Post)*. Retrieved January 17, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wapo_3-0)** Ehrenfreund, Max (January 17, 2014). ["Colby fire continues to burn above Glendora outside Los Angeles"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/colby-fire-continues-to-burn-above-glendora-outside-los-angeles/2014/01/17/3b82a816-7f88-11e3-93c1-0e888170b723_story.html). *[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)*. Retrieved January 17, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-cnn_4-0)** Martinez, Michael; Hanna, Jason (January 16, 2014). ["Police: Campfire leads to L.A.-area fire that destroys 2 homes; 3 in custody"](http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/16/us/california-fire/). *CNN*. Retrieved January 16, 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-campers_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-campers_5-1) Lovett, Ian (January 16, 2014). ["3 Campers Linked to Fire Are Arrested in California"](https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/17/us/3-arrested-in-los-angeles-wildfire-police-say.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved January 17, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Colby Fire suspects will face federal charges - source"](https://abc7.com/archive/9397521/). *KABC-TV*. January 17, 2014. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140121151225/http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news%2Flocal%2Flos_angeles&id=9397521) from the original on January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Jahad, Shirley (January 29, 2014). ["Colby Fire: Man accused of starting fire ordered into residential drug treatment"](http://www.scpr.org/news/2014/01/29/41888/colby-fire-man-accused-of-starting-fire-ordered-in/). *KPCC, Southern California Public Radio*. Retrieved January 31, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Lloyd, Jonathan; Moore, Irene (May 16, 2014). ["Two Accused of Starting 1,900-Acre Colby Fire Found Guilty"](http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Colby-Fire-Wildfire-California-Wildfires-Verdict-259564981.html). *nbclosangeles.com*. Retrieved May 16, 2014.

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