Mount Wilson, famous observatories and broadcasting tower now seems in a better position to survive a fire station Los Angeles, thanks to the ongoing and tireless efforts of firefighters.

Officials on Monday and Tuesday Braced for the worst, because they expected the fire to get to the Mount Wilson Observatory. But by setting the number of turns and dropping fire retardant, firefighters kept the flames from spreading, as originally anticipated.

Today’s report from the incident information website offered encouraging news:

“Yesterday, the fire continued to move west toward Mount Wilson. At present, there is a large contingent of fire engines, hand crews and water tenders to safeguard and protect the valuable assets on a mountaintop. The plane was also called to drop fire retardant on the western slope of the mountain. Wilson’s slow progress of the fire. Thanks to the hard work done over the past few days, Mount Wilson’s defense was much improved. ”

People are anxiously watching the images of fire encroaching on Mount Wilson Webcam support UCLA. But on Tuesday, the images were lost in Webcam went down, possibly due to the telephone line damage from the fire.

Daily progress reports to the Mount Wilson Observatory director Hal McAlister stored on the observatory web site has been moved to the backup server after the original server went down, and the likely victims of the fire. (Regular website observatory still down.)

One of the reports McAllister from the environment were optimistic about the latest developments.

Среда, 2 Sep 09, 9:19 am PDT - The situation on the mountain remained stable with very good prospects. No more unpleasant was set last night, and only a long defensive backfire on the northern outskirts was lit. Additional turns to the east and south slopes will be established only if it is deemed necessary. A heavy man, and power equipment remains on the mountain and remain there until such time as we hope, given all clear. If and when this happens is unclear, of course.

According to McAlister, the incident commander said that Mount Wilson is still in good shape. ” On Tuesday, Super Scooper dropped 7500 gallons of fire retardant Gell, and firefighters have access to nearly 750,000 gallons of water on site water tanks.

The incident commander also said that the message on the mountain was difficult due to intense interference basis of broadcast facilities.

Tuesday, McAllister said that there was no structural damage to the mountain, just lost the connection to the Internet. He praised those who fight fire: “Our object is in excellent shape for the defense in the hands of a group of enthusiasts, experienced, and very dedicated fireman.”

Mount Wilson is the birthplace of the famous observatory, which houses two historic telescopes, and several communication towers, which provides TV, radio and mobile phone signals in the Greater Los Angeles