Photos: Day 2 of the Station fire, Aug. 27, 2009
![At 8:02 a.m. on Day 2 of the Station fire, flames had not yet jumped Angeles Crest Highway -- a critical line of defense. Firefighters were parked just across the road.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/92b78c9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x400+0+0/resize/600x400!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F59%2F86%2F339faa7001b56b14b1eb9c132eea%2Fla-me-fire1-ksey1anc.jpg)
At 8:02 a.m. on Day 2 of the Station fire, flames had not yet jumped Angeles Crest Highway -- a critical line of defense. Firefighters were parked just across the road. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
![8:04 a.m., Aug. 27, 2009](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c8057e5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x400+0+0/resize/600x400!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd8%2F6c%2Fc388e2afee5df3237142552a36b4%2Fla-me-fire2-ksey0pnc.jpg)
By 8:04 a.m., the fire had jumped Angeles Crest Highway, where firefighters quickly pulled fire hoses and ran toward the flames. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
![8:05 a.m., Aug. 27, 2009](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/40abf16/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x400+0+0/resize/600x400!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8c%2Fff%2F79538da6a7bbca6d63e72098b39b%2Fla-me-fire3-ksaxhcnc.jpg)
At 8:05 a.m., firefighters put on their fire gear just as flames jump Angeles Crest Highway in the Angeles National Forest. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
![8:05 a.m., Aug. 27, 2009](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bbf5c62/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x360+0+0/resize/600x360!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc9%2F63%2Ff7e40767a839c1df6d8e50233078%2Fla-me-fire4-ksayzsnc.jpg)
At 8:05 a.m., flames jump Angeles Crest Highway as fire crews prepare to fight the blaze. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
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![Station Fire: 8:07 a.m., Aug. 27, 2009](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/886b2a4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x400+0+0/resize/600x400!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe9%2Fcb%2F0c55deaf006ef9c7f956e02a9937%2Fla-me-fire5-ksey08nc.jpg)
At 8:07 a.m., thick smoke blankets the sky as fire crews try try to contain the flames. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
![8:26 a.m., Aug. 27, 2009](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2573f2c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x400+0+0/resize/600x400!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2Fcc%2F69c5f365f43149da5b040f81bb59%2Fla-me-fire6-ksey29nc.jpg)
By 8:26 a.m., the fire is moving uphill after jumping Angeles Crest Highway. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
![8:39 a.m., Aug. 27, 2009](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9e10c4a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x400+0+0/resize/600x400!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6b%2F4e%2F34e18de31f763f2493b5a04a9205%2Fla-me-fire7-ksb105nc.jpg)
At 8:39 a.m., hand crews move up the road to tackle flames climbing up a hillside. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
![9:39 a.m., Aug. 27, 2009](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1677703/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x330+0+0/resize/600x330!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2c%2Ffc%2F7673712fbdb82cfcdb6a2afb8071%2Fla-me-fire8-ksb105nc.jpg)
At 9:39 a.m., a water-dropping helicopter makes a pass over the fire. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)