Photos: Surviving the Station fire at Mt. Wilson Observatory
Dave Jurasevich, superintendent of Mt. Wilson Observatory, stayed on the hilltop research center with coworkers and firefighters to battle the Station fire. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Dave Jurasevich, superintendent of Mt. Wilson Observatory, operates the shutter on the 100-inch telescope. The facility has more than 40 buildings on a 40-acre site. No structures were damaged in the blaze. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Towers on Mt. Harvard are seen from Mt. Wilson Observatory. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Firefighters battling the Station fire fill up a truck outside Mt. Wilson Observatory on Sept. 1. The Station fire started Aug. 26 and grew to become L.A. County’s largest fire, charring more than 160,000 acres. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
The Station fire burns near Mt. Wilson Observatory on Sept. 1. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
