wind patterns , making it unpredictable , officials said . See images of the wildfire '' `` This fire is headed just about anywhere it wants to right now , '' said Dietrich , who earlier said the blaze had `` a mind of its own . '' Fire officials said Monday they had issued evacuation notices for residents of the 10,000 homes under threat . Nearly 100 homes were added to the notices Monday afternoon . But six people in the evacuation area had refused repeated requests to leave , said Commander David Fender , the Los Angeles County Sheriff 's Department 's incident commander . `` There 's six individuals , they 're up there , they 've been asked to leave three times , '' Fender said . `` They refuse to leave . That 's their choice . '' Earlier reports indicated the six were trapped at their Gold Canyon ranch and firefighters were unable to reach them , but Fender said he had no indication that was true . `` They 've all shared that they do not want to leave , '' he said . The fire claimed the lives of two firefighters Sunday
LOS ANGELES , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Bone-dry conditions in an area that has not seen a major fire in more than 60 years pushed a Southern California wildfire from 45,000 acres to more than 100,000 acres in a matter of hours Monday , fire officials said . A charred fire truck sits at the bottom of a hill Monday near Acton , California . Two firefighters died in the vehicle . The Station fire , burning in Angeles National Forest north of Los Angeles , has forced thousands of evacuations and threatened thousands of structures -- including major communications installations on Mount Wilson , said Mike Dietrich , the U.S. Forest Service 's incident commander . `` This is a very difficult firefight , '' Dietrich said . `` This is a very angry fire that we 're fighting right now . Until we can get a change in weather conditions , I 'm not overly optimist . '' Weather forecasts show little change in conditions for the next four to five days . The fire , which has sent plumes of thick smoke spiraling as much as 20,000 feet into the air , is creating its own