Bridge Fire

No threat to Big Bear at this time.

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Smoke may be visible in Big Bear. An air quality update can be found here.

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135 Firefighters are working on containment lines and suppression repair north of Greenspot Road north of the Iron Bridge near the City of Highland. 

The fire has been mapped at 460 Acres and is 80% contained

Road Closures
None


Current Weather 
93
degrees 

32% relative humidity 

Wind Speed 4 MPH W 

Wind Gust 8 MPH 

Fire Behavior: Daytime, high near 100 with winds from the west increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Overnight, low around 72 light winds shifting to the southwest.

Drones

While there has been no drone activity over the fire, drones interfere with firefighting efforts. Use extreme caution when flying drones in the vicinity of active fires. Even without a TFR, anyone who hampers firefighting efforts may face criminal charges as well. For more information on drones the public can visit the FAA’s website at www.KnowBeforeYouFly.org “If you fly, we can’t!”

Basic Information

Current as of 7/17/2017, 8:17:58 AM
Incident Type Wildfire
Cause Unknown / Under Investigation
Date of Origin Friday July 14th, 2017 approx. 02:23 PM
Location Greenspot Rd & Santa Ana Canyon Rd
Incident Commander Scott Howes, USFS

Current Situation

Total Personnel 135
Size 460 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained 80%
Fuels Involved

Grass & chaparral

 For more info check Inciweb

 

 

Last Five 911 calls


Event: PSY /Psychiatric/Abn Behavior
Info: CAMP MORNING STAR / State Hwy Barton Flats
Date-Time: Sun, 19 May 2024 09:34:38 -0700


Event: SICK-A7
Info:  Spruce Ln Sugarloaf
Date-Time: Sun, 19 May 2024 09:44:36 -0700


Event: DIA /Diabetic Problem
Info: BIG BEAR MHP / Alden Rd Big Bear Lake City
Date-Time: Sun, 19 May 2024 08:46:43 -0700


Event: ABD-A1 /Abdominal Pain-BLS
Info:  Chickasaw Rd Fawnskin
Date-Time: Sat, 18 May 2024 21:20:14 -0700


Event: TRAUMA-B1 /Traumatic Inj. - poss dangerous body part
Info:  Blue Mountain Rd Big Bear City
Date-Time: Sat, 18 May 2024 20:26:12 -0700

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