INCIDENT UPDATED 3 HRS. AGO
Incident Overview
The Sterling fire is located east of Del Rosa Avenue in the city of San Bernardino. It was reported at 6:30 PM on June 25th, 2015. CALFIRE, City of San Bernardino and Forest Service responded with dozers, engines, and crews. The fire is now 95% contained and fire personnel are still on scene mopping up hotspots and putting in containment lines. Full containment is expected the morning of June 27.
Resources that responded to the fire included 22 engines, 4 crews, 2 water tenders, 1 air tanker, 1 air attack plane, and 2 helicopters, including the night flying helicopter. Currently there are 50 personnel assigned to the fire.
Drones temporarily halted tanker operations, but operations soon resumed. One drone was interfering with fire operations and has not been located. A second drone was reported by a concerned citizen and it was located. After reviewing the footage it was determined that it was not interfering with fire operations.
The cause of the fire was determined to be arson and anyone with information is asked to call (909) 880-2137.
Basic Information
Current as of 6/27/2015, 6:59:57 AM
Incident Type Wildfire
Cause Arson
Date of Origin Thursday June 25th, 2015 approx. 06:30 PM
Location North of Sterling Avenue in San Bernardino
Incident Commander Unified Command W/ San Bernardino City Fire
Current Situation
Total Personnel 50
Size 100 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained 95%
Estimated Containment Date Saturday June 27th, 2015 approx. 06:00 AM
Fuels Involved
grass and brush
Outlook
Planned Actions
Mop up and containment line construction.
Remarks
If anyone has any information related to the start of this fire, call (909) 880-2137. For further questions on the cause of the fire, call San Bernardino City Fire PIO Captain Mike Arvizo at (909) 289-6679.
