Author Topic: Summit Fire - Big Bear Lake 8-23-15 (Read 71079 times)

Wrightwood · « **Reply #21 on:** Aug 23, 15, 09:20:27 PM »

Twitter The Sun ?@sbsun 1 minute ago

#Breaking: #Wildfire ignites in #BigBear Lake near #SnowSummit resort

Wrightwood · « **Reply #22 on:** Aug 23, 15, 09:23:34 PM »

Twitter:
Sara Rollins ?@SaraRollins 9 minutes ago

@ABC7 Air crews battling fire with helicopters and planes

Wrightwood · « **Reply #23 on:** Aug 23, 15, 09:26:21 PM »

INCIDENT UPDATED 1 MIN. AGO

Incident Overview

The Summit Fire is burning near Snow Summit Ski Resort south of Big Bear Lake. It was reported at 12:25 pm and is approximately 20-25 acres in size. It is burning with a moderate rate of spread in moderate to heavy fuels.

Basic Information
Current as of   8/23/2015, 2:23:58 PM
Incident Type   Wildfire
Cause   Under Investigation
Date of Origin   Sunday August 23rd, 2015 approx. 12:25 PM
Location   Snow Summit Ski Resort
Incident Commander   Koontz
Current Situation
Size   20 Acres
Fuels Involved

brush and timber
Significant Events

Mandatory Evacuations for the area from Knickerbocker Road east to Georgia Road and south of Pennsylvania Road
Current Weather
Weather Concerns

80 degrees, 15% humidity, southwestwind 5-8 mph

Wrightwood · « **Reply #24 on:** Aug 23, 15, 09:27:21 PM »

San Bernardino NF ?@SanBernardinoNF 2 minutes ago

#SummitFire Mandatory Evacuations for area from Knickerbocker Road east to Georgia Road and south of Pennsylvania Road to forest boundary

Elk · « **Reply #25 on:** Aug 23, 15, 10:04:33 PM »

Elk · « **Reply #26 on:** Aug 23, 15, 10:27:39 PM »

Elk · « **Reply #27 on:** Aug 23, 15, 10:28:11 PM »

Elk · « **Reply #28 on:** Aug 23, 15, 10:30:11 PM »

Live video Link:

http://abc7.com/live/

Elk · « **Reply #29 on:** Aug 23, 15, 10:32:27 PM »

@DeborahForeman

Wrightwood · « **Reply #30 on:** Aug 23, 15, 10:54:48 PM »

San Bernardino NF ?@SanBernardinoNF 12 minutes ago

#SummitFire 75 acres within the retardant lines

Elk · « **Reply #31 on:** Aug 23, 15, 11:05:44 PM »

VLAT on the Summit Fire in Big Bear. Screen shot from ABC7

Wrightwood · « **Reply #32 on:** Aug 23, 15, 11:17:32 PM »

SBSD - Headquarters
Advisory: Summit Fire in Big Bear City results in mandatory evacuations.

Sunday, August 23, 2015 3:45 p.m.

Summit Fire

Mandatory evacuations for the Summit Fire in Big Bear City . The affected areas are:
Knickerbocker Rd. and Pennsylvania, south and east to Mcwhinney Thursh Dr.

Evacuation center for residents is at the Big bear Convention Center
42900 Big Bear Blvd., Big Bear

Sheriff's Public Affairs
(909)387-3700

Wrightwood · « **Reply #33 on:** Aug 23, 15, 11:18:40 PM »

San Bernardino NF ?@SanBernardinoNF 8 minutes ago

#SummitFire Information Line (909) 383-5688

Wrightwood · « **Reply #34 on:** Aug 23, 15, 11:27:02 PM »

Twitter
Savannah Torres

Wrightwood · « **Reply #35 on:** Aug 23, 15, 11:29:58 PM »

Twitter SLO News ?@slonews

Wrightwood · « **Reply #36 on:** Aug 23, 15, 11:36:00 PM »

ABC7 Eyewitness News ?@ABC7 3 minutes ago

#SummitFire UPDATE: Fire is 5 percent contained; Between 400-500 homes threatened

Elk · « **Reply #37 on:** Aug 23, 15, 11:47:49 PM »

Elk · « **Reply #38 on:** Aug 23, 15, 11:49:35 PM »

Wrightwood · « **Reply #39 on:** Aug 23, 15, 11:51:02 PM »

San Bernardino NF ?@SanBernardinoNF 30 seconds ago

#SummitFire there are 3 helicopters and 1 helitanker working on the fire