Vegetation Fire I15 - Blue Cut Fire - 2016

[Elk]

Incident:   00093   Type:    Report of Fire   Location:   N Cajon Blvd / Swarthout Canyon Rd  Loc Desc:  VISUAL I15 S NO KENWOOD AVE    Lat/Lon:  34.275219 -117.451503   

 
Detail Information
1:48 PM 107 [363] 75-D4 ENRT TO SWEEP NB AND SB PER 75-S4 TO MAKE SURE NO VEHS OR PEDS IN CLOSURE [Shared]
1:48 PM 106 [362] 75-D9 TAGGED ALL THE CARS IN THE CLOSURE DID NOT SEE ANY PEDS [Shared]
1:45 PM 105 [361] [Notification] [CHP]-CT 97 HAS SB 15 AT RANCHERO THE CIRCLE AND STRAIGHT RAMP CLOSED AT THIS TIME. [Shared]
1:42 PM 104 [359] 75-152 STILL 1023 FOR CT TO SET UP HARD CLOSURE SB AT RANCHERO [Shared]
1:40 PM 103 [349] 75-152 IS ON THE OFR FROM RANCHERO TO SB 15 [Shared]
1:37 PM 102 [345] 75-S4 ** THE FIRE HAS JUMPED TO THE SB SIDE NOW AFFECTING THE EB SIDE OF 15 [Shared]
1:35 PM 101 [344] JOHN/BARSTOW COMM REQ SB UNIT AT CP TO MAKE CONTACT WITH SBSO TO ASC HOW RESIDENTS AT 138/2 CAN ACCESS THEIR ANIMALS/HORSES - 1039 75-L2, WILL CHECK [Shared]
1:35 PM 100 [343] 86125 WILL CHECK THE CLOSURE PERIMETERS FPR LONE PINE NAD FOR CANYON, ETA 6 MIN. RIGHT NOW 138 EB TO 15 S AND 138 W TO 15 S HAS A HARD CLOSURE. [Shared]
1:29 PM 99 [338] PER 12-S3 INQ IF LONE PINE AT SR138 IS CLOSED FOR EB TRAFFIC ONLY SO THEY CANT GO TOWARDS THE 15 , THEN WE WILL NEED LONE PINE AT EAST CANYON CLOSED TO PREVENT TRAFFIC GOING THAT WAS AS WELL [Shared]
1:29 PM 98 [337] CO RDS ADVS 30 MIN ETA [Shared]
1:25 PM 97 [332] 1039 CO RDS [Shared]
1:23 PM 96 [330] SB 15 JNO RANCHEROS MM 30.5 ALL TRAFFIC BEING DIVERTING OFF THE FWY AT THIS LOCATION PER 86111. [Shared]
1:19 PM 95 [328] A75-106A ASC FROM CT IF EMS SIGNS ARE ACTIVED ON 215 STATING THAT THE NB 215 IS CLOSED [Shared]
1:18 PM 94 [327] 75-106A IN AREA AT DEVORE ADVD LOTS OF VEHS TRYING TO GET THRU THE AREA DUE TO BEING DIVERTED OFF AT DEVORE FROM THE NB 15 AND SB 215 AS WELL [Shared]
1:16 PM 93 [325] COMM CNT ADV THERE IS A CONSTRUCTION CREW BLOCKING THE DEVORE EXIT NEED THEM REMOVED AND GET OO THE AREA -- COMM CNT WILL ADV CORDS, - CT IS THIS YOUR HANDLE [Shared]
1:16 PM 92 [324] [Notification] [CHP]- COMM CNT CAPT REQ ASSISTANCE REMOVING SPECTATORS OFF DEVORE - THEY ARE BLOCKING EMERG CREWS FROM GETTING WHERE THEY NEED TO BE [Shared]
1:16 PM 91 [323] A12-081 REPOSITIONING TO LONE PINE AT SR 2// HARD CLOSURE IN PLACE SR138 / SR2 V1 IS ALSO ON SCENE [Shared]
1:09 PM 90 [312] [Notification] [CHP]-[308] A123-153B REQ PUBLIC AFFAIRS - ADV MEDIA VANS 97 [Shared] [Shared]
1:09 PM 89 [309] A123-153B REQ PUBLIC AFFAIRS - ADV MEDIA VANS 97 [Shared]
1:08 PM 88 [308] PER UPRR 7523 UPRR AND BNSF TRAIN TRAFFIC IS STOPPED [Shared]
1:08 PM 87 [306] PER UPRR 7523 ON UHF2 CH ADVD THEY HAVE UPRR UNITS RESPONDING TO THE CP - PER FOREST SVC ON FIRE IC ADVD CP IS CAJON / BLUE CUT FOR NOW BUT WILL BE POS MOVING IT [Shared]

[Wrightwood]

[Elk]

Inciweb Incident Page
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4962/

Bluecut Fire
INCIDENT UPDATED 5 MIN. AGO

Incident Overview

The Bluecut Fire started today at 10:36 AM in the Cajon Pass near Kenwood Ave. west of Interstate 15. The fire is currently 1,500 acres in heavy fuels.
There is eminent threat to rail traffic and stuctures in the Cajon Pass.

Unknown number of structures are damaged and destroyed.

2 minor injuries to firefighters.

MANDATORY EVACUATIONS AREAS:
Lone Pine Canyon
Swarthout Canyon
West Cajon Valley
Lytle Creek Canyon
ROAD CLOSURES
As per Cal Trans Highway 138 has been closed from Interstate 15 to Highway 2
As per San Bernardino County Sheriff,
Hwy 38 to Lone Pine Canyon has been closed.
15 Northbound at Kenwood
15 Southbound at Oak Hill Road
EVACUATION CENTER:
Jessie Turner Community Center
15556 Summit Avenue
Fontana, CA

ANIMAL EVACUATION SHELTER:

Devore Animal Shelter (small animals)
19777 Shelter Valley
San Bernardino, CA
(800)472-5609


Victorville Fair Grounds (large animals)
14800 7th Ave.
Victorville, CA


RESPONSIBLE DRONE USE: While drones have not been seen over the Bluecut Fire, fire managers would like to remind the public that hobby drones, or (UAS) unmanned aircraft systems, pose a major safety threat to firefighting pilots and firefighters. When a hobby drone is flown into a fire area, incident commanders have no choice but to suspend air operations and ground aircraft until the drone is removed from the area.

Basic Information
Current as of   8/16/2016, 1:22:20 PM
Incident Type   Wildfire
Cause   Unknown
Date of Origin   Tuesday August 16th, 2016 approx. 10:36 AM
Location   Cajon Pass West of I-15
Incident Commander   USFS
Incident Description   Wildfire
Current Situation
Total Personnel   500
Size   1,500 Acres
Fuels Involved   
Heavy brush
Outlook
Planned Actions   
Ongoing Initial Attack
Remarks   
Unified Command with SB Co Fire, SB Co Sheriff, CHP

[Elk]

[Toolman]

Just noticed on the live feed another fire to the north east near Hesperia has started

[Elk]

San Bernardino NF ?@SanBernardinoNF  6m6 minutes ago
#BluecutFire now 2500 acres

[lagomorphmom]

Inciweb map and description (i.e. started "west" of I15) appears incorrect.

[Elk]

San Bernardino NF ?@SanBernardinoNF  16m16 minutes ago
#BluecutFire new evacuation area N of 138, E of SheepCreek, S of Phelan Rd, W of Caliente

[Elk]

SB County Sheriff ?@sbcountysheriff  11m11 minutes ago
#BlueCutFire - a Care and Reception Center has been opened at Sultana High School 17311 Sultana Street in Hesperia

[be8dad]

any news ?

[ezzpete]

What's the location of the north end of the fire. The news feeds seem to be concentrating on the south end of the fire. Is it anywhere near Cleghorn?

[Cigar_and_Scotch]

Why can't I find a blasted map of this fire anywhere?

[Wallace]

Channel 7 just showed what looked like Moran Rocks on fire

[Wrightwood]

Incident:  00598   Type:    Report of Fire   Location:   N Cajon Blvd / Swarthout Canyon Rd  Loc Desc:  VISUAL I15 S NO KENWOOD AVE    Lat/Lon:  34.275219 -117.451503   
Detail Information
3:05 PM   133   [429] A101-010 REQ ETA FOR FIRE [Shared]
3:03 PM   132   [427] [CHP] has closed their incident [160816IN01112]
3:02 PM   131   [425] B75-214B JUST SPOKE TO FIRE / RPT OF ANOTHER FIRE JEO MAIN FIRE ON THE 138 [Shared]
3:01 PM   130   [422] 75-D9 ALL TRAFFIC NB IS BEING DIVERTED TO SB 215 / CT SET OUT A NEW TRAFFIC PATTERN [Shared]
2:57 PM   129   [419] PER 101-D1 SO FAR TRYING TO GET VEHS STOPPED AT SUMMIT VALLEY / 138 [Shared]
2:51 PM   128   [417] 101-S1 // HAVE D1 AND 101-10 STOP BIG RIGS PRIOR TO ENTERING 138 WHERE THEY CAN TURN AROUND / BIG RIG RESTRICTED FROM ENTERING TO GET TO THE 138 [Shared]
2:46 PM   127   [414] PER LINE 409 / BIG RIGS GETTING STUCK ON HAIRPIN CURVE ON 138 // 101-S1 CPYS / WILL ADV [Shared]
2:46 PM   126   [413] [Notification] [CHP]-LT LANE W/ SBSO OES RIALTO REQ UNITS AT 15/ OAKHILL TO ALLOW SOUTHWEST GAS EMERGENCY VEH THRU CLOSURE TO SO THEY CAN START SHUTTING DOWN GAS IN THE AREA [Shared]
2:46 PM   125   [411] DUP OF LOG 1078 / FIRE ENRT CODE 3 [Shared]
2:30 PM   124   [401] PER FIRE ICOM VOLUNTEER EVACUATIN E/O 15 IN WRIGHTWOOD [Shared]

[Wrightwood]

INCIDENT UPDATED 26 MIN. AGO
Incident Overview

The Bluecut Fire started today at 10:36 AM in the Cajon Pass near Kenwood Ave. west of Interstate 15. The fire is currently 5,500 acres in heavy fuels.

There is eminent threat to rail traffic and stuctures in the Cajon Pass.

Unknown number of structures are damaged and destroyed.

2 minor injuries to firefighters.

MANDATORY EVACUATIONS AREAS:
North of 138, east of Sheep Creek, south of Phelan Rd. and west of Caliente
Lone Pine Canyon
Swarthout Canyon
West Cajon Valley
Lytle Creek Canyon

ROAD CLOSURES

As per Cal Trans Highway 138 has been closed from Interstate 15 to Highway 2

As per San Bernardino County Sheriff,
Hwy 138 to Lone Pine Canyon has been closed.
15 Northbound at Kenwood
15 Southbound at Oak Hill Road

EVACUATION CENTER:

Jessie Turner Community Center
15556 Summit Avenue
Fontana, CA 92336
(909)428-8360

Serrano High School
9292 Sheep Creek Rd
Phelan, CA 92371
(909)717-1128

ANIMAL EVACUATION SHELTER:

Devore Animal Shelter (small animals)
19777 Shelter Valley
San Bernardino, CA
(800)472-5609


Victorville Fair Grounds (large animals)
14800 7th Ave.
Victorville, CA


RESPONSIBLE DRONE USE: While drones have not been seen over the Bluecut Fire, fire managers would like to remind the public that hobby drones, or (UAS) unmanned aircraft systems, pose a major safety threat to firefighting pilots and firefighters. When a hobby drone is flown into a fire area, incident commanders have no choice but to suspend air operations and ground aircraft until the drone is removed from the area.

Basic Information
Current as of   8/16/2016, 2:47:11 PM
Incident Type   Wildfire
Cause   Unknown
Date of Origin   Tuesday August 16th, 2016 approx. 10:36 AM
Location   Cajon Pass West of I-15
Incident Commander   USFS
Incident Description   Wildfire
Current Situation
Total Personnel   500
Size   5,500 Acres
Fuels Involved   

Heavy brush
Outlook
Planned Actions   

Ongoing Initial Attack
Remarks   

Unified Command with SB Co Fire, SB Co Sheriff, CHP
Current Weather
Weather Concerns   

Hot Weather to continue, Wind

[Wrightwood]

IC has just requested MANDATORY EVACUATIONS for Wrightwood

[Sagebrush]

Mandatory for the whole town John?

[Jim Wilkins]

Yes.  Entire town

[WWMtnGal]

Please do as they ask and be safe my family and friends.   

[TaiChiMe]

Does that mean we pack up now???