Wildfire News 2024

[fortyseven]

You don't need Facebook to watch the video (even though this is a Facebook link)--just exit the login pop-up:

https://www.facebook.com/angelesnationalforest/videos/1047342630130714/

[Wrightwood]

Angeles National Forest
 
#BridgeFire
Fire Size: 53,779
Containment: 5%
Personnel: 2,625
Today firefighters continued establishing and strengthening direct containment lines while also constructing secondary contingency lines which dozers and hand crews. Several helicopters working the hottest areas helped firefighters make progress, and additionally responded late this afternoon in an assist for containing a new fire start in Lytle Creek area.

[Joe Schmoe]

https://prepare.sbcounty.gov/bridge-fire/ (sorry, forgot the link)

Good interactive map of the fire perimeter and affected structures.  Aside from structures, I'm sad about the area around inspiration point, Lupine Campground, the trees near Sunset Peak and the Keller Peak fire tower in the other fire.  Makes me really angry that we still haven't figured out a way to staff resources on the hottest days of the year, and let people just wander unsupervised in conditions that can deprive us all of what used to be our forest.  Incompetence and a complete lack of innovation that needs to be rooted out of the organizations that are tasked with protecting our forest.

Seriously.....what's left of the forests here?

[Wrightwood]

Bridge Fire - Community Meeting: 14th September, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0RaWGj9JEE

[Wrightwood]

From InciWeb
Bridge Fire - CAANF
Incident Type: Wildfire
Updated: 43 minutes 28 seconds ago
Size: 54567 Acres
Contained: 9%

[Wrightwood]

The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Sep 17, 2024 at 6pm will be held remotely.  The public may participate in the meeting by teleconference as follows:

For best results please use your computer and click on this link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89080502558?pwd=jCW7FxUlWDDzG0LPcbbOY3bDc3tImt.1

If instead you wish to use your phone, either cell or land line, call 1 669 900-6833.
Meeting ID: 890 8050 2558#  , then #  , then Password:  479100#

We ask everyone to stay muted unless you're talking

Agenda
•    BOD roll call
•    Introductions
•    Public Comments
•    Approval of minutes
•    Bridge Fire

Cooperative Partner & Agency updates
•    Angeles National Forest
•    SB National Forest
•    California Conservation Corps
•    Cal Fire
•    Caltrans
•    LA Cty Agricultural Commission
•    LA Cty Fire
•    SB Cty Fire
•    SB Cty Code Enforcement
•    Other
Treasurer report
New/Continued Business
•    Fire Hydrant Mapping/ Adopting
•    CWPP update
Announcement of next meeting Tue, Oct 15, 2024 6pm
Adjournment of meeting

[Wrightwood]

Angeles National Forest

#BridgeFire
Quick facts
Fire size: 54,690
Percent contained: 11%
Personnel: 2,785

[tcaarabians]

Sure is a lot of smoke visible from Pinon Hills.  Is that all from the flare by Big Pines & Jackson Lake? 

[baseballfan]

We made it home yesterday.  Just showed proof of residence to authorities at the 138 at LPC.  Lots of cars being turned around.  Any word on when the 138 will reopen?

[tt2468]

We made it home yesterday.  Just showed proof of residence to authorities at the 138 at LPC.  Lots of cars being turned around.  Any word on when the 138 will reopen?

Did you say you were from Pinion Hills or that you were from Wrightwood? We were thinking of trying to stop by to get some medications and important items today from our house up in the town.

[tcaarabians]

I think Baseball is in the West Cajon now.

[tcaarabians]

If you're asking me, I'm in Pinon Hills, south of 138.  Shoot me a pm if that's where you want to go.

[Turansky]

We made it home yesterday.  Just showed proof of residence to authorities at the 138 at LPC.  Lots of cars being turned around.  Any word on when the 138 will reopen?

Has anyone else tried this?  I'm going nuts trying to keep my self occupied.

[baseballfan]

Yes, sorry i didnt elaborate! Im in West Cajon.  The zone has been downgraded to a evac warning. So yes, theylll let you in with driver license proof of address.  As of yesterday though, theyre only letting you in and out from the east side of 138, by LPC.
I dont think Wrightwood is open yet.  Hopefully soon!!

[Turansky]

Yes, sorry i didnt elaborate! Im in West Cajon.  The zone has been downgraded to a evac warning. So yes, theylll let you in with driver license proof of address.  As of yesterday though, theyre only letting you in and out from the east side of 138, by LPC.
I dont think Wrightwood is open yet.  Hopefully soon!!

Thank you.  Can't wait for Wrightwood to open again.  Never thought that I would be so excited to get home to flush my water system

[tcaarabians]

Just watched the morning update.  That pesky NW corner is going to get a lot of attention today. That is the smoke we're seeing from PH.   There is small containment line on the west side of WW!!  You can watch it on Watch Duty or, likely, the ANF FB page.

[Wrightwood]

Bridge Fire - Operational Update, September 16, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhEFyzD_2cA

[Wrightwood]

Bridge Fire History

http://www.wrightwoodfsc.com/fires/Bridge/firehist_11x17_Bridge.9.16.24.pdf

[Wrightwood]

Wrightwood Prepared!

[Wrightwood]

Discovery chair lift at the top of Mt High East