Big Bear, Ca, August 25, 2010, 12:00pm - In an effort to create safer communities, the Big Bear Valley Fire Agencies (Big Bear City, Big Bear Lake, and San Bernardino County Fawnskin) has initiated a program called READY! SET! GO! The program is about helping residents understand how their home’s location, surrounding vegetation, construction elements, other factors place … [Read more...] about Be Prepared for Wildfires: Get READY! SET! GO!
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County Fire Responded to Small Structure Fire in Fawnskin on Sunday Evening
Fawnskin, CA, August 24, 2010, 12:00pm - Late Sunday evening, August 22, 2010, County of San Bernardino Firefighters responded to a small structure fire in Fawnskin. When they arrived, the freestanding garage-like storage shed was fully engulfed according to Mark Peebles Battalion Chief with County Fire. A part-time resident of Fawnskin, who hasn’t been at the dwelling in … [Read more...] about County Fire Responded to Small Structure Fire in Fawnskin on Sunday Evening
Small Vegetation Fire in Big Bear City Quickly Extinguished by Fire Agencies
Big Bear City, CA, August 23, 2010, 11:00am - Just before noon on Sunday, August 22, 2010, the Big Bear City Fire Department responded to a reported vegetation fire in the open field area just off of Arbor and Paradise. The fire was in an area of dry brush and trees and quickly extinguished by the fire crew from Big Bear City Fire Department Engine 291. Witnesses state they … [Read more...] about Small Vegetation Fire in Big Bear City Quickly Extinguished by Fire Agencies
Miller Fire Now at 75% Containment with Full Containment Expected by Tonight
Lake Silverwood, CA, August 19, 2010, 12:00pm - As of this morning, August 19, 2010, the Miller Fire, is at 75% containment with full containment expected by early evening tonight. The Miller Fire started Tuesday, August 17, 2010, shortly before 5pm on the northern edge of Lake Silverwood, north of Crestline in the San Bernardino Mountains. The fire did not grow overnight and … [Read more...] about Miller Fire Now at 75% Containment with Full Containment Expected by Tonight
Miller Fire Now at 50% Containment as of Wednesday Afternoon, August 18th
Lake Silverwood, CA, August 18, 2010, 4:25pm - A wild land fire, being called the Miller Fire, started Tuesday, August 17, 2010, shortly before 5pm on the northern edge of Lake Silverwood, north of Crestline in the San Bernardino Mountains. The fire was originally thought to be around 100 acres but as aerial inspection of the burn area, the Miller Fire has been downsized to 66 … [Read more...] about Miller Fire Now at 50% Containment as of Wednesday Afternoon, August 18th