Big Bear News - Big Bear Lake, CA - Bear Valley Electric Service (BVES) is notifying customers that Southern California Edison (SCE) may implement a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) affecting BVES supply lines. The period of concern is Wednesday, October 9, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 10, 2024. Southern California Edison (SCE) PSPS … [Read more...] about Potential Southern CA Edison Public Safety Power Shutoff May Affect Bear Valley Electric Power Supply Lines This Week
Fire/Safety
Line Fire Update: October 7, 2024 – Highway 330 Emergency Repairs are Underway
Big Bear News - San Bernardino National Forest - Highway 330 remains closed due to fire damage to the guard rails along six miles of roadway and some limited damage to the actual roadway and drainage culverts. The emergency work for repairing this stretch of highway may take as many as 60 days at a cost of nearly ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00). Highway 38 … [Read more...] about Line Fire Update: October 7, 2024 – Highway 330 Emergency Repairs are Underway
Line Fire Update: October 3, 2024 – As of 2pm, Evacuation Warning Lifted for Some Areas
Big Bear News - Big Bear, CA - 2pm UPDATE: Evacuation Warnings have been lifted for Moonridge, Sugarloaf and south Erwin Lake. Big Bear Lake South Shore is still under an Evacuation Warning as well as the area between the Big Bear Dam and Wildrose Lane. The Line fire is currently mapped at 43,922 and 79% contained with 2164 fire personnel working the fire. A Community … [Read more...] about Line Fire Update: October 3, 2024 – As of 2pm, Evacuation Warning Lifted for Some Areas
Line Fire Update: October 2, 2024
Big Bear News - Big Bear, CA - The Line fire is currently mapped at 43 ,890 acres and containment is 79% with 2270 fire personnel. Yesterday, there was a high heat advisory over the fire area which will remain in effect today. The most active fire behavior continues to be along the Santa Ana River drainage with fire moving up the drainage to Sand Creek on the north and also … [Read more...] about Line Fire Update: October 2, 2024
Line Fire Update: October 1, 2024
Big Bear News - Big Bear, CA - UPDATE: 8:00PM: The line fine fire has burned 44,309 acres and is currently 76% contained. All evacuation warnings and orders remain in effect which includes a mandatory evacuation ORDER for the communities of Angelus Oaks, Seven Oaks & Barton Flats. An evacuation warning is also still in place for portions of the Big Bear Valley, including … [Read more...] about Line Fire Update: October 1, 2024