
Courtesy
of Press Telegram Friday afternoon
San Bernardino National Forest, California, July 6, 2018 ____ Firefighters from multiple agencies
battled record high temperatures and dry conditions in their attempts to
control several brush fires in the San Bernardino National Forest.
SEE: http://www.bigbearlake.net/ETNews/NO-DRONES-Please-
for the beginning of the fire, early Friday afternoon.
The
VALLEY FIRE is a vegetation fire that is located at SR-38 between Mountain Home
Village and Forest Falls.
The Valley Fire
quickly grew to 1000 acres as of 8:00 P.M., after starting at 1:42 P.M. in the
afternoon. US Forest Service Hot Shots, CAL FIRE, San Bernardino County Fire Department
and San Bernardino County Sheriff Department are in Unified Command, working
together to suppress the Valley Fire.
Mandatory
evacuation orders were issued for the community of Forest Falls by the San Bernardino
County Sheriff’s office. Structure protection and security are in place if
winds push the fire closer to the community. An emergency shelter for displaced
residents opened at the Inland Leaders Charter School, 12375 California Street
in Yucaipa.
State Route-38 is closed to all traffic from Bryant
Street in Yucaipa, to Lake Williams Drive near Big Bear City. Several
trailheads and recreation sites in the Forest Falls have been closed. A
specialized Incident Management Team
has been requested by the Forest Service to manage this fire.
The Box Fire, which began on the I-15
near Devore, grew to 100 acres before firefighting efforts were able to
slow the blaze. Two lanes of Interstate-15 were closed for several hours,
leading to traffic congestion for local freeways leading north into the high
desert.
Additional fires were reported in the Cajon Pass, and in south Palm Springs near
the entrance to Indian Canyon, a popular winter hiking area.
Current Fire
Information - Cal Fire - State of California
www.fire.ca.gov/current_incidents
Quick
Fire Facts: Valley Fire
Fire Start Date: July 6, 2018
Fire Report Time: 1:42 P.M.
Location: Valley of the Falls Drive,
Highway 38,
Acres: 1000 acres,
Fire Cause: Under Investigation
Fire Fighters Assigned: 500
Road Closures: Hwy 38 from Bryant
Street to Lake Williams Drive
Evacuations: Community of Forest
Falls, including Organization Camps.
Weather: Near record high
temperatures, low humidity.
Terrain: Steep, inaccessible
mountainsides.
Cooperating Agencies:
CAL FIRE, San Bernardino County Fire,
San Bernardino County Sheriffs, California Highway Patrol
Quick
Fire Facts: Box Fire
Fire Start Date: July 6, 2018
Fire Report Time: 9:55 AM
Location: Cajon Pass
Acres: 100 acres, 15% contained.
Fire Cause: Under Investigation
Fire Fighters Assigned: 100
Fire Engines: 12
Fire Crews: 3
Road Closures: Two lanes of
Northbound 1-15.
Weather: Near record high
temperatures, low humidity.
Terrain: Steep, brushy hillsides.
Cooperating Agencies: CAL FIRE, San
Bernardino County Fire, CHP.
Front Page Photo Courtesy
of Dave Stone