TUESDAY
HOLCOM FIRE – U S Forest Service
U.S. FOREST Service, San
Bernardino, California, June 20, 2017 – Fire Fighters are battling a wildland
fire north of Baldwin Lake in the Big Bear Lake area. Reported shortly after 3:00 P.M. Monday June
19th, the Holcomb Fire grew quickly, and by early Tuesday morning
had charred 950 acres, and was 10 % contained. More than 450 Fire Fighters from
the U.S. Forest Service, San Bernardino
County, CALFIRE, Big Bear Fire Authority and local agencies are working to
contain the fire, and Southern
California Incident Management Team 2 has taken command of the Holcomb fire.
No
homes or businesses are being threatened, however State Route 18 remains closed
between the Mitsubishi Cement Plant and Delta Avenue near Baldwin Lake. Several
forest roads including Van Duesen Canyon and Holcomb Valley Road East are
closed, as well as a section of the popular Pacific Crest Trail between State
Route 18 and Van Duesen Canyon Road.
Two minor heat related injuries
were reported during the initial attack phase of the firefight.
Two minor heat related injuries
were reported during the initial attack phase of the firefight.
For more information
please visit us at http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/ , call us at 909-383-5688 or follow us
on Twitter at https://twitter.com/SanBernardinoNF
PHOTOS Courtesy of CIVIL AIR
PATROL
Setting up the Incident Command
Center at Big Bear High School
Quick Fire Facts
Fire Start Date: June
19, 2017
Fire Report Time: 3:05pm
Location: (geographic location) Northeast of Big Bear City, CA.
Acres: 950 and 10% Contained.
Fire Cause: Under Investigation
Fire Fighters Assigned: 450
Fire Engines: 18
Fire Crews: 16
Fire Dozers: 1
Helicopters: 8
Air Tankers: 6 including VLAT
Air Attack: 2
Road Closures: Highway 18 between Delta Ave. and the Mitsubishi plant, Van
Duesen Canyon and Holcomb Valley Road East
Evacuations: None
Weather: Near record high temps, low humidity and light winds
Terrain: Mountainous and steep
Cooperating Agencies:, Big Bear City Fire, San Bernardino Country Fire, San
Bernardino County Sheriff, California Highway Patrol, California Department of
Corrections, CalFire BDU