Single Incident Information

AIR QUALITY RESOURSES:  Air Quality  | Smoke Ready Toolbox  |  Air Now  | Smoke Report

SANDBAGS: Please visit the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works website to get information on where free sandbags can be obtained in preparation for the potential forecasted rain. https://dpw.lacounty.gov/dsg/sandbags/ 

Visite el sitio web del Departamento de Obras Públicas del Condado de Los Ángeles para obtener información sobre dónde se pueden obtener bolsas de arena gratuitas en preparación para la posible lluvia pronosticada.


FOREST CLOSURE ORDERS: The Angeles National Forest has issued a Bridge Fire Area Closure Order from October 18, 2024, through December 31, 2025. This closure order covers only National Forest System roads, trails, and other facilities impacted by the Bridge Fire within the Angeles National Forest. This order replaces the previous closure order that started on September 21, 2024, through December 31, 2025.

POST-FIRE RESOURCES FOR NEARBY RESIDENTS:
Damage inspection teams completed their inspections. Residents affected by the Bridge Fire can find information on the following websites:
For San Bernardino County: prepare.sbcounty.gov/bridge-fire/ 
For Los Angeles County: recovery.lacounty.gov/bridgefire/

For emergency alerts, please register here:  

• Los Angeles County: 
  https://ready.lacounty.gov/emergency-notifications/  
• San Bernardino County: 
  https://wp.sbcounty.gov/sheriff/alerts/    

ROAD CLOSURES: 

• Glendora Mountain Road north of Big Dalton Canyon Road 
• Glendora Ridge Road from Mt. Baldy to Glendora Mountain Road   

Additional closures may still be in place on roads managed and maintained by other agencies inside the forest. Most major roads in the Angeles National Forest are not managed or maintained by the Forest Service. We recommend also checking Caltrans (https://roads.dot.ca.gov/), the Los Angeles County Road Closures list (https://dpw.lacounty.gov/roadclosures/) and the San Bernardino County Road Conditions (https://dpw.sbcounty.gov/operations/road-closures/) list for updates.  


EFFECTS OF THE BRIDGE FIRE ON THE ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST:

A team of specialists (called a Burned Area Emergency Response Team) came to study the effects of the Bridge Fire on Angeles National Forest lands. Information has just been released about their findings. Learn more.


IF YOU FLY, WE CAN’T!  

Drones pose a serious risk to firefighting and can cause air operations to cease. When drones interfere with firefighting efforts, a wildfire has the potential to grow larger and cause more damage. A FAA Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) is in effect and any private aircraft or drone that violates the TFR could face serious criminal charges. For more information on drones the public can visit the FAA’s website at www.KnowBeforeYouFly.org.


BACKGROUND: 

On Sunday, Sept. 8, at 2:40 p.m., Angeles National Forest firefighters responded to a reported wildfire in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument in the East Fork area by Cattle Canyon Bridge along Camp Bonita Road. 

On Saturday, Oct. 5, the incident was lowered to a Type 4 incident. This means complexity and needs of this incident are going down. However, unburned pockets of fuel (grasses, brush, trees, etc.) within the perimeter of the burned area of the Bridge Fire may flare up and smoke/flames could be visible.