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February 10, 2021 - The San Bernardino Mountaintop Ranger District will be conducting pile burning operations today weather and environmental conditions allowed. There is approximately 100 acres of burning planned. This will be occurring in the area on the west side of Lake Arrowhead Community. It will begin around 9:00am and continued through 2:00pm. Residents in the area will be able to see flames and smoke visible throughout the day and evening. Firefighters will be monitoring the areal until all piles are extinguished.  

March 28, 2023 - The San Bernardino National Forest (SBNF) San Jacinto Ranger District will be conducting pile-burning operations today weather and environmental conditions allowed. Operations will begin around 9:00am and continue until approximately 7:00pm. There is a plan to burn approximately 20 acres occurring in the Cranston Reforestation area near Southeast Mountain Center. Residents and visitors will see flames and smoke visible throughout the day and evening. Firefighters will be monitoring the area until all piles are extinguished.

2/18/23 -Evening Update – Today’s burn operations have concluded, there may still be smoke and flames may be visible through the night, all piles are lined and surrounded by snow and holding in place. This will be in patrol status and monitored. Over the last two days, a total of 12 acres have been burned. With predicted good weather conditions, there is an intent to continue this burn operation in the same area tomorrow.

The San Bernardino National Forest and the Mountain Rim FIRESAFE Council discuss efforts to reduce wildfire risk to communities and how working together, strategically, has proven successful in the past. Watch the video here.    Safety, Protection, Mitigation: Partnering to Build FIRESAFE Communities on Vimeo

The San Bernardino National Forest has experienced a series of weather events in the last month.  During this time, all districts have been taking advantage of favorable weather conditions to achieve fuel treatment projects as possible.  Some districts dealt with a large amount of snow and rain that have saturated previously cut and piled vegetation.  Please know that fire managers monitor the weather daily to continue to work towards fuel treatment goals across the Forest.  We will send out notifications through social media when prescribed burn projects occur.