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Fire Information: (626) 662-0120

Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Email: 2024.Bridge@firenet.gov 

Cause: Under investigation

Location: Sheep Mountain Wilderness, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument

Start Date: September 8, 2024, at 2:12 p.m. 

Fire Size: 54,878 acres

Percent Contained: 81 % 

Personnel: 994

Injuries: 8

Structures Damaged: 17

Structures Destroyed: 81

CURRENT SITUATION: Mop-up efforts will continue today across the fire as crews work to strengthen both primary and secondary containment lines. The removal of hazardous trees continues in and around Wrightwood, Grassy Hollow, and Big Pines Highway. This week will see more hot and dry weather across the southland. The public may see smoke from within the fire’s perimeter as pockets of unburned fuel burns off. Firefighters will investigate any reports of smoke and extinguish any isolated heat sources. Tomorrow at 6 p.m., California Interagency Incident Management Team 5 will transfer command of the fire back to the Angeles National Forest.

A Forest Order closed portions of the Angeles National Forest on Sept. 21, 2024. Some recreation areas are closed to public use. The Bridge Fire area closure order is available Angeles National Forest offices and online at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/angeles.

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 interactive maps on evacuation zones and status, visit the following websites:  

• Los Angeles County: Genasys Protect website or download the app. https://protect.genasys.com  
• San Bernardino:  https://sbcounty.maps.arcgis.com             

For emergency alerts, please register here:  

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

ANIMALS:

Some animals displaced during the fire have not been picked up from the Devore shelter. Please contact the Devore shelter, to arrange pick up. Note: Devore is no longer able to take in new animals. 

• Devore Animal Shelter: 19777 Shelter Way, San Bernardino, CA. (909) 386-9820. After hours: (800) 472-5609
• Palmdale Animal Care Center (Small Animals): 38550 Sierra Hwy, Palmdale, CA 
• Lancaster Animal Care Center (Small Animals): 5210 W Ave I, Lancaster, CA

ROAD CLOSURES: 

• Eastbound Big Pines Highway at Largo Vista Road (residents only)
• Big Rock Creek Road at Forest Service Rd. 4N55
• Mescal Creek Road at Mescal Canyon Road
• SR-39 at the base of San Gabriel Canyon (residents only)
• Glendora Mountain Road north of Big Dalton Canyon Road
• Glendora Ridge Road from Mt. Baldy to Glendora Mountain Road
• SR-2 at SR-39 
• SR-2 at Flume Canyon Road westbound         

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.

WEATHER:
High pressure is building across Southern California through the end of the week, driving a warming and drying trend, dropping relative humidities, and contributing to elevated fire danger. Daily high temperatures are likely to be 7 to 10 degrees above normal. The warmer, drier weather will likely last through the month's end.