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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: 93 % 

Personnel: 587

Injuries: 8

Structures Damaged: 17

Structures Destroyed: 81

CURRENT SITUATION: This week’s hot, dry weather caused vegetation within the fire perimeter to flare up, leading to visible smoke in some areas of the fire yesterday. It will likely do so again today as pockets of unburned fuel burn off. Firefighters will engage in mop-up efforts and investigate all smoke and extinguish isolated heat sources. The removal of hazardous trees continues in areas across the fire. Today, at 6:00 p.m., California Interagency Incident Management Team 5 (CIIMT5) will transfer command of the fire back to the Angeles National Forest. This will be the last daily update from CIIMT5.

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 forest order is available at 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 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: 

• Eastbound Big Pines Highway at Largo Vista Road (residents only)
• SR-2 at Flume Canyon Road westbound    
• Mescal Creek Road at Mescal Canyon Road
• 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.

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

WEATHER:
The ongoing hot, dry weather will continue to keep relative humidities and overnight moisture recovery low, contributing to elevated fire danger. The warmer, drier weather will likely last through the first week of October.