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CURRENT SITUATION: Today’s lingering inversion limited fire spread by keeping a lid over the fire, depriving it of wind and heat, and allowing firefighters time to go direct which increased overall containment of the fire. Crews worked to keep the fire within its current footprint, strengthen containment lines, and secure areas with concentrated heat on the northwest flank southeast of Jackson Lake. Still, burning material that could rollout over containment lines remains a hazard in that area. Favorable weather conditions allowed crews to maintain last night’s containment gains above Vincent Gap and go direct along the fire’s edge to prevent spread toward Mile High and Paradise Springs.

On the east flank, crews continued to halt the fire’s spread into the drainages northwest of Lytle Creek, adding additional containment line to the map on and around Dawson Peak. 

On the south and west flanks, crews gained additional ground by completing secondary containment lines and prepared to focus on suppression repair of these lines in the coming days. Suppression repair efforts return disturbed areas and fire lines to as natural a state as possible, which can reduce future erosion damage.

Tree felling crews and additional firefighting personnel continued removing fire-weakened trees today, as well as mopping up and patrolling in recently repopulated communities. Firefighters mopping up, focus on extinguishing or removing burning material near fire lines down to the mineral soil, felling dangerous fire-damaged trees, and cooling ash pits to make a fire less likely to escape containment. 

Damage inspection teams continued to update interactive maps for residents affected by the Bridge Fire. 
For San Bernardino County: prepare.sbcounty.gov/bridge-fire/ 
For Los Angeles County: recovery.lacounty.gov/bridgefire/

Local Assistance Centers:

Los Angeles and San Bernadino Counties are working together providing assistance to residents affected by the recent Bridge and Line Fires. The purpose of the LAC is to provide a one-stop center where individuals, family members, and business owners may obtain information on services and assistance needed because of a disaster or damage to personal property. Informational hours for interested members of the public are scheduled as follows:

September 20, 2024

10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

LA County Fairplex

1101 W. McKinley Avenue

Pomona, CA 91768

Expo Hall 8 – Enter Gate 3

September 21, 2024

10a.m. – 8p.m.

The Way World Outreach

Hallmark Campus

4680 Hallmark Parkway

San Bernadino, CA 92407

September 23, 2024

10a.m. – 8p.m.

The Way World Outreach

Hallmark Campus

4680 Hallmark Parkway

San Bernardino, CA 92407

https://lacounty.gov/2024/09/18/los-angeles-and-san-bernardino-counties-to-open-joint-local-assistance-centers-for-residents-impacted-by-bridge-and-line-fires/

Evacuation Orders:

• North, Northwest of Mt. Baldy Ski Resort
• Big Pines Canyon Road to the community of Big Pines 
• East Fork communities of Camp Williams Resort and River Community

Evacuation Warnings: 

• Community of Wrightwood
• Mt. Baldy Village
• Icehouse Canyon Trailhead, north to the Mt. Baldy Ski Resort
• From San Antonio Canyon east to Telegraph Peak
• Shinn Road north to Icehouse Canyon is open to residents only

 For interactive maps on evacuations: 

• Los Angeles County: Genasys Protect website or download the app. https://protect.genasys.com  
• San Bernadino:  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/  

Evacuation Centers:

• San Bernardino County Fairgrounds: 14800 Seventh Street, Victorville, CA 
• Pomona Fairplex: 601 W McKinley Avenue Pomona, CA (Gate 3, corner of McKinley/White)

Animals: 

• Devore Animal Shelter: 19777 Shelter Way, San Bernardino, CA. (909) 386-9820. After hours: (800) 472-5609
• San Bernardino County Fairgrounds: 14800 Seventh Street, Victorville, CA 
• Palmdale Animal Care Center (Small Animals): 38550 Sierra Hwy, Palmdale, CA 
• Lancaster Animal Care Center (Small Animals): 5210 W Ave I, Lancaster, CA

For more information on evacuation centers:

• www.redcross.org/get-help/disaster-relief-and-recovery-services/find-an-open-shelter.html
• https://lacounty.gov/emergency/

ROAD CLOSURES: 

• Big Pines Highway
• Big Rock Creek Road 
• Largo Vista Road
• Mescal Creek Road
• Panorama Motorway
• SR-39 at the Base of San Gabriel Canyon 
• Glendora Mountain Road north of Big Dalton Road
• Mt. Baldy Rd at Shinn Road (open to residents only)
• Mt. Baldy at Ice House Canyon Road
• SR-2 at Flume Canyon Road westbound                                             

WEATHER:
Rain is forecasted tomorrow with a chance of thunderstorms. Arising storms are likely to be slow moving with lower wind speeds. Members of the public in and near recently burned areas are asked to be prepared for the possibility of debris flow. Over the coming weekend, a warming and drying trend will begin, reducing relative humidities in the area.