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Update: April 30, 2023

The Nob Fire is 227 acres and has reached 85% containment as of this morning. Cooler weather in the coming days will aid firefighters and assist with the continued increase in containment. Air assets have been invaluable in reaching areas inaccessible due to the extremely steep and rugged terrain and are continuing to assist firefighters on the ground with bucket drops. When the Nob Fire was reported on April 26, Aircraft were immediately deployed to assist. Fixed wing aircraft and Helicopters were ordered including: two CAL FIRE S2 Airtankers, two LAT tankers, and one AT were the fixed wing resources assigned. One Black Hawk, one 205 and one 212 helicopters, all bucket ships were also deployed. These ships have logged more than 40 hours of flight time so far, dropping over 40,000 gallons of water to the fire. The helicopters have been using nearby Lost Lake as a dip sight to fill their buckets, then following designated routes to their drop locations. The air missions are scheduled to resume tomorrow; the incident will be staffed through the night by ground crews.

Forest Road 3N06 (Lytle Creek Canyon) in the area of the fire is closed to allow access for firefighters.  No evacuations have been requested at this time.

Lytle Creek Road is closed at Sycamore Canyon. 

A portion of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is closed from I-15 west to where the Angeles National Forest and San Bernardino NF borders meet.