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Today at 1:00 pm there will be a Public Meeting at the Big Bear Performing Arts Center. The agenda includes Line Fire updates, burned area emergency stabilization efforts, and updates from Cal Trans. The address is 39707 Big Bear Blvd, Big Bear Lake, CA. It will also be live streamed on the San Bernardino National Forest Facebook page.

Crews continued to hold the Line Fire close to its current footprint, with minimal growth since yesterday. Around the fire perimeter where it has been contained, crews monitored and patrolled the lines with no issues or challenges. Where the fire line is still active, crews worked hard to improve and hold the lines, again with no issues or challenges. In the northeast corner of the fire, sawyer crews focused on removing hazardous trees which allowed safer access for firefighters allowing them to mop up deeper into the fire area. 

Yesterday, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department lifted the remaining evacuation warnings for the city of Big Bear Lake and they downgraded Angelus Oaks to “Evacuation Warning” status. Highway 38 is now open to Angelus Oaks from the west, but it remains closed due to firefighter operations beyond Angelus Oaks to Lake Williams Drive, five miles east of Big Bear Lake. **Correction: The Seven Oaks area remains under an Evacuation Order**.

Today, most crews will continue patrolling, monitoring and strengthening lines. Additional crews will transition to repairing areas impacted by suppression activities. Conditions remain very dry and all crews will remain vigilant for any new or increased fire activity.