Line Fire

  • 42% Contained
  • 39,026 Acres
  • 1 County: San Bernardino

Layers

Date Started
09/05/2024 6:33 PM
Last Updated
09/16/2024 1:48 PM
Cause
Arson
Latitude / Longitude
[34.121119,-117.154705]
Admin Unit
Unified Command: CAL FIRE San Bernardino-Inyo-Mono Unit, San Bernardino National Forest
Incident Management Team
CAL FIRE Incident Management Team 3
Location Information
Baseline street and Alpine street, Highland
Reports
Status reports

Evacuation Warnings

A potential threat to life and/or property. Those who require additional time to evacuate and those with pets and livestock should leave immediately.

  • Cedar Glen, Lake Arrowhead, and Valley of Enchantment 
  • The area of Big Bear Valley from the dam east to Cactus Road
  • Erwin Lake, Sugar Loaf, Big Bear City, Big Bear Lake, and Fawnskin
  • Green Valley Lake north from Highway 18 along Green Valley Lake Road
  • Running Springs and Arrowbear Lake 
  • Angelus Oaks, Seven Oaks and all campgrounds and cabins in the area 
  • Forest Falls and Mountain Home Village

Evacuation Orders

An immediate threat to life. This is an order by law enforcement to leave immediately. The area is lawfully closed to public access.

  • San Bernardino issued Forest Order NO. 05-12-00-24-09, creating a Forest Closure Area around the Line Fire. All National Forest lands, trails, and roads are closed to the public within that zone including San Gorgonio Wilderness
  • All undeveloped land east of Highway 330 to Summertrail Place and north of Highland Avenue

Animal Evacuation Shelters

  • Lancaster Animal Care Center (Small Animals)
    5210 West Avenue I
    Lancaster, CA 93536

  • Palmdale Animal Care Center (Small Animals)
    38550 Sierra Highway
    Palmdale, CA 93534

  • Devore Animal Shelter (Large and Small Animals)
    19777 Shelter Way,
    San Bernardino, CA 92407
    Business Hours: (909) 386-9820
    After Hours: (800)472-5609

  • Antelope Valley Fairgrounds (Large Animals)
    2551 W Avenue H,
    Lancaster, CA 93536

Road Closures

  • Highway 330 is closed northbound from Highland Avenue to Live Oak

Evacuation Shelters

  • San Bernardino County Fairgrounds
    Building 6
    14800 7th Street
    Victorville, CA 92395

  • Jessie Turner Health and Fitness Community Center
    15556 Summit Avenue
    Fontana, California 92336(909) 854-5100

  • Hacienda Heights Community Center
    1234 Valencia
    Hacienda Heights, California 91745 (800) 733-2767

Status Update

Situation Summary

There were cloudy skies, fog and trace amounts of rain over the Line Fire area Sunday night into Monday. Strong, southwesterly winds gusting to 25mph on the ridges and upper slopes fueled active fire behavior where heat still exists. The fire is still smoldering and creeping in dry vegetation. Firefighters are continuing building and strengthening control lines and mopping up hot spots.

Damage Inspection Teams (DINS) are working in the fire area. So far, they have identified four structures that were damaged and one that was destroyed. Their inspections include residences, multi-family dwellings, outbuildings, and commercial buildings.

Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that the California National Guard will support the state’s ongoing response to the Line Fire.
Through its activation, authorized under the Line Fire state of emergency, the California National Guard has deployed:

  • Four UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters for water bucket dropping operations
  • Two C-130 aircraft with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS)
  • Four 20-person hand crews (80 soldiers). 
  • One military police company to support the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department with traffic control points in evacuated areas.

For information on the Line Fire, please call (909) 220-4292. The line for media is (909) 881-6949. Additional fire information can be found at: Cabdf Line Fire Information | InciWeb (wildfire.gov).

Governor Newsom proclaims state of emergency in San Bernardino County, secures federal assistance to support response to Line Fire.

ALERTCalifornia Camera Feed

Dunlap Acres 1
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Keller Peak 1
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San Timoteo 1
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Resources Assigned

  • 3,903
    Personnel
  • 15
    Helicopters
  • 381
    Engines
  • 56
    Dozers
  • 42
    Water Tenders
  • 87
    Crews
  • 31
    Other Assigned

Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.

Damage Assessment

Confirmed Damage to Property, Injuries, and Fatalities.

  • 4
    Structures Damaged
    Residential, Commercial and Other
  • 1
    Structures Destroyed
    Residential, Commercial and Other
  • 3
    Injuries
    Confirmed Fire Personnel and Civilian Injuries

Agency Information

Arrowbear Lake Fire Department, California Conservation Corps, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CAL OES Fire and Rescue, Caltrans, Running Springs Fire Department, City of San Bernardino Police Department, San Bernardino County, San Manual Band of Mission Indians, Morongo Band of Mission Indians, Southern California Edison, California Highway Patrol, California National Guard

Social Media

Incident Photos

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