Incident Update Bridge Fire

Situation Summary

On Saturday, firefighters continued establishing and strengthening direct containment lines while also constructing secondary contingency lines with dozers and hand crews. Several helicopters working the hottest areas helped firefighters make progress, and additionally responded late this afternoon in an assist for containing a new fire start in the Lytle Creek area. 

The northwest corner of the fire was most active today. Air operations plan to install a mobile retardant base tonight in that area to aid firefighters in directly attacking it aggressively with night-flying helicopters. Although interior “islands” of unburned vegetation remain in the northern part of the fire, firefighters also plan to go direct and continue holding and securing their containment lines to protect the community of Wrightwood, Pinon Hills and beyond. To the northeast, the fire has reached drainages on the west side of the north fork of Lytle Creek, however firefighters are prioritizing dozer lines and direct attack wherever possible to stop the fire’s spread. 

The east side of the fire is less active, however still presenting risks to residents in the Mt. Baldy area so evacuation orders remain in effect. Structure defense groups remain in place throughout the day and night to mitigate any isolated heat and continue the progress made by the previous operating shift. 

On the south side, firefighters are still holding their containment line at Sunset Peak area while they continue contingency line construction below it. This area of the fire is where they were able to increase containment percentage by 2 percent. 

In the rugged and steep terrain of the Sheep Mountain Wilderness below Mount Baden-Powell, firefighters gained entry in three main locations to construct dozer line and hand lines while aircraft assisted them with extinguishing hotspots. 

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

There are about 12,168 structures threatened. 

Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help ensure the availability of vital resources to Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties.

Community Meeting:

The next public meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 16 at Lytle Creek Community Center, 14082 Center Rd., San Bernardino, CA at 7:00 p.m. It will also be live streamed via the new Angeles NF Fire Info YouTube page. 

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For more information visit: Bridge Fire Information | InciWeb (wildfire.gov)

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Road Closures

• SR-2 closed from Big Pines to SR-138.
• San Gabriel Canyon and East Fork of the San Gabriel River
• Highway 39
• East Fork Road
• Glendora Ridge Road and Glendora Mountain Road
• Mt. Baldy Road at Shinn Road intersection 
• SR-138 from Lone Pine Canyon Road to Beekley Road
• Big Pines Highway 
• Big Rock Creek Road

Evacuation Information:

Evacuation Orders

Los Angeles County: The East Fork communities, including Camp Williams Resort (café, mobile home park, campground), and the nearby River Community.

• LAC-E171, LAC-E170-C, LAC-E172-A, LAC-E144, LAC-E143, LAC-E172-C, LAC-E128, LAC-E126-B, LAC-E172-B, LAC-E107-A, LAC-E127, LAC-E105-A, LAC-E126-A, LAC-E126-C, LAC-E106-A, LAC-E105-B

San Bernardino County:

• Mt. Baldy Road, all residents north of the San Antonio Dam up to the Mt. Baldy Resort.
• Community of Wrightwood.
• The area from Highway 138 south to the northern border of San Antonio Heights, extending north to the Wrightwood evacuation zones and east to Cucamonga Peak.
• Exclusion: Excluding the area of Lytle Creek from the shooting range west to the forest and Upper North Fork Road (3N06) and Middle Fork Road.

Zones: BLD, WWD, PIN

Evacuation Warnings

Los Angeles County: LAC-E169, LAC-E170-A, LAC-E170-B, LAC-E172-D, LVN-E001, LVN-002, LAC-E502, CLA-E003, CLA-E006-A, SDM-E003-A, LAC-E102-A, LAC-E103-A, LAC-E100-A, LAC-E100-B, LAC-E125, LAC-Q1340, LAC-E107-B, LAC-E104, LAC-E106-B, LAC-E142

San Bernardino County:

• The communities of San Antonio Heights and Upland, from the foothills south to 23rd Street, and from the LA County line east to the city’s eastern limit.
• The area from Phelan Road, east from Highway 138 to Baldy Mesa Road, and south from Phelan Road to Sayle Road.
• The community of Pinon Hills, from Wrightwood north to Highway 18, and west to Beekley Road and the Los Angeles County line.
• Exclusion: Excluding the Pinion Hills area of Highway 18 south to Highway 138 and Beekley Road west to the county line.
• The area of Lytle Creek from the shooting range west to the forest and Upper North Fork Road (3N06) and Middle Fork Road.
• The West Cajon area from Highway 138 south of Lytle Creek and Oil Well Road east to Stone Basin.

Zones: SAH01, PHL02, PIN00

Evacuation Shelters

• Pomona Fairplex
  601 W McKinley Ave, Pomona, CA 91768
  Entrance via Gate 3 at the corner of McKinley and White.
  Shelter opens at 9:00 PM on September 10th.

• San Bernardino County Fairgrounds (Building 6)
  14800 7th St, Victorville, CA 92395

• Jessie Turner Community Center
  15556 Summit Ave, Fontana, CA 92336

• Fountain of Living Waters Church
  10120 Johnson Rd, Phelan, CA 92371 

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Small Animal Shelters:

• Lancaster Animal Care Center
  5210 W Ave I, Lancaster, CA 93536

• Palmdale Animal Care Center
  38550 Sierra Hwy, Lancaster, CA 93534

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Large Animal Shelters:

• Antelope Valley Fairgrounds
  2551 W Avenue H, Lancaster, CA 93536

• Devore Animal Shelter (accepting both small and large animals)
  19777 Shelter Way, San Bernardino, CA 92407

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

Engines

203

Water Tenders

7

Helicopters

13

Dozers

21

Hand Crews

50

Total Personnel

2625

Cooperating Agencies