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bullet ALERTS on Friday 18 July 2025 - 20:54:21
@SBCOUNTYFIRE
STODDARD MOUNTAIN/APPLE VALLEY: #SBCoFD is en-route to a reported VEGETATION FIRE in the area of Stoddard Wells Road and Lucerne Valley Cutoff. Multiple reports of smoke and flames showing. Unknown jurisdiction. @AVFPD @ReadySBCounty
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bullet ALERTS on Friday 18 July 2025 - 20:49:27
@SBCOUNTYFIRE
STODDARD MOUNTAIN/APPLE VALLEY: #SBCoFD is en-route to a reported VEGETATION FIRE in the area of Stoddard Wells Road and Lucerne Valley Cutoff. Multiple reports of smoke and flames showing. Unknown jurisdiction. @AVFPD @ReadySBCounty
bullet ALERTS on Friday 18 July 2025 - 20:35:04
[CHP DISPATCH] BIG BEAR - REPORTED FIRE 3236-3287 DUMP ACCESS RD 8:32PM [4] SEES WILD FIRE UPDATES: [Click Here]
bullet McToddy on Friday 18 July 2025 - 19:36:09
Heads up, SpaceX launch this evening at 8:52p... May get a good backlighting of the plume

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bullet Benny ⭐ on Friday 18 July 2025 - 18:37:14
Haha thx PO! I think we got it.
bullet Polar 🌌rbit on Friday 18 July 2025 - 18:28:02
Ouch... I kept clicking with no response...
bullet Polar 🌌rbit on Friday 18 July 2025 - 18:22:59
Chipping is available mountain wide. See below for info

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bullet Polar 🌌rbit on Friday 18 July 2025 - 18:19:33
Chipping is available mountain wide. Several cutoff dates available all summer. See below for details.
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bullet ALERTS on Friday 18 July 2025 - 18:00:51
[UPDATE]
STRUCTURE FIRE in BALDWIN LAKE (BBC)
USFS Is On Scene Reporting No Active Fire At The Residence.
DETAILS: [Click Here]
bullet ALERTS on Friday 18 July 2025 - 17:48:08
[INCIDENT DISPATCH]
FS /STRUCTURE FIRE: RESIDENTIAL IN BIG BEAR CITY - PELICAN DR BIG BEAR CITY
DETAILS: [Click Here]
bullet ALERTS on Friday 18 July 2025 - 15:48:54
[UPDATE]
TREE ON FIRE in BIG BEAR
USFS On Scene Of The Boulder Fire. 10 By 10 Foot Smoldering Ground Fire. Not Active In The Tree. Can Handle With Units Assigned To This Incident. Units Committed For Approximately 2 Hours.
DETAILS: [Click Here]
bullet SCM ALERT🚨 on Friday 18 July 2025 - 15:30:45
Here is a video of an Air Tanker dropping on a Lightning Snag back in 2020 on the North side of Big Bear Lake above the Observatory.
Link to video: [Click Here]
bullet ALERTS on Friday 18 July 2025 - 15:25:36
[UPDATE]
TREE ON FIRE in BIG BEAR
USFS Units Have An Eye On The Smoke Above Lakewood Drive In Erwin Lake. Looks Like A Single Tree With Minimal Ground Fire Involved. Units Are Attempting To Make Access. May Be A Hike In Situation.
DETAILS: [Click Here]
bullet ALERTS on Friday 18 July 2025 - 15:15:29
[UPDATE]
TREE ON FIRE in BIG BEAR
Big Bear Fire Reporting Smoke Coming From A Tree On The Ridge Above Lakewood Drive In Erwin Lake. USFS Is Sending A Response. Likely A Lightning Snag.
DETAILS: [Click Here]
bullet ALERTS on Friday 18 July 2025 - 14:21:45
[UPDATE]
SMOKE CHECK in BIG BEAR LAKE
Units In The Area Are UTL (Unable To Locate). Per USFS - Lots Of Water Dogs In The Area. Reporting Party Says Whatever It Was Has Dissappated. CANCEL RESPONSE
DETAILS: [Click Here]
bullet McToddy on Friday 18 July 2025 - 14:18:23
MD.. that's what I thought too 🤪
bullet McToddy on Friday 18 July 2025 - 14:17:32
Thx for all of the feedback.

I thought I was in the know, so this was a bit humbling in asking.

I've seen Water Dogs in the past.... But I didn't know that the phenomena had a name. (who'd knew, right?)
bullet MountainDreamin on Friday 18 July 2025 - 14:16:08
Water dogs can also be almost any type of retriever or spaniel...
bullet ALERTS on Friday 18 July 2025 - 14:06:09
[INCIDENT DISPATCH]
FU /UNKNOWN TYPE FIRE IN BIG BEAR LAKE - BIG BEAR MARINA (BBL) / PAINE RD BIG BEAR LAKE CITY
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bullet poohbear on Friday 18 July 2025 - 13:59:10
Water dogs are not fire; they are pockets of fog that form after thunderstorms. They can sometimes resemble smoke, leading to confusion during fire incidents. It's important to differentiate between water dogs and actual smoke to avoid unnecessary panic or misreporting of fires.
Record Searchlight
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bullet bosun_m8 on Friday 18 July 2025 - 13:59:07
" Water dogs," more accurately known as scud clouds, are not caused by rain itself, but are clouds that can be observed in humid conditions, often after or during a rainstorm. These small, ragged clouds form under the base of a larger cloud and can be caused by rising, humid air that evaporates before reaching the main cloud due to mixing with dry air, or by raindrops breaking up into fragments in highly humid areas.
bullet SCM ALERT🚨 on Friday 18 July 2025 - 13:57:20
McToddy: Here is an SCM thread from 2010 on the subject of Water Dogs: [Click Here]
bullet MountainDreamin on Friday 18 July 2025 - 13:56:17
Water dogs are those plumes of steam that rise up and often resemble puffs of smoke. They're quite deceptive sometimes.
bullet McToddy on Friday 18 July 2025 - 13:52:58
So.... What's are " water dogs"?

At first thought it was a type-o... But I see it's mentioned several times over, so it must be a legitimate term
bullet ALERTS on Friday 18 July 2025 - 13:34:53
[UPDATE]
VEGETATION FIRE in BIG BEAR LAKE
Per USFS Bat 13 - This Is Mistaken ID; Water Dogs In The Area. False Alarm. Units Cancelling.
DETAILS: [Click Here]
bullet ⚡WX ALERT⚡ on Friday 18 July 2025 - 13:24:46
A Flash Flood Warning remains in effect for all of the Big Bear Valley at this time due to heavy rainfall in the area. [Click Here]
bullet ALERTS on Friday 18 July 2025 - 13:23:38
[UPDATE]
VEGETATION FIRE in BIG BEAR LAKE
Butler Peak Is Reporting Several Water Dogs In The Area Of This Reported Fire. This Is A Common Mistaken ID During Thunderstorms. USFS And Big Bear Will Continue To Check The Area. Putting A Hold On Most Of The Response. Putting A Hold On The Aircraft.
DETAILS: [Click Here]
bullet ALERTS on Friday 18 July 2025 - 13:04:09
[INCIDENT DISPATCH]
FGL /SMALL VEGETATION FIRE IN BIG BEAR LAKE - WOF CEDAR CAMP / MILL CREEK RD BIG BEAR LAKE
DETAILS: [Click Here]
bullet N42754 on Friday 18 July 2025 - 12:44:27
Thunder!

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bullet mimoo on Friday 18 July 2025 - 12:28:06
Raining on the east end of the valley
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@SBCOUNTYFIRE
STODDARD MOUNTAIN/APPLE VALLEY: #SBCoFD is en-route to a reported VEGETATION FIRE in the area of Stoddard Wells Road and Lucerne Valley Cutoff. Multiple reports of smoke and flames showing. Unknown jurisdiction. @AVFPD @ReadySBCounty
@BLMca

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19 minute(s) ago
@SBCOUNTYFIRE
STODDARD MOUNTAIN/APPLE VALLEY: #SBCoFD is en-route to a reported VEGETATION FIRE in the area of Stoddard Wells Road and Lucerne Valley Cutoff. Multiple reports of smoke and flames showing. Unknown jurisdiction. @AVFPD @ReadySBCounty

SCM ALERT🚨
33 minute(s) ago
[CHP DISPATCH] BIG BEAR - REPORTED FIRE 3236-3287 DUMP ACCESS RD 8:32PM [4] SEES WILD FIRE UPDATES: [Click Here]

McToddy
2 hour(s) ago
Heads up, SpaceX launch this evening at 8:52p... May get a good backlighting of the plume

[Click Here]

Benny ⭐
3 hour(s) ago
Haha thx PO! I think we got it.

Polar 🌌rbit
3 hour(s) ago
Ouch... I kept clicking with no response...

Polar 🌌rbit
3 hour(s) ago
Chipping is available mountain wide. See below for info

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Polar 🌌rbit
3 hour(s) ago
Chipping is available mountain wide. Several cutoff dates available all summer. See below for details.
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SCM ALERT🚨
3 hour(s) ago
[UPDATE]
STRUCTURE FIRE in BALDWIN LAKE (BBC)
USFS Is On Scene Reporting No Active Fire At The Residence.
DETAILS: [Click Here]

SCM ALERT🚨
3 hour(s) ago
[INCIDENT DISPATCH]
FS /STRUCTURE FIRE: RESIDENTIAL IN BIG BEAR CITY - PELICAN DR BIG BEAR CITY
DETAILS: [Click Here]

SCM ALERT🚨
5 hour(s) ago
[UPDATE]
TREE ON FIRE in BIG BEAR
USFS On Scene Of The Boulder Fire. 10 By 10 Foot Smoldering Ground Fire. Not Active In The Tree. Can Handle With Units Assigned To This Incident. Units Committed For Approximately 2 Hours.
DETAILS: [Click Here]

SCM ALERT🚨
6 hour(s) ago
Here is a video of an Air Tanker dropping on a Lightning Snag back in 2020 on the North side of Big Bear Lake above the Observatory.
Link to video: [Click Here]

SCM ALERT🚨
6 hour(s) ago
[UPDATE]
TREE ON FIRE in BIG BEAR
USFS Units Have An Eye On The Smoke Above Lakewood Drive In Erwin Lake. Looks Like A Single Tree With Minimal Ground Fire Involved. Units Are Attempting To Make Access. May Be A Hike In Situation.
DETAILS: [Click Here]

SCM ALERT🚨
6 hour(s) ago
[UPDATE]
TREE ON FIRE in BIG BEAR
Big Bear Fire Reporting Smoke Coming From A Tree On The Ridge Above Lakewood Drive In Erwin Lake. USFS Is Sending A Response. Likely A Lightning Snag.
DETAILS: [Click Here]

SCM ALERT🚨
7 hour(s) ago
[UPDATE]
SMOKE CHECK in BIG BEAR LAKE
Units In The Area Are UTL (Unable To Locate). Per USFS - Lots Of Water Dogs In The Area. Reporting Party Says Whatever It Was Has Dissappated. CANCEL RESPONSE
DETAILS: [Click Here]
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