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bullet ALERTS on Thursday 15 January 2026 - 02:01:02
MAGNITUDE 4.4 EARTHQUAKE. 7 KM WSW OF HOLTVILLE, CA OCCURRED AT 01:54 AM (PST) (09:54:39 UTC). DEPTH = 20 km
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bullet CHECK-SIX on Wednesday 14 January 2026 - 22:13:25
Unless it's another member of the family following or your wingman, i learned in Vietnam that tailgater at your six oclock wasn't your friend. Pull over let em pass.
Enjoy the slot at the rear. Calmer.
Stress free.

....too close for missles,...switching to guns...
bullet BootsNBridles on Wednesday 14 January 2026 - 21:29:53
The thing about driving a two lane mtn road is BE NICE TO YOUR NEIGHBORS. There aren't other choices so move over if you can. Don't judge other people's speed- you don't know their expertise levels nor their reasoning- just do the polite thing and use a turnout. I really think the hotels and rentals should have a half page flyer explaining turnouts- how to spot them and how to use them. I want everyone to be able to drive the speed they are comfortable at - whether that is 30mph or 70mph. Stop pretending you know anything about the other drivers and MOVE OVER. Then everyone can be happy!
bullet SCM ALERT🚨 on Wednesday 14 January 2026 - 21:01:36
JSL I know that Caltrans observes the MLK holiday so my educated guess would be they will not have it closed on Monday, however, I can't give it a 100% without hearing officially from them....
bullet JSL on Wednesday 14 January 2026 - 18:21:05
Monday the 19th is a holiday, will Caltrans be taking the day off from working on SR-38? I looked at the caltrans FB page and can't find anything about that. Thanks.
bullet ALERTS on Wednesday 14 January 2026 - 17:14:25
@SBCOUNTYFIRE
Yesterday morning, San Bernardino County Fire responded to a structure fire in the 1300 block of Sequoia Drive in the community of Lake Arrowhead. Contractors at the site noticed smoke coming from the upper windows and called 911.

Firefighters arrived to find a two-story, [Click Here]
More Info: [Click Here]
bullet echofox on Wednesday 14 January 2026 - 17:12:00
Love turnouts! I cannot wait to get to my home in Fawskin. Do not really care how long it takes!
bullet holeinbow on Wednesday 14 January 2026 - 16:47:58
I just dont like being in anybody elses hurry. Best is going down the hill, top passing lane, youll get idiots flying past at 70 or so. 2/3 of the way down theres a turnout big enough for the chp to tuck into til its too late for the speeder to see them, three times ive seen them dispense some much needed carma...
bullet rebug on Wednesday 14 January 2026 - 14:13:30
I enjoy using the turnouts. It's nice to take a little break, enjoy the view, maybe have a snack and just decompress. I don't understand those folks who haul up like their butt is on fire and their hair is catching. Seems stressful to me.
bullet marshall on Wednesday 14 January 2026 - 12:14:23
TURNOUTS. No matter how frustrated we get and use headlights,horns etc some people will not use turnouts when possible. Could be they dont get it or are just being a jerk. Nothing will ever change this. Suck it up and arrive a few minutes later. Not worth getting into a TC to saving a few moments. Heck,i pull over for even one vehicle. The law is 5 i believe. So everyone stop getting thier panties in an uproar.
bullet ALERTS on Wednesday 14 January 2026 - 09:45:04
[CHP DISPATCH] LAKE ARROWHEAD - REPORTED FIRE 29485 HOOK CREEK RD
UPDATES: [Click Here]
bullet Benny ⭐ on Wednesday 14 January 2026 - 09:34:29
Weather permitting, people across California may have an opportunity to see a manned spacecraft reentry early Thursday (January 15) at 12:30 AM.

The primary landing opportunity is at approximately 12:40 a.m. PST in the ocean west of San Diego. The craft will approach from the northwest and could resemble a slow-moving meteor for observers from north of San Francisco to Ventura County. The craft may also produce a sonic boom as it parallels the coast before splashdown, which will not be audible in our area, just near the coast.
bullet Baldwin67 on Wednesday 14 January 2026 - 08:48:43
Its really simple. You are not in a hurry, we are. Please take a couple of seconds, when it is safe, to pull over and let us by. But, don't do be like the person this morning that pulled over at the beginning of a blind curve, on a shoulder that is about 3 feet wide. If you are trying to play CHP, you are making it more dangerous by frustrating the driver(s) behind you. I have seen some crazy stuff b/c someone wouldn't pull over.
bullet ALERTS on Wednesday 14 January 2026 - 00:03:01
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:
furluvCats
Have a great day from all of us at SCM!
bullet Airport Razz on Tuesday 13 January 2026 - 20:07:38
This is a crack up. Moved the family up here 1990. First weekend reading Grizzly letter to editor is about a local explaining how when his headlights were in your backseat it was time to use a turnout. Some things just never change.
bullet ALERTS on Tuesday 13 January 2026 - 17:10:04
[CHP DISPATCH] SAN BERNARDINO - REPORTED FIRE I210 W WO / HIGHWAY 330
UPDATES: [Click Here]
bullet BBNona on Tuesday 13 January 2026 - 17:01:16
Kenai i totally agree w you. Can’t count the times we’ve been stuck behind someone who doesn’t seem to read the SLOWER TRAFFIC USE TURNOUT SIGNs,, last week we were stuck behind someone all the way for Runnimg Springs to lower passing lane. 20/30 cars behind him! He sped up on the straightaways and middle passing lane. Finally got around him at the lower passing lane by using the slow lane… Had to really get it. What morons!
bullet SCM ALERT🚨 on Tuesday 13 January 2026 - 11:27:21
Sounds like an Indiana Jones sized boulder on 5S11
bullet ALERTS on Tuesday 13 January 2026 - 11:04:33
From the San Bernardino National Forest:
📷 Road Hazard Alert – 5S11 📷

A large boulder (~ 5 ft X 10–12 ft) is currently blocking vehicle passage on Forest Road 5S11

• Heavy equipment will be required to remove the boulder
• Until further notice, please avoid driving up 5S11

USDA Forest Service Photos [Click Here]
More Info: [Click Here]
As of January 13, 2026 at 10:59AM
bullet holeinbow on Tuesday 13 January 2026 - 10:39:15
Reading about all the newer vehicle failures makes me glad i insist on older vehicles with a manual tranny, CVT transmissions or touchscreen flummery need not apply...
bullet ALERTS on Tuesday 13 January 2026 - 10:19:29
@SBCOUNTYFIRE
Arrowhead(Update): AC108 is Sequoia IC. Offensive attack continues. Primary survey reports no occupants in structure.
More Info: [Click Here]
bullet SCM ALERT🚨 on Tuesday 13 January 2026 - 09:48:59
Lake Arrowhead Structure Fire is live on the SCM SBCO Fire Scanner. Link: [Click Here]
bullet ALERTS on Tuesday 13 January 2026 - 09:44:36
@SBCOUNTYFIRE
LAKE ARROWHEAD: #SBCoFD on scene RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE FIRE 1300 block Sequoia Drive. Well involved multi-story, single family residence. Units in attack mode.
More Info: [Click Here]
bullet ALERTS on Tuesday 13 January 2026 - 09:40:04
[CHP DISPATCH] LAKE ARROWHEAD - REPORTED FIRE 1325 SEQUOIA DR
UPDATES: [Click Here]
bullet mountainart on Tuesday 13 January 2026 - 09:09:04
interesting tidbit, but seeing all the new vehicles going really fast uphill; our mechanic says that flooring ot in a vehicle with a cvt uphill takes over 1000 miles of life off of the transmission for every mile going full throttle up the hill. New big truck transmissions also no longer are able to withstand the heat soak of gears and bearings and sees new(er)vehicles all the time with burned out transmissions. We drive vintage 4x4 suburbans and every time going up the hill keep an eagle eye on the tranny pil temp, and pull over if it gets to 220 degrees. Driving max 35-40 mph to keep temps below that warnong line, so of course we have gotten real good at always letting folks pass every turnout.
bullet ALERTS on Tuesday 13 January 2026 - 08:40:03
[CHP DISPATCH] SAN BERNARDINO - REPORTED FIRE HIGHWAY 18 / OLD WATERMAN CANYON RD OFR
UPDATES: [Click Here]
bullet BootsNBridles on Tuesday 13 January 2026 - 07:57:19
Kenai- exactly! Then there's the special entertainment of drivers who speed up on straighter patches and crawl around corners, completely ignoring turnouts!
bullet ALERTS on Tuesday 13 January 2026 - 01:46:08
[INCIDENT DISPATCH]
ASLT /ASSAULT IN SUGARLOAF - *(CLEAR) / SAN BERNARDINO AVE SUGARLOAF
DETAILS: [Click Here]
bullet CHECK-SIX on Tuesday 13 January 2026 - 00:15:39
Tibia,
We love BBQ !
bullet ALERTS on Tuesday 13 January 2026 - 00:03:01
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:
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MtnGrumpy
boulder bay H
Have a great day from all of us at SCM!
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SCM ALERT🚨
2 hour(s) ago
MAGNITUDE 4.4 EARTHQUAKE. 7 KM WSW OF HOLTVILLE, CA OCCURRED AT 01:54 AM (PST) (09:54:39 UTC). DEPTH = 20 km
(More Details: [Click Here])

CHECK-SIX
5 hour(s) ago
Unless it's another member of the family following or your wingman, i learned in Vietnam that tailgater at your six oclock wasn't your friend. Pull over let em pass.
Enjoy the slot at the rear. Calmer.
Stress free.

....too close for missles,...switching to guns...

BootsNBridles
6 hour(s) ago
The thing about driving a two lane mtn road is BE NICE TO YOUR NEIGHBORS. There aren't other choices so move over if you can. Don't judge other people's speed- you don't know their expertise levels nor their reasoning- just do the polite thing and use a turnout. I really think the hotels and rentals should have a half page flyer explaining turnouts- how to spot them and how to use them. I want everyone to be able to drive the speed they are comfortable at - whether that is 30mph or 70mph. Stop pretending you know anything about the other drivers and MOVE OVER. Then everyone can be happy!

SCM ALERT🚨
7 hour(s) ago
JSL I know that Caltrans observes the MLK holiday so my educated guess would be they will not have it closed on Monday, however, I can't give it a 100% without hearing officially from them....

JSL
9 hour(s) ago
Monday the 19th is a holiday, will Caltrans be taking the day off from working on SR-38? I looked at the caltrans FB page and can't find anything about that. Thanks.

SCM ALERT🚨
10 hour(s) ago
@SBCOUNTYFIRE
Yesterday morning, San Bernardino County Fire responded to a structure fire in the 1300 block of Sequoia Drive in the community of Lake Arrowhead. Contractors at the site noticed smoke coming from the upper windows and called 911.

Firefighters arrived to find a two-story, [Click Here]
More Info: [Click Here]

echofox
10 hour(s) ago
Love turnouts! I cannot wait to get to my home in Fawskin. Do not really care how long it takes!

holeinbow
11 hour(s) ago
I just dont like being in anybody elses hurry. Best is going down the hill, top passing lane, youll get idiots flying past at 70 or so. 2/3 of the way down theres a turnout big enough for the chp to tuck into til its too late for the speeder to see them, three times ive seen them dispense some much needed carma...

rebug
13 hour(s) ago
I enjoy using the turnouts. It's nice to take a little break, enjoy the view, maybe have a snack and just decompress. I don't understand those folks who haul up like their butt is on fire and their hair is catching. Seems stressful to me.

marshall
15 hour(s) ago
TURNOUTS. No matter how frustrated we get and use headlights,horns etc some people will not use turnouts when possible. Could be they dont get it or are just being a jerk. Nothing will ever change this. Suck it up and arrive a few minutes later. Not worth getting into a TC to saving a few moments. Heck,i pull over for even one vehicle. The law is 5 i believe. So everyone stop getting thier panties in an uproar.

SCM ALERT🚨
18 hour(s) ago
[CHP DISPATCH] LAKE ARROWHEAD - REPORTED FIRE 29485 HOOK CREEK RD
UPDATES: [Click Here]

Benny ⭐
18 hour(s) ago
Weather permitting, people across California may have an opportunity to see a manned spacecraft reentry early Thursday (January 15) at 12:30 AM.

The primary landing opportunity is at approximately 12:40 a.m. PST in the ocean west of San Diego. The craft will approach from the northwest and could resemble a slow-moving meteor for observers from north of San Francisco to Ventura County. The craft may also produce a sonic boom as it parallels the coast before splashdown, which will not be audible in our area, just near the coast.

Baldwin67
19 hour(s) ago
Its really simple. You are not in a hurry, we are. Please take a couple of seconds, when it is safe, to pull over and let us by. But, don't do be like the person this morning that pulled over at the beginning of a blind curve, on a shoulder that is about 3 feet wide. If you are trying to play CHP, you are making it more dangerous by frustrating the driver(s) behind you. I have seen some crazy stuff b/c someone wouldn't pull over.

SCM ALERT🚨
1 day(s) ago
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:
furluvCats
Have a great day from all of us at SCM!

Airport Razz
1 day(s) ago
This is a crack up. Moved the family up here 1990. First weekend reading Grizzly letter to editor is about a local explaining how when his headlights were in your backseat it was time to use a turnout. Some things just never change.


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