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FRI JUL 18, 2025, 5:56 PM
STRUCTURE FIRE
BALDWIN LAKE (BBC)
BIG BEAR
CABDF-10773
SF/FEA/19X
06:00PM FOREST SERVICE IS ON SCENE REPORTING NO ACTIVE FIRE AT THE RESIDENCE.
PER BIG BEAR FIRE - CHANGING THIS FROM STRUCTURE FIRE TO INSIDE INVESTIGATION. NO ACTIVE FIRE. CANCEL CALFIRE. RELEASE THE COVER ENGINES FROM BIG BEAR LAKE. - SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST
UNITS RESPONDING: BDFBC 13 (BDF)
INCIDENT NAME: NO FIRE - INVESTIGATION ONLY
DISPOSITION:
06:00PM USFS IS ON SCENE REPORTING NO ACTIVE FIRE AT THE RESIDENCE.
PER BIG BEAR FIRE - CHANGING THIS FROM STRUCTURE FIRE TO INSIDE INVESTIGATION. NO ACTIVE FIRE. CANCEL CALFIRE. RELEASE THE COVER ENGINES FROM BIG BEAR LAKE.

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SCM ALERT🚨
1 hour(s) ago

@SBCOUNTYFIRE
@AVFPD @BLMca @ReadySBCounty STODDARD WELLS/APPLE VALLEY (Final): @AVFPD & @BLMca in unified command and established #AuroraIC. Fire is approx 10 acres and holding at a ridge. Can currently handle with units on-scene. #SBCoFD BC149 and Dozer 2 will remain committed to the incident. Follow @AVFPD & @BLMca for

SCM ALERT🚨
2 hour(s) ago

@SBCOUNTYFIRE
STODDARD MOUNTAIN/APPLE VALLEY (Update): Battalion Chief 149 is on-scene reported approx 2-3 acres, slow/moderate rate of spread and a potential for approx 10 acres.
@AVFPD @BLMca @ReadySBCounty

SCM ALERT🚨
3 hour(s) ago

[CHP DISPATCH] BIG BEAR - REPORTED FIRE 3236-3287 DUMP ACCESS RD 8:32PM [4] SEES WILD FIRE UPDATES: [Click Here]

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4 hour(s) ago

Heads up, SpaceX launch this evening at 8:52p... May get a good backlighting of the plume

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5 hour(s) ago

Haha thx PO! I think we got it.

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5 hour(s) ago

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5 hour(s) ago

Chipping is available mountain wide. See below for info

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Chipping is available mountain wide. Several cutoff dates available all summer. See below for details.
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SCM ALERT🚨
6 hour(s) ago

[UPDATE]
STRUCTURE FIRE in BALDWIN LAKE (BBC)
USFS Is On Scene Reporting No Active Fire At The Residence.
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SCM ALERT🚨
6 hour(s) ago

[INCIDENT DISPATCH]
FS /STRUCTURE FIRE: RESIDENTIAL IN BIG BEAR CITY - PELICAN DR BIG BEAR CITY
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SCM ALERT🚨
8 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.
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SCM ALERT🚨
8 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.
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SCM ALERT🚨
8 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.
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SCM ALERT🚨
9 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.
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SCM ALERT🚨
9 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
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