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02:04 PM FALL VICTIM (FAWNSKIN)
01:21 PM MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT (SAN BERNARDINO )
01:05 PM TRAFFIC ACCIDENT (CRESTLINE )
12:46 PM MISCELLANEOUS (PINE WOOD )
12:38 PM SHORTNESS OF BREATH (BIG BEAR LAKE)
12:25 PM PUBLIC SERVICE (LAKE ARROWHEAD)
11:11 AM SMOKE CHECK (VALLE VISTA )
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10:00 AM ACCIDENT NO INJURIES (BIG BEAR LAKE )
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WED OCT 29, 2025, 9:46 AM
SMOKE CHECK
BIG BEAR LAKE
BOULDER BAY NEAR HWY 18 // BIG BEAR
CABDF-14640
SC/YR/08X
WED 09:52AM BUTLER PEAK HAD SMOKE SHOWING PINE KNOT CAMPGROUND. HAS NOW DISSIPATED. CANCELLING RESPONSE. FOREST SERVICE 316 WILL CHECK THE AREA TO BE SURE. - SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST
UNITS RESPONDING: BDFE5R (BDF)
NOTES:
WEATHER AT INCIDENT LOCATION: 62 DEGREES WITH 25% HUMIDITY. WINDS NE AT 1 MPH. PRECIP: NONE
(SOCALMOUNTAINS.COM CAD v13.1)

DISPOSITION:
WED 09:52AM BUTLER PEAK HAD SMOKE SHOWING PINE KNOT CAMPGROUND. HAS NOW DISSIPATED. CANCELLING RESPONSE. USFS 316 WILL CHECK THE AREA TO BE SURE.

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WED OCT 29 9:52 AM
BUTLER PEAK HAD SMOKE SHOWING PINE KNOT CAMPGROUND. HAS NOW DISSIPATED. CANCELLING RESPONSE. USFS 316 WILL CHECK THE AREA TO BE SURE.
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CALTRANS UPDATE:
SBCO:🥳😍Project completed! ✔️

Caltrans is pleased to announce the completion of the slurry seal and traffic safety project along SR-138 and SR-189.🛠️These improvements will help keep our roads smoother and safer for everyone. Thank you for your patience during construction. [Click Here]
October 29, 2025 at 12:35PM

SCM ALERT🚨
4 hour(s) ago

[INCIDENT DISPATCH]
TU /TRAFFIC COLLISION WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES IN BIG BEAR LAKE - SUMMIT BLVD BIG BEAR LAKE CITY
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4 hour(s) ago

[UPDATE]
SMOKE CHECK in BIG BEAR LAKE
Butler Peak Had Smoke Showing Pine Knot Campground. Has Now Dissipated. Cancelling Response. Usfs 316 Will Check The Area To Be Sure.
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WoolyBear
4 hour(s) ago

Benny's backyard BBQ is the best in the mountains.

Benny ⭐
5 hour(s) ago

I do every day!

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6 hour(s) ago

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BootsNBridles
6 hour(s) ago

Has anyone eaten at Benny's?

BootsNBridles
7 hour(s) ago

Has anyone eaten at hopibee's yet?

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:
Woodchucker
mayo
Have a great day from all of us at SCM!

IDK-nothin
16 hour(s) ago

Call it morning driving through the sound
And in and out the valleeeeeeeeeeey

holeinbow
18 hour(s) ago

Tctahoe, drove by hopapples an hour ago, it was open and packed...

tctahoe
23 hour(s) ago

Is the Apple/hop open now? Hard to tell

SCM ALERT🚨
1 day(s) ago

@CALFIREBDU:
[New Incident] Vegetation Fire
Location: Highway 18 x Sierra Pelona Drive, Apple Valley
Time Reported: 12:24 p.m.
Report: multiple small spots of vegetation on fire in the area. @sbcountysheriff and @AVFPD at scene can handle cancel the balance.
#PelonaFire [Click Here]

bman
1 day(s) ago

yes I agree. I was trying to identify a landscaper for next year.

holeinbow
1 day(s) ago

Most landscapers stop for winter because landscapes get snowed under or are frozen ...and dormant

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