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Size: 2936 acres
Containment: 59%
Total Personnel: 610
Structures Threatened: 416
Start Date & Time: 7-7-24 9:51 am
Cause: Under Investigation
Location: Southside of Lytle Creek

Firefighters will focus on patrols, mop-up operations and enhancing containment lines throughout the fire while remaining prepared to mobilize and respond to any new fire starts nearby. Fire suppression repair operations will expand to containment lines that have already been mopped up and show no heat. Crews will consolidate and remove materials and equipment from these lines. Specialized equipment will be brought in to begin restoring the lines cut to contain the fire, including contingency lines farther from the fire's edge. Containment increased to 59 percent.

“We’re now switching to suppression repair—which consists of returning disturbed areas to the desired condition. The team is just as enthusiastic about repair as we are about fighting fire. We take pride in our work and want to leave the forest in good shape,” said Stephen Fillmore, Deputy Incident Commander.

The Forest Service has an area closure in effect on the San Bernardino and the Angeles National Forest. The public is prohibited from recreating in the fire area and should not enter the forest on Lytle Creek Road. For firefighter and public safety, the forest closure order remains in effect.

AIR QUALITY: 

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ROAD CLOSURES:

Lytle Creek Road is closed to the general public including all recreation areas north of Glen Helen Parkway.

EVACUATIONS:

None.

Note: In an effort to quickly communicate information on impending dangers, the San Bernardino County Sheriff Department and San Bernardino County Fire Department send high-speed mass notifications via telephone and text messages. This system is known as the Telephone Emergency Notification System (TENS). To learn more about this service, visit the website for more information: https://sbcfire.org/alertwarning/.

CLOSURES:

Closure order in effect on the San Bernardino National Forest and the Angeles National Forest. Several roads, campgrounds, picnic areas, trailheads, and dispersed recreation areas are closed to the public to provide for firefighter, community and public safety. Recreation activities are prohibited within the closure area. More information about the closure order is available on the national forest websites at https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/sbnf/alerts-notices and https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/angeles/alerts-notices.

FIRE RESTRICTIONS:

The San Bernardino National Forest has implemented increased fire restrictions. Campfires are restricted to those developed areas listed in the Forest Order.

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