A team of three firefighters from the Morongo Valley Fire Department were dispatched for two weeks in August to help fight two major fires in California—the Lake Fire near Los Angeles, and then the SCU Lightning Complex Fire near Gilroy.…
A crew from Morongo Valley Fire Department was sent directly from the Lake Fire north of Los Angeles to fight the SCU Lightning Complex fire in northern California. The firefighters have been deployed since August 13. From left: Capt. Brennain…
Morongo Valley firefighters were sent to help fight the Lake fire early Thursday morning. Cal Fire photo Morongo Valley firefighters and Brush Engine 461 have been fighting the Lake fire near Los Angeles since August 13. Since then, they have…
Updated August 16 Morongo Valley firefighters sent a crew on its brush engine 461 to help fight the Lake fire, west of Lancaster and Palmdale. The fire started Wednesday afternoon and is now burning more than 11,000 acres and is 12 percent…
During the Lake Fire in the San Bernardino National Forest that burned nearly 50 square miles, aerial firefighting efforts were grounded, to avoid the hazard of a private drone. Reporter Dan Stork says that the local congressman has responding…
The U.S. Forest Service announced Sunday that the cause of the Lake Fire, which burned 31,359 acres, was caused by humans, although the exact cause is still under investigation. Although the fire is 98 percent contained, contained does not mean…
The Lake Fire that has raged in the San Bernardino Mountains since June 17 was 90 percent contained this morning, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The fire had burned 31,359 acres (about 49 square miles) near Barton Flats, destroying one…
For the last two days, the mammoth Lake Fire has stalled at 49 square miles, allowing hand crews and bulldozer operators to laboriously strengthen and extend their fires lines. As a result, 70 percent of the perimeter was surrounded by fire…
The Lake Fire, which has burned more than 31,000 acres in the beautiful stands of timber in the San Bernardino National Forest, could wreak more havoc on the high desert neighborhoods of Burns Canyon, Rimrock, and Pioneertown. Managing editor…
A man accused of impersonating a firefighter at the Lake Fire near Barton Flats was arrested at the Fire Incident Command Post on multiple criminal charges. David Battle, 44, of San Bernardino, was booked into the Big Bear Jail on felony charges…
The Lake Fire, which started June 17, spread rapidly the first eight or nine days of the fire as it burned in timber that hadn’t burned for 100 years or more. But then the fire started bumping up against the burn scar area from the Sawtooth Fire…
One home burned, as well as three outbuildings, were confirmed burned in the Lake Fire this weekend. The home and outbuildings, owned by Diane Best on Burns Canyon Road, burned Wednesday when the illegal drone flying in the area grounded all the…
The San Bernardino County Fire Department ordered mandatory evacuations of Burns Canyon and the Rimrock areas about 10:00 p.m. last night. Pioneertown is now under a voluntary evacuation. Residents are concerned about the huge plumes of smoke…
UPDATED AT 7 A.M. 6-25-15 The San Bernardino County Fire Department ordered mandatory evacuations of Burns Canyon and the Rimrock areas about 10:00 p.m. Pioneertown is now under a voluntary evacuation. Residents are concerned about the huge…
Firefighters continue working on the 18,875 acre Lake Fire in the San Bernardino Mountains with containment increasing to 38 percent. Fire Management told Z107.7 good progress was made within the northeastern portion of fire yesterday, although…
Firefighters working on the 17,400-acre Lake Fire are optimistic; only 100 acres were added to the burn area Monday, and it’s now 30 percent contained. “The fire’s progressed actually very slowly. It hasn’t moved that much.” U.S. Forest Service…
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