Morongo Basin firefighters were called to several fires Tuesday afternoon as thunderstorms moved through the area. Just before 1 p.m. crews received reports of a lightning-sparked fire at Quail Springs Road and Onaga Trail in Joshua Tree, and a…
A fire burning near the Nevada-California border has grown to 42,800 acres and crews are working from the ground and air to contain the blaze, according to the Mojave National Preserve officials. The Dome Fire started Sunday morning and grew…
At 33,424 acres, the Apple fire was 95 percent contained Monday, August 17, as remaining crews worked in the heat to put out hot spots and keep the fire in the containment lines. Fewer than 250 personnel were at the scene, working in steep…
Yucca Valley firefighters responded to a small wildfire in the San Bernardino County Forest near Tip Top Mountain, west of Burns Canyon Saturday afternoon. Just before 3 p.m., witnesses in the Rimrock area north of Pioneertown and the Mountain…
The Apple Fire burning in the San Bernardino National Forest since July 21 was 90 percent contained Saturday morning after charring 33,424 acres. Fire authorities say they expect to call it contained today. Command of the firefighting efforts…
A fire burning in the area of Cima Dome in the Mojave National Preserve has charred close to 20,000 acres. San Bernardino County Fire said Sunday afternoon that their firefighters were assisting Mojave National Preserve crews at the Dome Fire;…
The Homestead Valley Community Council will meet Monday, August 17, at 3 p.m. Among the items on the agenda this month are the FP5-fire fee, and last month’s resolution by HVCC declaring support for law enforcement agencies. San Bernardino…
A San Bernardino County Fire Battalion Chief from Yucca Valley led a strike team of five county fire engines and their crews in fighting the Apple fire in Banning, Beaumont, and Oak Glen last week. Managing editor Tami Roleff talked with the…
The last evacuation warning for the 33,234-acre Apple fire—which included Morongo Valley—was lifted Monday. The Cal Fire crews who had been staging in Morongo Valley have left the area. The blaze is now burning mostly in the San Gorgonio…
Updated August 10, 10 a.m. Many evacuation warnings for the 32,905-acre Apple fire were canceled with the blaze now mostly in the San Gorgonio Wilderness and containment at 45 percent on Monday morning. All evacuation warnings in Riverside…
A mobile home, two cars, and an RV were destroyed in an arson in Twentynine Palms August 9. San Bernardino County Fire Department photo A juvenile was arrested following a suspicious fire in Twentynine Palms Sunday night. Deputies had been…
The Unified Fire Command has announced the lifting of Evacuation warnings for Pioneertown and Rimrock. Several Apple Fire Evacuation Warnings Lifted Several successful firefighting operations around the perimeter of the Apple Fire have decreased…
Combined Fire Management reported succesful fire suppression operations has allowed fire managers to shift focus from protecting communities to working on preventing the fire footprint from growing. Resources that are no longer needed will be…
The San Bernardino unit of Cal Fire has established two new firefighter hand crews. The new hand crews’ primary mission will be the suppression of wildfires and fuels reduction in San Bernardino, Inyo, and Mono counties. Each BDU crew will…
As of Saturday night (August 8) From Unified Fire Management Current Situation: Fire activity was minimal today, with no forward progression of the perimeter. There were some areas of increased fire activity as interior islands of unburned fuel…
Firefighters held another informational briefing about the Apple fire Friday evening in Morongo Valley, drawing a crowd of nearly 300 people, including representatives from the County Fire Department, CalFire, the County Sheriff’s Department,…
This weekend (11/30, 12/1) will be the final two days for the swap meet, which…
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