New Fire on Baldy (Vista Fire)

[jeko1034]

My dad just texted me he saw smoke around baldy and I got this on the wilson cam.

[jeko1034]

From table mountain cam:

cal topo screenshot

[jeko1034]

bailey peak

[dima]

That's a really nice area. Damn.

[dima]

Lots of air activity around there right now: https://www.flightradar24.com/N8PQ/3608dd6f

[jeko1034]

Lots of air activity around there right now: https://www.flightradar24.com/N8PQ/3608dd6f

I counted 7 aircraft on it right now

[Sean]

Does that mean it started near Stockton Flat?

[jeko1034]

Does that mean it started near Stockton Flat?

my guess based on where the road is and that rock scar on the right, the start is around here

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[jeko1034]

CalFire map just dropped. 100 acres as of now

[Sean]

Had you heard of Bailey Peak before?

[Sean]

Incident page.

Daily Press article.

[jeko1034]

Had you heard of Bailey Peak before?

I think? I used their cam

[Tom Kenney]

Nat Fire Sit Aware - Their hot spot detectors show something in Baldy Bowl and something on Thunder right now (15:56). I hope these are backpacking stove review and false positive.

EDIT to add: Alert Wildfire Cams in that area - of which Bailey Peak is one

[Sean]

EDIT to add: Alert Wildfire Cams in that area - of which Bailey Peak is one

Oh, Bailey Peak is east of Cajon Pass.

[Girl Hiker]

I seen it from the 210 freeway.

[HikeUp]

flight radar shows 2 tankers working it. 4:30 pm.

[406]

Less than a mile from baldy ski area
https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-i ... vista-fire

[406]

Baldy ski area Facebook post video shows flames very close to ski area.

[jeko1034]

GOES sat is showing lots of heat now

[Girl Hiker]

I was on the San Bernardino Peak trail today and could see the fire. I also heard helicopters probably dropping water or fire retardant.

Now there's the Poppy fire by Agua Dulce.

[Sean]

Mt. Baldy Resort's FB page has a good video of operations up there.

[Sean]

They've posted a closure order for the Vista Fire. It affects trails around Baldy and Lytle Creek.

fseprd1188952.pdf

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[dima]

So the whole Icehouse Canyon area is closed?? Doesn't that seem a bit excessive?

[Sean]

So the whole Icehouse Canyon area is closed?? Doesn't that seem a bit excessive?

I suspect they don't want hikers causing issues for the containment crews around Baldy.

[Sean]

From the service road/Devil's Backbone I took these photos of the aftermath.

Scorched trees near the ski boundary.

Looking down at canyon near Stockton Flat.

Trees covered with phos-chek.

[Taco]

Doesn't look too too bad.

[Blaise]

So access to our public lands is now governed by a private business? https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/angeles/ ... ?aid=89397

[Blaise]

If you want to hike PCT just buy a ski lift ticket! Makes a lot of sense.

[Sean]

If you want to hike PCT just buy a ski lift ticket! Makes a lot of sense.

The closed portion of the PCT is largely within the SBNF and thus not covered by a lift ticket.

[Uncle Rico]

I think Blaise's tongue-in-cheek point was that you can't enter the closure area presumably for public safety reasons, but if you're willing to pay a private third-party business some money, all of the sudden those safety reasons disappear. Amazing how that works.