Bridge Fire

Matthew · Post by **Matthew** » Sun Sep 08, 2024 5:57 pm

It's not looking good guys...

Fire started at the gmr x east fork bridge by cattle canyon.

Post by **dima** » Sun Sep 08, 2024 8:36 pm

https://app.watchduty.org/i/33685

Post by **Sean** » Sun Sep 08, 2024 11:00 pm

Video of initial USFS response and attack.

Matthew · Post by **Matthew** » Mon Sep 09, 2024 7:58 am

Looks like the fire is making it's way up the south ridge of iron per the sunset peak cam

Post by **dima** » Mon Sep 09, 2024 1:29 pm

The watchduty page linked above has a preliminary map. Says that the fire is all south of Heaton Flat Campground, East of Backside GMR and North of GRR. Hopefully that's where it stays.

Nate U · Post by **Nate U** » Mon Sep 09, 2024 2:57 pm

The burn scar from the Fork Fire earlier this summer seems to have blocked some of the northward spread towards Iron.

Its a little tricky to tell, but I think according to the watch duty map Dima shared I think they have been able to hold the line along Glendora Ridge Road on the south...?

Post by **JeffH** » Mon Sep 09, 2024 3:33 pm

The smoke plume seems a little more east, this is looking directly up my street in Claremont. About 10 minutes ago I saw a tanker flying up to the area just east of the radio towers.

Post by **JeffH** » Mon Sep 09, 2024 3:52 pm

Getting smokier

Girl Hiker · Post by **Girl Hiker** » Mon Sep 09, 2024 6:32 pm

I really feel for those poor fire fighters having to do this in 100-degree weather.

AW~ · Post by **AW~** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 10:14 am

Yeah, its about time for the forest supervisor to show up. Who? Yeah, Roman Torres...temporary forest sup.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/roman-torre ... ivity/all/

I already get the feeling dont bother him...must be remote.

AW~ · Post by **AW~** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 2:04 pm

https://x.com/LaVerneFireDept/status/18 ... 8564632803
Fire is burning to the north and east, Sheep Mtn wilderness. South is done.

The Superscooters are here and got put on the #ApolloFire(Lancaster, currently 500 acres). Not the best intro as there was a photo-op first.

Post by **dima** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 2:59 pm

That is distressing. I don't like what the satellites are saying at all: https://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=34.2769 ... =modis_mpg

Matthew · Post by **Matthew** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 3:11 pm

dima wrote: Tue Sep 10, 2024 2:59 pm That is distressing. I don't like what the satellites are saying at all: https://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=34.2769 ... =modis_mpg

I see what you're seeing and I am extremely saddened at the moment.

I was writing a trip report for the last two hikes these past weekends on me hiking throop, mt. hawkins, and burnham with Jon and my dad. I just was able to see those beautiful forested canyons and get excited to one day explore them. This is so depressing to watch explode online.

Matthew · Post by **Matthew** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 3:22 pm

cameras.alertcalifornia.org is a great resource.

Sadly, there's flames on the Mtn High Resort cam...
https://cameras.alertcalifornia.org/?po ... nHighEast1

AW~ · Post by **AW~** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 4:03 pm

firemap is cool...especially with a touchscreen.

@Laurel Gulch, but has spotted at Stanly-Miller.

We should expect no firefighting in wilderness areas, so its about to be free to burn soon.

A trippy picture ash falling on the eastern San Gabriels.

Post by **Sean** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 4:27 pm

LACSD reporting over 3000 acres burned, fire rapidly spreading out of control...

Scene from Sunset Ridge...

Matthew · Post by **Matthew** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 4:34 pm

Fire is burning the Cow Canyon Saddle water tower area. Here is the cam photo from the 10064ft.com cam

also mountain high is burning

Post by **Sean** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 6:49 pm

Wind is sending embers northward and pushing the fire upon Wrightwood already. More scenes from Mt. High resort which is currently burning.

Post by **JeffH** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 7:07 pm

Wow this thing grew fast, 10x bigger almost overnight. For the next 10 years we'll be limited to the western San Gabes and after that working through poodle dog.

Post by **dima** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 7:26 pm

At least we'll be able to bike to Widman Ranch after this?

Nate U · Post by **Nate U** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 7:26 pm

It is CRAZY how the fire exploded northward this afternoon.

Wish I had been able to take Dima up on the offer to hike Iron earlier this summer.

Scary stuff. Particularly for Wrightwood...

Sheep Mtn Wilderness' number finally came up...

Matthew · Post by **Matthew** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 7:36 pm

dima wrote: Tue Sep 10, 2024 7:26 pm At least we'll be able to bike to Widman Ranch after this?

I was thinking the same thing!

Post by **JeffH** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 7:46 pm

Nate U wrote: Tue Sep 10, 2024 7:26 pm It is CRAZY how the fire exploded northward this afternoon.

Wish I had been able to take Dima up on the offer to hike Iron earlier this summer. Scary stuff. Particularly for Wrightwood...

Sheep Mtn Wilderness' number finally came up...

Yeah, I was contemplating another camping trip up to Blue Ridge to escape the heat. Now I might never get to go back there.

nihaody · Post by **nihaody** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 8:47 pm

Really hoping it doesn't Baldy Rd. and destroy Ice House / Stoddard / Baldy but seems likely at this point. What are the chances it continues all the way to the end of the San Gabriels?

Post by **dima** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 9:59 pm

If you look at the "fire history" layer in caltopo, you'll see that the areas of the past big fires sorta mesh together and don't overlap a whole lot. If that holds here, it won't get to Lytle Creek. Oof.

Post by **HikeUp** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 10:26 pm

I remember driving the ACH after the Station Fire in December 6, 2009. They opened ACH up that day or a day or two before. All we could think of was how easy it would be to hike all of the various ridges and canyons. But of course you weren't allowed to set foot in the burned areas until the poodle dog had taken over, etc. blah blah blah.

nihaody · Post by **nihaody** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 10:38 pm

Hard to tell what this is. Sunset? Lookout? Taken from Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station on Foothill.

Blaise · Post by **Blaise** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 10:43 pm

This is what the Mt. High Camera Shows:

This was the last image (RIP)

Post by **dima** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 10:45 pm

nihaody wrote: Tue Sep 10, 2024 10:38 pm Hard to tell what this is. Sunset? Lookout? Taken from Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station on Foothill.

Potato

Blaise · Post by **Blaise** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 10:47 pm

Same thing at Mt. High West (last image)

And also Mt. High North across the highway