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marshall
13 second(s) ago

Glad to hear the USFS has suspended the RX burns on the mountains due to high winds. Great idea.

SCM ALERT🚨
3 hour(s) ago

From USFS:
Wildfire Wednesday Report for 2/4/26

RX Burn Areas This Week:
Due to weather, all burning is on hold this week

Upcoming RX Burn Areas:
North Arrowhead – TBD
Cranston – TBD
Angeles Oaks – TBD
Grass Valley - TBD

#SBNF #WildfireWednesday #RXBurn [Click Here]
More Info: [Click Here]
Created February 04, 2026 at 12:11PM

SCM ALERT🚨
3 hour(s) ago

[CHP DISPATCH] ANGELUS OAKS - CLOSURE OF A ROAD HIGHWAY 38 / MILL CREEK RD
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SCM ALERT🚨
8 hour(s) ago

[CHP DISPATCH] BIG BEAR - CLOSURE OF A ROAD HIGHWAY 38 / JENKS LAKE RD E
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KK
8 hour(s) ago

Happy Birthday Cheka!

SCM ALERT🚨
14 hour(s) ago

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:
chekkasan
Have a great day from all of us at SCM!

Doggie Daddy
17 hour(s) ago

HIB, You have got me looking to see if I have any bamboo and incense around here...

SCM ALERT🚨
17 hour(s) ago

[INCIDENT DISPATCH]
FU /UNKNOWN TYPE FIRE IN BIG BEAR LAKE - CEDAR AVE BIG BEAR LAKE CITY
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holeinbow
18 hour(s) ago

Long time ago I built a little bamboo shrine filled with pictures cut from a ski magazine, burned incense in it, and somehow it worked. 3 feet on baldy the following week...

SCM ALERT🚨
18 hour(s) ago

[INCIDENT DISPATCH]
TI /TRAFFIC COLLISION WITH INJURIES IN BIG BEAR CITY - BALDWIN LAKE RD & PONDEROSA RANCH RD BIG BEAR CITY
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SCM ALERT🚨
21 hour(s) ago

[UPDATE]
SMOKE CHECK in VALLEY OF ENCHANTMENT
Bdf Usfs Units On Scene - This Will Be A Bonfire In The Backyard. Can Handle. Cancel The Response. There Will Be A Bonfire In The Backyard. We Can Cancel. Engine 315. 315, Just Return To Station 11. Utilize Incident 2439, 2439.

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Polar 🌌rbit
22 hour(s) ago

Cornbread looking good in the snow pool at 33 inches.

SCM ALERT🚨
23 hour(s) ago

[CHP DISPATCH] BIG BEAR - CLOSURE OF A ROAD HIGHWAY 38 / JENKS LAKE RD E
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Doggie Daddy
1 day(s) ago

❄🙏 Next week??🤔

marshall
1 day(s) ago

PRAY FOR SNOW!!!!

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