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MON JUL 21, 2025, 6:51 AM
VEGETATION FIRE
BIG BEAR
SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN
INCIDENT NAME: SUGAR FIRE
CABDF-10870
USFS INC 10870
09:59AM BIG BEAR: SINGLE TREE ON FIRE SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN - LIKELY LEFTOVER FROM LIGHTNING STRIKE. FOREST SERVICE HELICOPTER AND AIR ATTACK ARE OVER THE FIRE AND GROUND CREWS ARE TRYING TO MAKE ACCESS BY GROUND.
10:44AM FOREST SERVICE COMS TALKING ABOUT HOW TO GET ACCESS. WILL LIKELY HELO A CREW IN FROM BIG BEAR AIRPORT. FIRE CONFINED TO A SINGLE TREE AT THIS TIME.
12:38PM CREWS ARE ABOUT 30-60 MINUTES OUT FROM THE FIRE (HIKING IN). THE SKYCRANE WILL CONTINUE DROPS FOR 1 MORE FUEL CYCLE AND WILL THEN BE RELEASED. HELICTOPER 538 IS AT THE BIG BEAR CITY AIRPORT COOLING OFF AND WILL RESUME DROPS AND FIRE RECON SHORTLY. HELICOPTER 538 WILL REMAIN ASSIGNED TO THIS FIRE AS CREWS MAKE ACCESS AND START FIRE SUPPRESSION EFFORTS ON THE GROUND.
12:56PM SMOKE JUMPER PLANE JUMP76 HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM THE FIRE. SMOKE JUMPERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED FOR THIS INCIDENT.
01:57PM (FINAL) CREWS ARE ON SCENE OF THE LIGHTNING SNAG FIRE (TREE) ON SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN. SINGLE TREE WITH NO HEAT OR SMOKE CURRENTLY SHOWING. THE CREW WILL BE DOING SOME SAW AND GROUND WORK. THEY ARE CALLING THIS FIRE CONTAINED. CREWS WILL BE WORKING ON SCENE FOR ABOUT 90 MINUTES AND THEN THEY HAVE A 2 HOUR HIKE OUT TO THE LANDING ZONE FOR PICKUP. - SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST
UNITS RESPONDING: USFS (BDF)
NOTES:
SINGLE TREE ON FIRE NEAR TOP OF SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN
1:50PM FIRE CONTAINED TO SINGLE TREE
(SOCALMOUNTAINS.COM CAD v13.1)

DISPOSITION:
01:57PM (FINAL) CREWS ARE ON SCENE OF THE LIGHTNING SNAG FIRE (TREE) ON SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN. SINGLE TREE WITH NO HEAT OR SMOKE CURRENTLY SHOWING. THE CREW WILL BE DOING SOME SAW AND GROUND WORK. THEY ARE CALLING THIS FIRE CONTAINED. CREWS WILL BE WORKING ON SCENE FOR ABOUT 90 MINUTES AND THEN THEY HAVE A 2 HOUR HIKE OUT TO THE LANDING ZONE FOR PICKUP.

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MON JUL 21 1:57 PM
(FINAL) CREWS ARE ON SCENE OF THE LIGHTNING SNAG FIRE (TREE) ON SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN. SINGLE TREE WITH NO HEAT OR SMOKE CURRENTLY SHOWING. THE CREW WILL BE DOING SOME SAW AND GROUND WORK. THEY ARE CALLING THIS FIRE CONTAINED. CREWS WILL BE WORKING ON SCENE FOR ABOUT 90 MINUTES AND THEN THEY HAVE A 2 HOUR HIKE OUT TO THE LANDING ZONE FOR PICKUP.
SOURCE: SCANNER  REPORTER:SCMALERT  
MON JUL 21 12:38 PM
CREWS ARE ABOUT 30-60 MINUTES OUT FROM THE FIRE (HIKING IN). THE SKYCRANE WILL CONTINUE DROPS FOR 1 MORE FUEL CYCLE AND WILL THEN BE RELEASED. HELICTOPER 538 IS AT THE BIG BEAR CITY AIRPORT COOLING OFF AND WILL RESUME DROPS AND FIRE RECON SHORTLY. HELICOPTER 538 WILL REMAIN ASSIGNED TO THIS FIRE AS CREWS MAKE ACCESS AND START FIRE SUPPRESSION EFFORTS ON THE GROUND.
SOURCE: SCANNER  REPORTER:SCMALERT  
MON JUL 21 10:44 AM
USFS COMS TALKING ABOUT HOW TO GET ACCESS. WILL LIKELY HELO A CREW IN FROM BIG BEAR AIRPORT. FIRE CONFINED TO A SINGLE TREE AT THIS TIME.
SOURCE: SCANNER  REPORTER:SCMALERT  
MON JUL 21 9:59 AM
BIG BEAR: SINGLE TREE ON FIRE SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN - LIKELY LEFTOVER FROM LIGHTNING STRIKE. USFS HELICOPTER AND AIR ATTACK ARE OVER THE FIRE AND GROUND CREWS ARE TRYING TO MAKE ACCESS BY GROUND.
SOURCE: SCANNER  REPORTER:SCMALERT  

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Saddlemup77
9 hour(s) ago
Thank you Socal Snowman, same to you!
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