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ROADS AND TRAFFIC
Updated: 05:00 PM v2.5 Run Spr to Highland (330): 19 mins Highland to Run Spr (330): 20 mins Big Bear to Run Spr (18): 21 mins Run Spr to Big Bear (18): 20 mins Big Bear to Redlands (38): 67 mins Redlands to Big Bear (38): 65 mins Big Bear to Lucerne (18): 34 mins Lucerne to Big Bear (18): 35 mins =Light =Moderate =Heavy Traffic Road Conditions Page: Click Here
TUE JUL 21, 2026, 1:46 PM VEGETATION FIRE MEAD VALLEY CDF A/G 1 // CDF TAC 12 RRU 2 INCIDENT NAME: RIDER (FORWARD RATE OF PROGRESS STOPPED) CACDD-10144 RRU/RIDER TUE 01:49PM RIDER IC. I GOT AN ALIGNMENT WITH THE WIND AND TERRAIN. IM PROBABLY PUSHING ABOUT 5 TO 10 ACRES NOW WITH A MODERATE TO DANGEROUS RATE OF SPREAD. GO AHEAD AND START ME 5 ADDITIONAL IMMEDIATE NEEDS CLOSEST. COPY OF YOUR REQUEST FOR 5 ADDITIONAL IMMEDIATE NEEDS CLOSEST ENGINES.
TUE 01:50PM IMMEDIATE NEED ENGINES: ENGINE 91, ENGINE 4, ENGINE 6, ENGINE 9, AND ENGINE 3. RUNNING SPRINGS BRUSH 51 (TYPE 3 ENGINE) IS ALSO RESPONDING TO THIS INCIDENT. OKAY, I COPY. ONCE I GET THE AIRCRAFT IN THERE, I THINK WELL BE ALRIGHT. BUT IF THE EU IS IN QUARTERS ALSO, ILL TAKE THAT. BATTALION 9B, DISCONFIRMING BDU. NEGATIVE. EU HELICOPTER OUT OF HEMET.
TUE 01:51PM PERRIS, COPIES, 1348, RIDER IC, PERRIS. PERRIS, BATTALION 3110 AND ALL UNITS, 3110 IS GOING TO TAKE IC, BATTALION 9B WILL TAKE OPERATIONS. PERRIS, GO AHEAD WITH YOUR TRAFFIC FOR IC. 1110, PERRIS, COPIES YOU, ASSUMING THE RIDER IC. AIR ATTACK 310 IS OFF BASE WITH TWO TANKERS IN TOW WITH AN ETE OF 1358. TUE 02:02PM RIDER IC RESOURCE REQUEST: TWO ADDITIONAL AIR TANKERS, CLOSEST TO ANY TYPE, AND ONE ADDITIONAL TYPE 1 COPTER. RESTRICTED OR STANDARD.
TUE 02:10PM ENGINES FOR STRUCTURE DEFENSE TO REPORT TO VISTA DEL LAGO AND WALNUT. FOR AIR ATTACK, WE HAVE 40 TO 50 ACRES WITH AN IMMEDIATE STRUCTURE THREAT TO THAT AREA. WITH THAT SAID, ID LIKE TO REQUEST ESSO AND EMD TO THE ICP LOCATION, WHICH WOULD BE AT RIDER AND SEATON AVENUE TUE 02:33PM WERE GOING TO TAG AND EXTEND OFF THAT AND BRING IT BACK TOWARDS THE EAST THERE. OKAY. IM GOING TO GIVE YOU CDF TAC 10 FOR ALPHA AND VFIRE 23 FOR YANKEE. FOR INFORMATION, IVE GOT RSO WORKING ON EVACUATIONS OF THE PATTERSON AND ORANGE AVENUE AS WELL AS PLACENTA WORKING BACK TOWARDS WALNUT.
TUE 02:41PM ITS TIME TO GET A HOLD OF DIVISION ALPHA. CAN YOU MAKE SURE THAT THEY SWITCH OVER TO THE CORRECT TRACK, PLEASE? SIR, WELL, I GOTCHA. I GAVE YANKEE TO ENGINE 3395. YOU HAVE BATISTA 3, LAS PIAS 2, ENGINE 99, AND ENGINE 65 ASSIGNED TO YANKEE WITH THE TACTICAL FREQUENCY OF THE FIRE 23. OKAY, ILL I COPY THAT. ILL RECONCILE THAT WITH YOU HERE SHORTLY. IM ON THE ON THE FAR EAST SIDE OF THE FIRE RIGHT NOW. YEAH, FIRM. I DONT KNOW IF YOU COPIED MY TRAFFIC. IVE GOT RSO DOING EVACUATIONS ON PATTERSON, PLACENTA, ORANGE, WORKING THEIR WAY BACK TOWARDS WALNUT. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN EVACUATED. DO WE DO YOU SEE A NEED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL MOVING OUT IN FRONT OF THIS THING PAST ORANGE? OKAY, JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT WERE TALKING ORDERS OR WARNINGS? ORDERS. OKAY, IM COMFORTABLE WITH WARNINGS. IF YOU WANT, CONTACT MYSELF. I COPY. FOR NOW, THEYRE JUST THEYRE GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR WITH THE STRUCTURES THAT ARE ON THE ROADWAY SPECIFIC. WERE NOT EVACUATING THE GRID.
TUE 03:10PM FOR OPERATIONS REQUESTING 10 ADDITIONAL, ANY TYPE, IMMEDIATE NEED ENGINES, FOR STRUCTURE DEFENSE AND PERIMETER CONTROL, TO REPORT TO THE AREAS OF LEMON AND WEBSTER. RYDER, DO YOU PERHAPS HAVE A REQUEST FOR 10 ADDITIONAL ENGINES, ANY TYPE, IMMEDIATE NEED? [IC]
TUE 04:01PM FIRE IS 90 TO 100 ACRES. CREWS ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. - CALIFORNIA DESERT DISTRICT - RIVERSIDE RANGER UNIT UNITS RESPONDING: USFS (BDF) AGENCIES RESPONDING: US FOREST SERVICE NOTES: INCIDENT WEATHER: 90 DEGREES WITH 28% HUMIDITY. WINDS W AT 7 MPH. PRECIP: CLEAR SKY (SOCALMOUNTAINS.COM CAD v13.1)
DISPOSITION: TUE 04:01PM FIRE IS 90 TO 100 ACRES. CREWS ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.
FORWARD RATE OF PROGRESS STOPPED
TUE JUL 21 4:01 PM FIRE IS 90 TO 100 ACRES. CREWS ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 3:10 PM FOR OPERATIONS REQUESTING 10 ADDITIONAL, ANY TYPE, IMMEDIATE NEED ENGINES, FOR STRUCTURE DEFENSE AND PERIMETER CONTROL, TO REPORT TO THE AREAS OF LEMON AND WEBSTER. RYDER, DO YOU PERHAPS HAVE A REQUEST FOR 10 ADDITIONAL ENGINES, ANY TYPE, IMMEDIATE NEED? [IC]
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 2:41 PM ITS TIME TO GET A HOLD OF DIVISION ALPHA. CAN YOU MAKE SURE THAT THEY SWITCH OVER TO THE CORRECT TRACK, PLEASE? SIR, WELL, I GOTCHA. I GAVE YANKEE TO ENGINE 3395. YOU HAVE BATISTA 3, LAS PIAS 2, ENGINE 99, AND ENGINE 65 ASSIGNED TO YANKEE WITH THE TACTICAL FREQUENCY OF THE FIRE 23. OKAY, ILL I COPY THAT. ILL RECONCILE THAT WITH YOU HERE SHORTLY. IM ON THE ON THE FAR EAST SIDE OF THE FIRE RIGHT NOW. YEAH, FIRM. I DONT KNOW IF YOU COPIED MY TRAFFIC. IVE GOT RSO DOING EVACUATIONS ON PATTERSON, PLACENTA, ORANGE, WORKING THEIR WAY BACK TOWARDS WALNUT. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN EVACUATED. DO WE DO YOU SEE A NEED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL MOVING OUT IN FRONT OF THIS THING PAST ORANGE? OKAY, JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT WERE TALKING ORDERS OR WARNINGS? ORDERS. OKAY, IM COMFORTABLE WITH WARNINGS. IF YOU WANT, CONTACT MYSELF. I COPY. FOR NOW, THEYRE JUST THEYRE GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR WITH THE STRUCTURES THAT ARE ON THE ROADWAY SPECIFIC. WERE NOT EVACUATING THE GRID.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 2:33 PM WERE GOING TO TAG AND EXTEND OFF THAT AND BRING IT BACK TOWARDS THE EAST THERE. OKAY. IM GOING TO GIVE YOU CDF TAC 10 FOR ALPHA AND VFIRE 23 FOR YANKEE. FOR INFORMATION, IVE GOT RSO WORKING ON EVACUATIONS OF THE PATTERSON AND ORANGE AVENUE AS WELL AS PLACENTA WORKING BACK TOWARDS WALNUT.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 2:10 PM ENGINES FOR STRUCTURE DEFENSE TO REPORT TO VISTA DEL LAGO AND WALNUT. FOR AIR ATTACK, WE HAVE 40 TO 50 ACRES WITH AN IMMEDIATE STRUCTURE THREAT TO THAT AREA. WITH THAT SAID, ID LIKE TO REQUEST ESSO AND EMD TO THE ICP LOCATION, WHICH WOULD BE AT RIDER AND SEATON AVENUE SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 2:02 PM RIDER IC RESOURCE REQUEST: TWO ADDITIONAL AIR TANKERS, CLOSEST TO ANY TYPE, AND ONE ADDITIONAL TYPE 1 COPTER. RESTRICTED OR STANDARD.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 1:51 PM PERRIS, COPIES, 1348, RIDER IC, PERRIS. PERRIS, BATTALION 3110 AND ALL UNITS, 3110 IS GOING TO TAKE IC, BATTALION 9B WILL TAKE OPERATIONS. PERRIS, GO AHEAD WITH YOUR TRAFFIC FOR IC. 1110, PERRIS, COPIES YOU, ASSUMING THE RIDER IC. AIR ATTACK 310 IS OFF BASE WITH TWO TANKERS IN TOW WITH AN ETE OF 1358. SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 1:50 PM IMMEDIATE NEED ENGINES: ENGINE 91, ENGINE 4, ENGINE 6, ENGINE 9, AND ENGINE 3. OKAY, I COPY. ONCE I GET THE AIRCRAFT IN THERE, I THINK WELL BE ALRIGHT. BUT IF THE EU IS IN QUARTERS ALSO, ILL TAKE THAT. BATTALION 9B, DISCONFIRMING BDU. NEGATIVE. EU HELICOPTER OUT OF HEMET.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 1:49 PM FIREFIGHTER, IC. GOT AN ALIGNMENT WITH THE WIND AND TERRAIN. IM PROBABLY PUSHING ABOUT 5 TO 10 ACRES NOW WITH A MODERATE TO DANGEROUS RATE OF SPREAD. GO AHEAD AND START ME 5 ADDITIONAL IMMEDIATE NEEDS CLOSEST. FIREFIGHTER, COPY OF YOUR REQUEST FOR 5 ADDITIONAL IMMEDIATE NEEDS CLOSEST ENGINES.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT SCANNER AUDIO IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THIS HOUR
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[UPDATE] STRUCTURE FIRE in VALLEY OF ENCHANTMENT Valley Of Enchantment (update): #sycamoreic Reporting Knockdown On The Secondary Structure. Crews Still Offensive On The Primary Structure. Primary Search For Victims Was All-clear On Both Residences. @calfirebdu @sanbernardinonf DETAILS: [Click Here]
Hi Craig! Is there any way that BVES could provide real-time information directly to the SCM feed? They are too slow with updates on their page/site (in this morning's case, 2 hours behind).
BVES UPDATE: Update 9:15 a.m.: Power has now been restored to a majority of homes in this area. A small number of homes remain out, and our crews are currently working on that issue.
From the BVES page: Localized Outage Wednesday, Sept. 23 - Metcalf Bay Area We are aware of the localized outage impacting homes near the Alpine Slide and Metcalf Bay. Our crews are investigating and will be working to get power restored as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience as we work to resolve the issue.
Also making life in Big Bear fun today is that CalTrans is repaving a big section of BB Blvd. CHP is pulling over anyone attempting to make left turns despite there not being any signs stating that you can't. Definitely a day to avoid the Blvd if you can.
Outage only seems to be affecting the west end of town. Everything on the other side of the village appears to have power. Saw a BVES crew outside of Big Bear Frontier working on something.
Check Facebook? How? I've been banned by Facebook and they will not respond when I ask why! I suppose I could try again under a different name. Has anybody else had this type of experience?
Bear Valley Electric has no "bulletins" regarding this morning's outage. Seems as though they're all-too-frequently caught with their pants down. Morons.
It's becoming a little irritating that the power goes off at Red Ant Landing frequently in the morning. I wouldn't mind so much if it was later in the day.
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