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FRI JUL 10, 2026, 12:03 PM VEGETATION FIRE LUCERNE VALLEY SUNSET RD AT ALLEN WAY INCIDENT NAME: ALLEN INCIDENT VEGETATION FIRE - LUCERNE VALLEY - SUNSET ROAD AT ALLEN WAY - FULL VEGETATION RESPONSE - ALLEN INCIDENT - BATTALION 3512B ENGINE 3571 ENGINE 3586 ENGINE 3572 ENGINE 3552 ENGINE 3563 ENGINE 3555 ENGINE 3581 TRANSPORT DOES 3540 PILOT ROCK THROUGH 4 PILOT ROCK THROUGH 6 VEGETATION FIRE IN THE RED ZONE SUNSET ROAD ACROSS THE ALLEN WAY LUCERNE VALLEY COMMAND WILL BE VD LOCAL 2 TONE 3 PRIMARY TACTIC Z OF ATTACK 8 SECONDARY Z OF ATTACK 5 FIRST UNIT SEEN WILL BE THE ALLEN IC ALL UNITS STAND BY FOR RESPONSE CHECKBACKS ON 58.
FRI 12:05PM COUNTY ENGINE 8 - WE HAVE A SMOKE HEADER SHOWING - LETS GRAB THE WATER TENDER AND START A FULL RESPONSE - BAT 147 FRI 12:08PM UNITS ON SCENE REPORT ONE HALF ACRE WITH A RAPID RATE OF SPREAD. MEDIC ENGINE 8, HALF ACRE WITH ONE STRUCTURE INVOLVED AND MUNITIONS GOING OFF WITH THE IMMEDIATE EXPOSURE TO POWER LINES. YOU HAVE ONE AIR ATTACK AND ONE TYPE 1 COPTER ON THE MUTUAL THREAT RESPONSE FOR AIRCRAFT. FRI 12:10PM ID LIKE TO PULL A REQUEST IN FOR FIVE ADDITIONAL ENGINES. WE HAVE A MEDIA STRUCTURE THREAT, THE FIRE IS CURRENTLY BURNING TO THE EAST. THE FIRE IS NOW STARTING TO SPOT. ITS NOT AHEAD OF ITSELF. WEVE GOT A MEDIA STRUCTURE THREAT IN FRONT OF THE HEAD. 3571, CORRECTION, ALAN, IC OR DO COPY AS YOU REQUEST FOR FIVE ADDITIONAL ENGINES, CONFIRMING ANY TYPE AND CLOSEST.
FRI 12:17PM AMMUNITION CONTINUES TO GO OFF IN THE AREA OF THE ALLEN FIRE IN LUCERNE. POWER LINES ARE ALSO DOWN IN THE AREA. AVOID THE AREA! FRI 12:21PM SAN BERNARDINO, ENGINE 3586, CAN YOU REATTACH US TO THE FIRE IN LUCERNE VALLEY? COMPUTER UPDATED, ANY KICK TO SOUTH? SAN BERNARDINO, ALAN IC. ALAN IC, SAN BERNARDINO, GO AHEAD. JUST BE ADVISED ON THE IMMEDIATE STRUCTURE THREAT. WE GOT ABOUT 10 TO 15 STRUCTURES OUT AHEAD OF THIS THING. ALSO, TOO, ID LIKE TO REQUEST CHP OR LOCAL PD FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL ON OLD WOMAN SPRINGS AND ALLEN WAY. BETWEEN 247 AND JUST EAST OF LUCERNE VALLEY FIRE STATION FOR ALL EQUIPMENT COMING IN. BEST ACCESS WILL BE OLD WOMAN SPRINGS AND ALLEN WAY. ALAN IC, SAN BERNARDINO, I COPY. REQUEST FOR CHP AND SO FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL OFF OWOMAN AND ALLEN. AND I COPY YOUR STRUCTURE THREAT.
FRI 12:26PM ALLEN IC CAN YOU CONFIRM STATUS? FIRE IS STILL CONTAINED TO THE PROPERTY BUT WE DO HAVE A 5MPH WIND ON IT. MY CONCERN IS ANY SPOTTING BUT FOR NOW ITS CONTAINED TO THE PROPERTY. CONTINUE THE AIRCRAFT FOR NOW. FIRST AIRCRAFT ON SCENE WILL BE HELICOPTER 534 WHO SHOULD BE OVER THE FIRE AT 12:32PM.
FRI 12:34PM AIR ATTACK 12 IS OVER THE FIRE WITH HELICOPTER 534. WINDS CONTINUE TO PRESENT A CHALLENGE TO FIREFIGHTERS AS WIND IS GUSTING TO 25 MPH. FRI 12:36PM WERE GOING TO TRANSITION COMMAND FOR MYSELF. 35-71, ILL BE ASSUMING OPS. FIRE IS CURRENTLY HOLDING 5 TO 8 ACRES, MULTIPLE STRUCTURES, MULTIPLE VEHICLES. WE DO HAVE SIGNIFICANT EMBER CAST OUT TO THE EAST, POTENTIAL FOR 20 TO 30 ACRES. WERE IN CONTACT WITH AIR ATTACK. WERE GOING TO GET SOME RETARDANT DOWN AND DO SOME GOOD WORK WITH THE COPTER. I BELIEVE WELL BE ABLE TO PICK THIS UP WITH THOSE 5 ADDITIONAL. ASSUMING THAT ALAN, IC FIRE IS CURRENTLY 5 TO 8 ACRES, WITH STRUCTURE AND VEHICLES INVOLVED, AND A POTENTIAL OF 20 ACRES. FRI 12:52PM TANKER 104 (MD80 TANKER) IS NOW OVER THE FIRE WORKING WITH AIR ATTACK 12. AIR ATTACK 12 IS ALSO WORKING WITH GROUND CREWS TO SECURE OPEN FLANKS AND POTENTIAL PROBLEM AREAS. FRI 01:01PM AIR ATTACK 12 AND TANKER 104 HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM THE FIRE. HELICOPTER 534 (USFS HEAPS PEAK) WILL REMAIN ON SCENE TO WORK THE FIRE. FRI 01:03PM ALLEN FIRE UPDATE: HOLDING AT 5 ACRES. MOSTLY STRUCTURES AND DEBRIS HOLDING IN ITS FOOTPRINT. WE DO HAVE RETARDANT ON APPROXIMATELY 80% OF THE FIRE. AIRCRAFT HAVE BEEN RELEASED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COPTER 534.
UNITS RESPONDING: BATTALION 3512B ENGINE 3571 ENGINE 3586 ENGINE 3572 ENGINE 3552 ENGINE 3563 ENGINE 3555 ENGINE 3581 TRANSPORT DOES 3540 PILOT ROCK 4 PILOT ROCK 6 (CALFIRE) NOTES: FIRE (VEGETATION FIRE LUCERNE VALLEY SUNSET ROAD AT ALLEN WAY FULL VEGETATION RESPONSE ALLEN INCIDENT BATTALION 3512B ENGINE 3571 ENGINE 3586 ENGINE 3572 ENGINE 3552 ENGINE 3563 ENGINE 3555 ENGINE 3581 TRANSPORT DOES 3540 PILOT ROCK THROUGH 4 PILOT ROCK THROUGH 6 VEGETATION FIRE IN THE RED ZONE SUNSET ROAD ACROSS THE ALLEN WAY LUCERNE VALLEY COMMAND WILL BE VD LOCAL 2 TONE 3 PRIMARY TACTIC Z OF ATTACK 8 SECONDARY Z OF ATTACK 5 FIRST UNIT SEEN WILL BE THE ALLEN IC ALL UNITS STAND BY FOR RESPONSE CHECKBACKS ON 58.
) IN LUCERNE VALLEY WEATHER AT INCIDENT LOCATION: 97 DEGREES WITH 25% HUMIDITY. WINDS WNW AT 4 MPH. PRECIP: CLEAR SKY **** URGENT POWER LINES DOWN IN THE AREA **** (SOCALMOUNTAINS.COM CAD v13.1)
DISPOSITION: FRI 01:03PM ALLEN FIRE UPDATE: HOLDING AT 5 ACRES. MOSTLY STRUCTURES AND DEBRIS HOLDING IN ITS FOOTPRINT. WE DO HAVE RETARDANT ON APPROXIMATELY 80% OF THE FIRE. AIRCRAFT HAVE BEEN RELEASED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COPTER 534.
FRI JUL 10 1:03 PM ALLEN FIRE UPDATE: HOLDING AT 5 ACRES. MOSTLY STRUCTURES AND DEBRIS HOLDING IN ITS FOOTPRINT. WE DO HAVE RETARDANT ON APPROXIMATELY 80% OF THE FIRE. AIRCRAFT HAVE BEEN RELEASED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COPTER 534.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT FRI JUL 10 1:01 PM AIR ATTACK 12 AND TANKER 104 HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM THE FIRE. HELICOPTER 534 (USFS HEAPS PEAK) WILL REMAIN ON SCENE TO WORK THE FIRE. SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT FRI JUL 10 12:52 PM TANKER 104 (MD80 TANKER) IS NOW OVER THE FIRE WORKING WITH AIR ATTACK 12. AIR ATTACK 12 IS ALSO WORKING WITH GROUND CREWS TO SECURE OPEN FLANKS AND POTENTIAL PROBLEM AREAS. SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT FRI JUL 10 12:36 PM WERE GOING TO TRANSITION COMMAND FOR MYSELF. 35-71, ILL BE ASSUMING OPS. FIRE IS CURRENTLY HOLDING 5 TO 8 ACRES, MULTIPLE STRUCTURES, MULTIPLE VEHICLES. WE DO HAVE SIGNIFICANT EMBER CAST OUT TO THE EAST, POTENTIAL FOR 20 TO 30 ACRES. WERE IN CONTACT WITH AIR ATTACK. WERE GOING TO GET SOME RETARDANT DOWN AND DO SOME GOOD WORK WITH THE COPTER. I BELIEVE WELL BE ABLE TO PICK THIS UP WITH THOSE 5 ADDITIONAL. ASSUMING THAT ALAN, IC FIRE IS CURRENTLY 5 TO 8 ACRES, WITH STRUCTURE AND VEHICLES INVOLVED, AND A POTENTIAL OF 20 ACRES. SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT FRI JUL 10 12:34 PM AIR ATTACK 12 IS OVER THE FIRE WITH HELICOPTER 534. WINDS CONTINUE TO PRESENT A CHALLENGE TO FIREFIGHTERS AS WIND IS GUSTING TO 25 MPH. SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT FRI JUL 10 12:26 PM ALLEN IC CAN YOU CONFIRM STATUS? FIRE IS STILL CONTAINED TO THE PROPERTY BUT WE DO HAVE A 5MPH WIND ON IT. MY CONCERN IS ANY SPOTTING BUT FOR NOW ITS CONTAINED TO THE PROPERTY. CONTINUE THE AIRCRAFT FOR NOW. FIRST AIRCRAFT ON SCENE WILL BE HELICOPTER 534 WHO SHOULD BE OVER THE FIRE AT 12:32PM.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT FRI JUL 10 12:21 PM SAN BERNARDINO, ENGINE 3586, CAN YOU REATTACH US TO THE FIRE IN LUCERNE VALLEY? COMPUTER UPDATED, ANY KICK TO SOUTH? SAN BERNARDINO, ALAN IC. ALAN IC, SAN BERNARDINO, GO AHEAD. JUST BE ADVISED ON THE IMMEDIATE STRUCTURE THREAT. WE GOT ABOUT 10 TO 15 STRUCTURES OUT AHEAD OF THIS THING. ALSO, TOO, ID LIKE TO REQUEST CHP OR LOCAL PD FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL ON OLD WOMAN SPRINGS AND ALLEN WAY. BETWEEN 247 AND JUST EAST OF LUCERNE VALLEY FIRE STATION FOR ALL EQUIPMENT COMING IN. BEST ACCESS WILL BE OLD WOMAN SPRINGS AND ALLEN WAY. ALAN IC, SAN BERNARDINO, I COPY. REQUEST FOR CHP AND SO FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL OFF OWOMAN AND ALLEN. AND I COPY YOUR STRUCTURE THREAT.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT FRI JUL 10 12:17 PM AMMUNITION CONTINUES TO GO OFF IN THE AREA OF THE ALLEN FIRE IN LUCERNE. POWER LINES ARE ALSO DOWN IN THE AREA. AVOID THE AREA! SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT FRI JUL 10 12:10 PM ID LIKE TO PULL A REQUEST IN FOR FIVE ADDITIONAL ENGINES. WE HAVE A MEDIA STRUCTURE THREAT, THE FIRE IS CURRENTLY BURNING TO THE EAST. THE FIRE IS NOW STARTING TO SPOT. ITS NOT AHEAD OF ITSELF. WEVE GOT A MEDIA STRUCTURE THREAT IN FRONT OF THE HEAD. 3571, CORRECTION, ALAN, IC OR DO COPY AS YOU REQUEST FOR FIVE ADDITIONAL ENGINES, CONFIRMING ANY TYPE AND CLOSEST.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT FRI JUL 10 12:08 PM UNITS ON SCENE REPORT ONE HALF ACRE WITH A RAPID RATE OF SPREAD. MEDIC ENGINE 8, HALF ACRE WITH ONE STRUCTURE INVOLVED AND MUNITIONS GOING OFF WITH THE IMMEDIATE EXPOSURE TO POWER LINES. YOU HAVE ONE AIR ATTACK AND ONE TYPE 1 COPTER ON THE MUTUAL THREAT RESPONSE FOR AIRCRAFT. SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT FRI JUL 10 12:05 PM COUNTY ENGINE 8 - WE HAVE A SMOKE HEADER SHOWING - LETS GRAB THE WATER TENDER AND START A FULL RESPONSE - BAT 147 SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT SCANNER AUDIO IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THIS HOUR
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[UPDATE] VEGETATION FIRE in LUCERNE VALLEY Allen Fire Update: Holding At 5 Acres. Mostly Structures And Debris Holding In Its Footprint. We Do Have Retardant On Approximately 80% Of The Fire. Aircraft Have Been Released With The Exception Of Copter 534.
[UPDATE] VEGETATION FIRE in LUCERNE VALLEY Tanker 104 (md80 Tanker) Is Now Over The Fire Working With Air Attack 12. Air Attack 12 Is Also Working With Ground Crews To Secure Open Flanks And Potential Problem Areas. DETAILS: [Click Here]
[UPDATE] VEGETATION FIRE in LUCERNE VALLEY Were Going To Transition Command For Myself. 35-71, Ill Be Assuming Ops. Fire Is Currently Holding 5 To 8 Acres, Multiple Structures, Multiple Vehicles. We Do Have Significant Ember Cast Out To The East, Potential For 20 To 30 Acres. Were In Contact With Air Attack. Were Going To Get Some Retardant Down And Do Some Good Work With The Copter. I Believe Well Be Able To Pick This Up With Those 5 Additional. Assuming That Alan, Ic Fire Is Currently 5 To 8 Acres, With Structure And Vehicles Involved, And A Potential Of 20 Acres. DETAILS: [Click Here]
[UPDATE] VEGETATION FIRE in LUCERNE VALLEY Allen Ic Can You Confirm Status? Fire Is Still Contained To The Property But We Do Have A 5mph Wind On It. My Concern Is Any Spotting But For Now Its Contained To The Property. Continue The Aircraft For Now. First Aircraft On Scene Will Be Helicopter 534 Who Should Be Over The Fire At 12:32pm.
[UPDATE] VEGETATION FIRE in LUCERNE VALLEY Ammunition Continues To Go Off In The Area Of The Allen Fire In Lucerne. Power Lines Are Also Down In The Area. Avoid The Area! DETAILS: [Click Here]
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[UPDATE] VEGETATION FIRE in LUCERNE VALLEY Units On Scene Report One Half Acre With A Rapid Rate Of Spread. Medic Engine 8, Half Acre With One Structure Involved And Munitions Going Off With The Immediate Exposure To Power Lines. You Have One Air Attack And One Type 1 Copter On The Mutual Threat Response For Aircraft. DETAILS: [Click Here]
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[UPDATE] TRAFFIC ACCIDENT in BIG BEAR CITY 282 And 2806 On Scene. We Got One Minor Patient In This Black Truck Behind Me. Im Going To Check On Another Vehicle Over There. DETAILS: [Click Here]
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