A pick-up truck that was off-roading in the Jurupa Hills sparked a 6-acre brushfire. San Bernardino County firefighters got the call around 3pm Sunday at Tamarind and Alder avenue. A second alarm was quickly called after the fire rapidly spread up steep rocky terrain. Firefighters had a line around the fire within an hour and Read More…
Monday’s storms in Forest Falls killed a 62-year old woman and destroyed six homes. The woman was found buried in the mud after several days of searching the area. After the storms cleared, San Bernardino County fire mobilized a damage assessment team. Going systematically through each address in Forest Falls, the found six homes destroyed, Read More…
A Monday afternoon storm parked itself over the San Bernardino County Mountains causing massive mud and debris flows. In Forest Falls and unknown number and homes and cars were buried from the mudslide. San Bernardino County Fire department spent hours going door to door looking for victims. Over in Oak Glen it was the same Read More…
It is becoming an almost monthly occurrence. San Bernardino County Firefighters were back out at the abandoned Carousel Mall in San Bernardino for another fire Sunday morning around 10am. This time the fire compromised the walls of the building. A third alarm was called bringing a large amount of resources to the property. The mall Read More…
An aggressive attack by fire crews has kept the Bronco Fire in the Cajon Pass to just ninety-nine acres. The fire broke out just before 1pm on the hillside of the northbound I-15 near Kenwood avenue. A ground and air attack was quickly launched as the flames spread. Firefighters hiked up hillsides in 100-degree heat Read More…
A fire that broke out early Sunday morning damaged two homes. Fire crews rushed to the 200 block of South 2nd avenue in Upland around 4am. They found heavy smoke and fire coming from a single story home. The fire quickly spread to the garage and patio of an adjacent property. Firefighters had the fire Read More…
A fire broke out Sunday morning at a six story office building in San Bernardino owned by the county. Firefighters arrived around 9:30am to find smoke pouring out of the fourth floor of the office building at 172 W. Third Street in the downtown area. A total of 25 engines, 5 truck companies and 5 Read More…
The Sheep Fire near Highway 2 just south of Wrightwood started out a 1/4 acre fire Saturday evening. By nightfall the fire grew to 35 acres. As the winds picked up Sunday afternoon and temperatures rose, the fire quickly exploded to 990 acres within just a few hours. It jumped Highway 2 in several spots Read More…
Firefighters from the San Bernardino County Fire Department, CalFire and the US Forest Service stopped a fire from growing and burning structures Monday afternoon. The fire broke out around 2pm off of Highway 138 in the Summit Valley area of Hesperia. Two airtankers and two helicopters along with a full response of ground crews stopped Read More…
San Bernardino County firefighters responded to a report of a fire at the Stoneridge Apartments in Upland. The first arriving unit found smoke showing from a two-story apartment complex in the 1500 block of West 8th street just after 1pm Monday. More firefighters were requested as flames began coming from the roof. All residents were Read More…