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Butler Fires - September 2007

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This was a beautiful day coming home to the mountain. Aug,2007
A Beautiful Day coming down the mountain.
By: sillygirl

Off highway 18 at 1am sept. 16th
Butler Fire
By: Joey Anderson (SMFD)

1am September 16th (on highway 18 - glory ridge)
Butler Fire
By: Joey Anderson (SMFD)

This was taken around 12am september 16th at glory ridge off highway 18.
Butler Fire
By: Joey Anderson (SMFD)

Smoke Seen from Twin Peaks
Butler Fire 2
By:

Pictures from Twin Peaks
Butler Fire 2
By:

Smoke as seen from Henderson Nevada. Ash and heavy smoke smell have been present this afternoon just a few minutes away from the strip. taken this evening
Butler2SmokeNV
By: Linda B

Fire from Lake Arrowhead Village on Sturday Sept,15,2007
Buttler Fire 2
By: Sillygirl

Buttler Fire 2 from lake Arrowhead on Saturday!
Buttler Fire 2
By: Sillygirl


Copter
By: Sandra F Anderson


Hot Air Balloon
By: Justmeonthehill

This is the smoke as seen from Henderson
SmokeSeenNevada
By: Linda B

Tanker 910 dropping on the Butler 2 Fire in 2007.
Tanker 910 Heavy Butler 2 Fire
By: c Stephen M. Turner 2007

Tanker 910 dropping.
Tanker 910 Heavy Butler 2 Fire Dropping
By: c Stephen M. Turner 2007

Tanker 910 on approach over Keller Peak.
Tanker 910 Heavy Butler 2 Fire Inbound
By: c Stephen M. Turner 2007

Tanker 910 on approach over Keller Peak.
Tanker 910 Heavy Butler 2 Fire Inbound 2
By: c Stephen M. Turner 2007

this is what I could put together as of about 2:00 p.m. saturday afternoon. It is if anything conservative. but should not be considered official in any way. just to give an idea
unofficial estimate as of 2:00 p.m. saturday
By: terrain by google earth

Saturday, September 1, 2007


My son took this picture of the Butler Fire Smoke as seen from Stater Bros., parking lot in Big Bear.
Butler Fire
By: Scott Ross

View of Butler Fire smoke from Highway 18 in Running Springs.
Butler Fire
By: PR

Dropping retardant
Butler Fire
By:

CDF Fire helicopter refueling at Snow Valley parking lot.
Refueling
By: PR
01:00 PM
View of the Butler Fire from Keller Peak.
Bulter Fire
By: Harvey
01:00 PM
View of the Butler Fire from Keller Peak.
Butler Fire
By: Harvey
01:59 PM
Butler Fire from Hwy 38 near Big Bear Dam
Butler Fire from Hwy 38 Big Bear Lake
By: G Skonetski
02:30 PM
Taken from Keller Peak Road at approx 2:30pm.
Butler Peak Fire
By: Dan Teter
02:43 PM
Staging operations in Fawnskin, CA for Butler Peak 1 fire.
BDF Engine 11
By: Debe Hale
02:43 PM
Staging operations in Fawnskin, CA for Butler Peak 1 fire.
Staging for Fire
By: Debe Hale
04:00 PM
Water Drop on the downside of SR-18 MM 40 Arctic Circle
Butler Fire
By: RS_BRIAN
05:00 PM
SR-18 Arctic Circle Mile marker 40,Fire on the hillside right above us.
Butler Fire
By: RS_BRIAN
05:00 PM
SR-18 MM 40 Arctic Circle just below butler peak
Butler Fire
By: RS_BRIAN
05:00 PM
Water Drop helicopter filling up near Big Bear Lake Dam
Butler Fire Fight 1
By: Photo Art by Sharon
05:00 PM
Fire Engine rushes along north shore of Big Bear Lake
Butler Fire Fight 2
By: Photo Art by Sharon
05:00 PM
Water-laden helicopter flys toward fire on Butler Peak.
Butler Fire Fight 3
By: Photo Art by Sharon
05:00 PM

Engine 57 Firefighters
By: Debe Hale
05:00 PM
Fawnskin, CA firefighters waiting to be dispatched on the Butler 1 fire
Waiting for Dispatch
By: Debe Hale
06:00 PM
Every 3 minutes several large fire fighter helicopters filled up at the dam and sped off to fight the Butler fire
Butler Fire Fight 4
By: Photo Art by Sharon
06:00 PM
You can see the pilot here intent on his job of getting water to the fire. These people are heroes.
Butler Fire Fight 5
By: Photo Art by Sharon
06:05 PM
Taken from Children
Butler Peak Fire
By: Steffanie Teter-Miller
06:11 PM
Sunset through the smoke along Polique Canyon
Butler Peak @ Sunset
By: Debe Hale

Sunday, September 2, 2007


Butler Fire Incident Command
Butler Fire IC
By: Dave Henderson

Fire Fighters getting a little rest and refreshments.
Getting Some Rest
By: Dave Henderson

Some folks just don
Traffic Check Point Hwy 18
By: Dave Henderson
11:00 AM
Butler Fire from a lower elevation on Keller Peek
Butler Fire
By: Dave Henderson
11:00 AM
Butler Fire from Kellers Peek
Butler Fire
By: Dave Henderson

Friday, September 14, 2007


Panorama from Keller Peak area
B2 day2 from Keller Peak
By: Matt


Butler 2 Fire
By: Harvey


Butler 2 Fire
By: Harvey


Butler 2 Fire
By: Harvey


Butler Fire #2
By:


Butler Fire #2
By: Harvey

Picture taken from Arctic Circle
Butler Fire #2
By: Harvey


Butler Fire #2
By: Harvey

Butler2/Fawnskin from Big Bear
Butler2/Fawnskin
By: Scott R

View from Big Bear
Butler2/Fawnskin Fire
By: Scott R.

Shot from Big Bear, Butler2/Fawnskin Fire
Butler2/Fawnskin Fire 9.14.07
By: S. Ross

From Little Bear Dam
Deborah Guyette
By: Deborah Guyette

From Little Bear Dam
Deborah Guyette
By: Deborah Guyette

This pictures is over Little Bear Dam
Deborah Guyette
By: Deborah Guyette

From Little Bear Dam In Lake Arrowhead
Deborah Guyette
By: Deborah Guyette
02:00 PM
Flames crest a ridge to the north of Highway 18, as seen from near Lakeview Point, around 2 PM on Friday.
Another Butler Fire from near Lakeview Point
By: RPS_JPR
02:09 PM
Smoke rises from the Butler 2 Fire about 40 minutes after it was first reported, as seen from Grass Valley Road in Lake Arrowhead.
Smoke Plume
By: Greg Eddinger
03:30 PM
Looking at the Butler Fire 2 from Running Springs.
Butler 2 Fire
By: Kevin Kellems
04:00 PM
Taken from Pine Knot and Big Bear Boulevard, Big Bear Lake.
Butler 2 Fire
By: JordanL
04:00 PM
Smoke billows north of Big Bear Lake from the Butler 2 Fire to the northwest of Fawnskin, as seen from the south shore of Big Bear Lake.
Butler Fire 2
By: JordanL
07:00 PM
Unique looking clouds formed near Big Bear as seen from Rancho Cucamonga.
Alien Spaceship or Cloud?
By: Mysteryy
07:20 PM
Flames showing from this view in Twin Peaks.
Butler 2 Fire
By:
08:27 PM
taken from Banff and Mammoth
Butler 2 Fire
By: Bullwinkle
08:33 PM
taken from Banff and Mammoth
Butler 2 Fire
By: Bullwinkle
08:45 PM
taken from Banff and Mammoth
Butler 2 Fire
By: Bullwinkle
08:47 PM
taken from Banff and Mammoth
Butler 2 Fire
By: Bullwinkle
10:00 PM
The official Butler 2 Fire map from the fire briefing Friday evening shows the burn area of the fire.
Butler 2 Fire Map
By: Dave Henderson
10:00 PM
Fire Briefing
Butler Fire 2 Fire Briefing
By: Dave Henderson
10:11 PM
The glow and torching flames from the distant Butler 2 Fire are seen from Crest Forest Drive in Crestline Friday night.
Night Glow
By: Scott Straley
10:34 PM
Butler Fire 2 Glow.
Michael Reitmeyer
By: Mike Reitmeyer - www.luminous-exposure.com
10:42 PM
Glow over Big Bear Lake
Michael Reitmeyer
By: Mike Reitmeyer - www.luminous-exposure.com
10:45 PM
A large plume of smoke glows from the Butler 2 Fire as seen from Grass Valley Road in Lake Arrowhead with Mary Putnam Henck Middle School illuminated in the foreground.
Deceptively Distant Fire
By: Greg Eddinger

Saturday, September 15, 2007


DC 10 dropping on ridge line west of Butler Peak
Butler 2 Fire
By: Harvey

DC 10 over head
Butler 2 Fire
By: Harvey

Smoke pours northward out of the mountains into the Lucerne Valley near Highway 247 and Lincoln Road
Butler 2 Fire
By: Jim Brown

DC 10 over Keller Peak
Butler 2 Fire
By: Harvey

View of smoke from Hwy. 18 in Arrowbear
ButlerFire2
By: Phyllis R.

Smoke builds to the east of Green Valley lake as the fire charges through the rugged forest terrain and Holcomb Valley.
ButlerFire2
By: Phyllis R

Carson Fire Helicopter truck filling up at Arrowbear Valero, on his way to Big Bear.
ButlerFire2
By: Phyllis
10:00 AM
Butler 2 Fire from Stanfiled Cutoff
Stanfield Cutoff
By: MelloYello
10:30 AM
From a boat on Lake Arrowhead the smoke was billowing up from the Butler 2 fire to the north of the lake.
Butler 2 Fire from Lake Arrowhead Boat
By: Photo Art by Sharon
12:00 PM
Fire seen from Grandview school
Butler Fire
By: JM
12:00 PM
View from the town of Green Valley Lake.
Butler2
By: Phyllis R.
12:15 PM
This was taken from the 18 by Heaps Peak dump.
Fire from Highway 18 by Heaps Peak
By: Steffanie Teter-Miller
12:30 PM
The view from Rim High School during football game Sat. afternoon.
Smoke fills the sky from the Butler 2 fire
By: K. Bergie
12:30 PM
View from Alpine Lane in Twin Peaks of the smoke and flames from the Butler 2 fire.
Thick smoke from Butler 2
By: Snowman
12:40 PM
Smoke in the air at RHS
Butler 2 Fire from RHS
By: K.Bergie
12:40 PM
A wall of smoke near RHS
Butler 2 fire The Smoke Filled Mountains
By: K.Bergie
01:07 PM
1:10AM Saturday Morning. Taken from the Dam at Lake Arrowhead.
Butler 2 Fire
By:
02:00 PM
near Crab Flats
Butler 2 fire
By: Kelly Pajak
02:00 PM
good vantage from Snow Valley
Butler 2 fire
By: Kelly Pajak
02:00 PM
Tanker 910 fills the sky with red-dyed fire retardant as it passes to the north and east of Snow Valley Saturday afternoon.
Tanker 910
By: Kelly Pajak
02:30 PM
Air Attack
Butler 2 Fire
By: Daniel Elliott San Bernardino County Fire
02:30 PM
Butler Fire Map
Butler Fire 2 Map
By: Dave Henderson
02:30 PM
Fire Burns in Forest
Fire Burns
By: Daniel Elliott San Bernardino County Fire
02:30 PM
Firefighter works a hot spot
Fire Fighter
By: Daniel Elliott San Bernardino County Fire
02:30 PM
Fire Crowns A Tree in Butler Fire 2
Fire in Trees
By: Daniel Elliott San Bernardino County Fire
02:30 PM
Fire Rages through Old Growth Pine Trees
Fire Rages
By: Daniel Elliott San Bernardino County Fire
02:30 PM
Butler fire 2 map
Official Butler fire map
By: Dave Henderson
02:30 PM
A Wall Of Fire
Wall Of Fire
By: Daniel Elliott San Bernardino County Fire
03:10 PM
Taken from Big Bear Lake near the Village, looking northwest.
Butler 2
By: JordanL
03:30 PM
Photo taken on Camp Rock Rd approx 3 miles north of Hwy 247
Butler 2 Fire
By: Jim Brown
06:20 PM
Butler 2 fire taken from Rim just west of Running Springs
Butler 2 from Running Springs
By: G Skonetski
07:00 PM
This is the smoke as seen from Henderson NV just a few minutes from the strip. All the build-up is smoke not clouds.
SmokeFrom LV
By: Linda B
07:20 PM
From Twin Peaks
Butler Fire @ Night
By: J Shupe
07:20 PM
From Twin Peaks
Butler Fire @ Night
By: J Shupe
07:20 PM
From Twin Peaks
Butler Fire @ Night
By: J Shupe
07:30 PM
From Hwy 18 early Saturday evening.
Butler2
By: Phyllis
08:39 PM
taken from Banff and Mammoth
Butler 3Fire
By: Bullwinkle
10:30 PM
View of fire from Hwy 18 & All View, RS
ButlerFire2
By: Phyllis R

Sunday, September 16, 2007


view from Keller Peak
Butler 2
By: Phyllis

Butler 2 Fire as seen from Keller Peak
Butler 2
By: Phyllis R

On my hike this is what I saw
Butler Fire 2
By: Jeff

Fingers of smoke and fire down to Hwy 18
Butler2
By: Phyllis
07:34 AM
Tonight From Jeep Trail
Jeep trail
By: Jimmy Burkitt
09:30 AM

butler 2 fire
By: timothy snider
09:30 AM

butler 2 fire
By: timothy snider
02:00 PM
Flare up on the South flank of the Butler Fire about 200 yards north of Hwy 18 on the Arctic Circle
Butler Fire
By: Dave Henderson
02:00 PM
South East Flank of the Butler 2 Fire under air attack by Helicopter
Butler Fire
By: Dave Henderson
02:00 PM
Official Butler Fire Map
Butler Fire Map
By: Dave Henderson
02:00 PM
Air Strike over south flank
Butler2 Fire
By: Dave Henderson
02:00 PM
butler2 fire from meadow park west
From Meadow park
By: MelloYello
02:00 PM
Fire Burning just above Hwy 18 on the Arctic Circle, Big Bear
Southern flank of Butler Fire
By: Dave Henderson
02:10 PM
Retardent Base Operation
Sucking It Up
By: Ed Carey
02:12 PM
Retardent Base Operation
Just About There
By: Ed Carey
04:00 PM
In Memory of Engine 57 Firefighters who lost their lives during the Esperanza Fire, October 2006. Taken at the briefing for the Butler 2 Fire at Hootman Center.
In Memory
By: VickiW
04:00 PM
Dipping into Green Valley Lake.
Life Goes on in Green Valley Lake
By: above7000
05:00 PM
Not official, but it\
Butler 2 Fire Google Earth Perspective
By: Google Earth background, OWS additions.
05:00 PM
Progression map presented at the meeting at Hootman Center.
Butler 2 Progression Map
By: VickiW
05:00 PM
Legend of the Progression Map presented at the meeting at Hootman Center on Sunday.
Butler 2 Progression Map Legend
By: VickiW
05:20 PM

From Boulder Bay
By: Sandra F Anderson
05:30 PM

DRAFTING FROM GVL
By: RANDY BON
05:45 PM

Big Bug
By: Sandra F. Anderson
05:45 PM

Taking water from BB Lake
By: Sandra F. Anderson
06:00 PM
A new flair up
Butler2 Fire view from ROW High School
By: StevieAtTheLake
06:00 PM
Zoomed in view
Butler2 Fire view from ROW High School
By: StevieAtTheLake
07:30 PM
From Heaps Peak Sunday Morning
Butler2
By: Phyllis R
07:30 PM
View from Heaps Peak Sunday (9/16) morning.
Butler2
By: Phyllis R
07:30 PM
Taken near Heaps Peak at 7:30 Sunday morning
Butler2 from Hwy 18 RS
By: Phyllis R
08:07 PM
Not the greatest picture but you can see the fire making it\
Fire Picture from Lucerne Valley
By: D Bedell / J Bleeker
08:07 PM
Not the greatest picture but you can see the fire making it\
Fire Picture from Lucerne Valley
By: J Bleeker

Monday, September 17, 2007


Butler II Fire Spotter Plane crash #2
Butler II Fire Spotter Plane Crash
By: JRC

Bulter II Fire Plane Crash
Butler II Fire Spotter Plane Crash
By: JRC

Butler II Fire Plane Crash
Butler II Fire Spotter Plane Crash
By: JRC

Butler II Fire Spotter Plane Crash 9/17 behind Interiors on Sandlewood....Big Bear Lake
Butler II Fire Spotter Plane Crash
By: JRC
05:25 AM
early morning fire
Butler 2 Fire
By: Bullwinkle
05:25 AM
early morning smoke from fire--taken from Banff
Butler 2 Fire
By: Bullwinkle
08:20 AM
Firefighters camping at Snow Valley
Butler 2 Fire
By: Snow Valley Webcam
08:20 AM
Fire along Artic Circle from Snow Valley webcam
Butler 2 Fire
By: Snow Valley Webcam
11:00 AM

Base Camp At Snow Valley
By: RANDY BON
12:53 PM
Butler2 Fire from Keller Peak
Butler2 Fire from Keller Peak
By: Eric Miller
01:30 PM
Big Bear Lake Fire personnel attend to a firefighting tanker plane that made an emergency landing Monday while assigned to the Butler 2 Fire. Smoke from the Butler 2 Fire can be seen in the distance.
492 Emergency Landing
By: Jim Tunnell
01:30 PM
Tanker 492 near Fox Farm Road and Sandalwood in Big Bear Lake.
Tanker 492
By: K Kendall
01:30 PM
Tanker 492 near Fox Farm Road and Sandalwood in Big Bear Lake.
Tanker 492
By: K Kendall
01:30 PM
Tanker 492 near Fox Farm Road and Sandalwood in Big Bear Lake.
Tanker 492
By: K Kendall
01:57 PM
VNC Type3 Strike Team
Follow the Leader
By: Ed Carey
03:00 PM

BUCKETING WATER FROM GVL
By: RANDY BON

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

06:18 AM
Smoke from fire drifting into Lake Arrowhead
Butler 2 Fire
By: Bullwinkle
06:25 AM
smoke over Lake Arrowhead
Butler 2 Fire
By: Bullwinkle
09:18 AM
Balloon at football field for a conference
Hot Air Balloon at UCLA Conference Center
By: Bullwinkle
10:30 AM
Fire on the Arctic Circle
Butler 2 Fire
By: Jean Karwelis
10:30 AM
Fire on the Arctic Circle
Butler 2 Fire
By: Jean Karwelis
10:30 AM
Air Attack on Fire
Butler 2 Fire
By: Jean Karwelis
10:30 AM
Butler 2 Fire map
Butler2 Fire Map 09/18/07
By: USFS
11:59 AM
Twin Helo\
Two At A Time
By: Ed Carey
06:30 PM

Sunset
By: Christine Davis
08:48 PM
Perimeter map from infrared flight Tuesday, 8:48 PM.
Butler 2 Fire Perimeter
By: US Forest Service

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

09:40 PM
Wednesday Butler 2 fire perimeter map.
Butler 2 Fire Perimeter Wednesday PM
By: US Forest Service

Friday, September 21, 2007

12:00 PM
Map showing locations of campgrounds and roads in the Green Valley Lake area. (Arrowhead East High Impact Recreation Areas.)
Arrowhead East HIRA Map
By: US Forest Service
12:00 PM
Map showing locations of campgrounds and roads in the Big Bear Lake northwest area. (Big Bear Lake Northwest High Impact Recreation Areas.)
Big Bear Lake Northwest HIRA Map
By: US Forest Service

Saturday, September 22, 2007

03:46 PM
Highway 18 Hazard
Watch For Falling Rocks
By: Ed Carey
06:22 PM
View of Butler fire from Lake Arrowhead reservoir
Butler2 Fire view from LA Reservoir
By: StevieAtTheLake
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