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October 2007 Fires

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Crestline

By: RRR

Crestline looking towards Top Town

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All Red

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Crestline looking toward Twin Peaks

By: RRR

Lake Gregory

By: RRR

Lake Gregory

By: RRR

Lake Gregory

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Lake Gregory

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By: RRR

Breathing the ash was not good for anyone. This is one reason why evacuation was necessary

By: Falling Ash

Grass Valley and Slide Wildfires Mountain Wide Appreciation Day
Appreciation Day
By: RRN/RMHL

A benefit Bowl-A-Thon to assist victims of the recent wildfires will be staged at 2 p.m. and again at 5 p.m. at the Bowling Barn in Big Bear Lake (40625 Lakeview Drive). For additional information call 909-878-BOWL.
Bowling Barn
By: Bowling Barn

View of the fire from my living room windows  as it hit the golf course
Fire From Golf Course
By: Jesse Henson


Food Safety Flier
By: SB County DEHS

dozer crews arrive at lake arrowhead scout camps
ford
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Fire From Grass valley Golf cou
Grass Valley Fire
By: Jesse Henson


Lake Arrowhead
By: Lake Arrowhead Chamber of Commerce


SR330 Near Fredalba
By: Caltrans: Maala

Monday, October 15, 2007

Saturday, October 20, 2007

01:40 PM
Looking down on the Devore fire from vehicle coming up Hwy 18.  We were evacuated from the Glen Helen academy classrooms early, to see this on our way home... three new fires...
Fire near Devore
By: Silky
02:00 PM
There are three fires going at one time.
Devore fire
By: Silky

Sunday, October 21, 2007

04:45 PM
Smoke from the Bear Fire burning near Rimforest blows south and west into the valley in strong gusty Santa Ana Winds.
Daily Canyon Fire
By: Dave Henderson

Monday, October 22, 2007

06:00 AM
Leaving our Deer Lodge Park home & thinking it was going to be gone.
Grass Valley Fire
By: by Cynthia Altmeyer
08:46 AM
This Photo was taken from Yosemite Drive
Grass Valley
By: Justmeonthehill
09:00 AM
North Side of Lake G, by dam.  Monday morning, 22nd
North Shore Lake G
By: Gwalters009
09:15 AM
This is the very first pic of the Grass Fire  from Crest Forest turnout.
Day One Grass Fire into Crestline
By: Gwalters009
11:00 AM
Taken while evacuating from Lake Arrowhead to Hesperia
I-215 - Santa Ana winds and smoke
By: Russell Ary
11:00 AM
Smoke Seen From Richmond Dr.
Smoke In Arrowbear Skys
By: Josh Lawhun
11:30 AM
Taken while evacuating from Lake Arrowhead to Hesperia.
I-215 & I-15 Fire
By: Russell Ary
11:30 AM
Taken while evacuating from Lake Arrowhead to Hesperia.
I-215 Too close for comfort!
By: Russell Ary
03:00 PM
Smoke Seen From Keater In Arrowbear.
Smoke Billows
By: Josh Lawhun
03:26 PM
Taken from Leprechaun in Enchanted Forest on Monday afternoon.
Grass Fire
By: Handygirl
06:00 PM
Coming down over crest into Dart Canyon night of the 22nd from Crest Forest
NightTime
By: Gwalters009
07:00 PM
Smoke picks up at 7:00p.m. Monday night.  We left 10 minutes later.
Time to Go!!
By: Jorge Amador
07:30 PM
I took this photo standing on my deck.I live on deer lick dr. right off the 18.
SLIDE FIRE 7:30 A.M. 10/22
By: Danny (MTNLANDER)
09:30 PM
Lake Arrowhead Fire Pics from The Village
Angie Young
By:
09:48 PM
View of the fire from Spring Valley Lake
Grass Valley/Slide Fires
By: MzTrubl

Tuesday, October 23, 2007


Air tanker 722 fighting Lake Arrowhead fires
air tanker 722
By: Elisa Cook
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Air tanker 722 fighting Lake Arrowhead fires
air tanker 722
By: pebbles
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07:44 AM
Taken Tuesday morning.  Surreal.
Smokey Sun
By: Handygirl
02:00 PM
Slide fire getting close to Heaps Peak. Picture taken from Hook Creek.
Slide Fire
By: cherluv64
05:15 PM
First drop on the Crestline side of the Grass Fire.
DC 10
By: gwalters009

Wednesday, October 24, 2007



Lake Arrowhead Fires
By: Angie Young

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Friday, October 26, 2007

Saturday, October 27, 2007


crew from Big Pine Flats, working on the Grass <object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/FSD7cfi3JPQ&rel=1\"></param><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/FSD7cfi3JPQ&rel=1\" Crew from Big Pine Flats working on the Grass Valley Fire.
Grass Valley Fire
By: by Cheri Altmeyer
09:00 AM

Burned Guardrail on SR330 Near Fredalba
By: Caltrans: Maala
12:00 PM

We Care Stickers - Rim Of The World
By: Lake Arrowhead Rotary
12:00 PM

We Care Stickers - Statewide
By: Lake Arrowhead Rotary
05:00 PM

Historical Fires Map 1997 - 2007
By: US Forest Service
05:00 PM

Slide Fire Perimeter Map October 27
By: US Forest Service

Sunday, October 28, 2007

10:00 AM

Grass Valley Fire Restricted Areas
By: US Forest Service
11:38 AM
Gas Company crews in the 1200-block of Brentwood Drive in Lake Arrowhead working to repair and restore utilities.
Gas Company
By: Scott Straley
11:43 AM
A pink rose blooms in stark contrast to the remains of 1294 Brentwood Drive in Lake Arrowead
1294 Brentwood Drive
By: Scott Straley
11:44 AM
Undamages homes in the 1200-block of Brentwood Drive in Lake Arrowhead
Undamaged Brentwood Homes
By: Scott Straley
12:51 PM
A hillside below the 30-thousand block of Knollview Drive smolders.
Smoldering Hillside
By: Scott Straley
12:54 PM
Vegetation burned next to 30751 Knollview Drive in Running Springs.
Defensible Space
By: Scott Straley
12:54 PM
Undamaged homes along the ridge in the Rimwood Ranch area of Running Springs.
Rimwood Ranch
By: Scott Straley
01:21 PM
Fire crews stage along Gremlin Court as crews from Pilot Rock clear vegetation in the nearby forest.  There was no visible property damage on Gremlin Court.
Gremlin Court
By: Scott Straley
01:37 PM
St. Anne\
Saint Anne\'s Church
By: Scott Straley
01:53 PM
A basset hound statue sits guard outside a burned home in Fredalba.
Loyal Watchdog
By: Scott Straley
02:14 PM
A squirrel bird bath sits next to a burned out home in Fredalba, seemingly watching on.
Petrified Squirrel
By: Scott Straley
02:24 PM
A melted toy house sits between two homes also destroyed in the fire in Fredalba
Melted House
By: Scott Straley
02:57 PM
Chimneys stand like silent sentries along Fredalba Road amidst the damage and destruction from the Slide Fire.
Sentry Chimneys
By: Scott Straley
03:01 PM
A singed Fire Safe Council sign along Fredalba Road in Fredalba
Demonstration Forest
By: Scott Straley
03:26 PM
Power crews replace damaged power poles at Old City Creek Drive and Rim of the World Drive in Running Springs
Power Crews
By: Scott Straley
04:41 PM
A column of smoke erupts from the burn area in the canyon to the east of Live Oak and south Willow Drive.
Spot Fire
By: Scott Straley
05:02 PM

2016 Poplar Drive
By: Scott Straley
05:05 PM

2018 Poplar Drive
By: Scott Straley
05:20 PM
A column of smoke spills into the sky near Willow Drive in Running Spring
Willow Smoke
By: Scott Straley
06:04 PM
A team of firefighters from Idaho, Oregon, and Washington survey the smoldering hot spots in Deep Creek area north of Running Springs.
Surveying Deep Creek
By: Scott Straley
06:23 PM
The Edison Command Center at Whispering Pines Drive and Palo Alto Way in Running Springs.
Edison Command Center
By: Scott Straley
06:23 PM
Crews unload power poles from a tractor trailer at the playground in Running Springs along Whispering Pines Drive.
Unloading Poles
By: Scott Straley
06:24 PM
Scores of power poles are stored at Whispering Pines Drive and Palo Alto Way as dozens of utility trucks begin the round-the-clock effort to restore electricity to Running Springs.
Scores of Poles
By: Scott Straley

Monday, October 29, 2007


A potted flower sympathy note delivered to each home that was lost in the Grass Valley and Slide fires.
Flower And Note
By: Jeff Rigney, Special Districts Department, County of San Bernardino
07:00 AM

The view from my deck
By: jumeca
09:59 AM
Dave\
Diesel Dave, It Stands!
By: Handygirl
10:00 AM
I think you still own this, don\
MountainLover and rsguy
By: Handygirl
10:05 AM
Home sweet home, Michelle!
Shelby1970
By: Handygirl
10:09 AM
For the woman who called the hardware store yesterday
Blue Victorian on Hilltop
By: Handygirl
01:41 PM
Turned up in my yard yesterday afternoon, posted for a couple of pictures and disappeared.
Lost Kitty?
By: Handygirl

Tuesday, October 30, 2007


OES engines at lake arrowhead scout camps
ford
By:
02:00 PM
Fire ember that drifted to our property - bigger than my hand.
Huge Fire Ember
By: jackien
02:26 PM

Chivo
By: Handygirl
04:00 PM
Brentwood Drive taken from Grass Valley Park
Brentwood Drive
By: jackien
04:05 PM
I think this is where the fire stopped on the lower part of Brentwood - taken from across Grass Valley Lake.
Brentwood Drive
By: jackien

Wednesday, October 31, 2007


I have never liked Halloween much, and this scene did not help the cause. Very eerie the way this pumpkin was all that remained of this house on Deep Creek.
Pumpkin
By: Steve Cooper

Thursday, November 1, 2007

10:00 AM
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner held a new conference in Sacramento last week to announce the signing of a declaration of insurance emergency in the wake of Southern California’s wildfires. State Fire Marshal Kate Dargan attended the briefing in the State Capitol.
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner
By: Department of Insurance
10:00 AM
Thank you to the LA City Fire Department Fire Station #1, Strike Team 1002, for protecting our home during the Slide Fire.
Thank you!!!
By: VickiW

Friday, November 2, 2007

01:00 PM
Sen. Barbara Boxer listens late Friday as Running Springs Fire Chief Bill Smith outlines Slide Fire losses in the Fredalba-Smiley Park area of the San Bernardino Mountains. Looking on are San Bernardino County Fire Chief Pat Dennen, Chief Kim Zagaris from the California Office of Emergency Services and San Bernardino County Supervisor Dennis Hansberger.
Senator Barbara Boxer
By: Michael P. Neufeld
01:00 PM
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-California) stands in front of one of the 166 homes destroyed in the Fredalba-Smiley Park area of Running Springs during the Slide Fire. She toured the burned area and pledged to help secure additional funding for fire mitigation program in the mountain communities.
Senator Barbara Boxer Tours Burn Area
By: Michael P. Neufeld

Sunday, November 4, 2007

Monday, November 5, 2007


Luring Pines Cr. appreciation for saving all our homes.
Thank You Firefighters!
By: Pat McCollister and S. Milika\'a

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

07:45 AM
Jane St. John from Lake Arrowhead displays her ballot cast at the Twin Peaks Senior Center after a last minute change in the location of her polling place from MPH Intermediate School.
Ballot Cast At Twin Peaks Senior Center
By: Michael P. Neufeld
08:10 AM
Signs at Mary Putnam Henck Intermediate School in Lake Arrowhead direct voters scheduled to cast ballots in Tuesday’s election to go to the Twin Peaks Senior Center. The changed polling place is at 675 Grandview Road in Twin Peaks.
Notice of Change of Polling Place
By: Michael P. Neufeld

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

11:28 AM
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, shown at Lake Arrowhead Village on Wednesday, November 7, with State Senator Bob Dutton, issued a comment on Congressional approval of $ 500 million to help the state recover from the recent wildfires.
Governor Schwarzenegger and Senator Dutton
By: Michael P. Neufeld
11:43 AM
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger holds press conference at Lake Arrowhead Village. Letting the world know that the mountain from Crestline to Big bear is open for business and visitors.
The Mountain is Open For Business
By: Ken Hunter

Friday, November 9, 2007

09:59 AM

Under Rocks/Keller Area
By: Handygirl
10:40 AM
Workers from Belfor Property Restoration’s National Disaster Team complete clean-up projects at Rim of the World High School on Friday. Over 300 personnel from all over the nation worked double shifts to clean classrooms and offices so they would be ready for the reopening of school on Tuesday, November 13.
RHS Clean Up
By: Michael P. Neufeld

Sunday, November 11, 2007

11:00 AM
Members of Boy Scout Troop 250, including Dylan Mannion, collected food at Jensen ’ s Finest Foods in Blue Jay for Operation Provider. Scouts were at Jensen ’ s Saturday and Sunday, November 10 and 11.
Boy Scout Troop 250
By: Michael P. Neufeld
11:15 AM
Boy Scout Troop 251 greeted shoppers at Stater Bros. in Lake Arrowhead both Saturday and Sunday, November 10 and 11, and collected canned foods and cash donations for Operation Provider in Rimforest. On Sunday, scouts included Cameron Lingenfelter, Eric Tesley, Austin Ling, Josh Flores and Nathan Hager.
Boy Scout Troop 251
By: Michael P. Neufeld

Tuesday, November 13, 2007


View from Brentwood Drive looking towards Grass Valley Lake
The Lonely Chimneys
By: B Spencer

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

12:30 PM
Grand opening of the RMHL Running Springs office at 31898 Hilltop Boulevard, Unit B. The office will be open seven days a week.
RMHL Running Springs Office
By: VickiW

Friday, November 16, 2007

06:35 PM
Crest Forest Fire Department firefighter/paramedic Brad McColl asked for a little extra salad during Friday ’ s Thanksgiving Benefit at the San Moritz Lodge. The Lake Gregory Yacht Club staged the event.
Brad McColl, Crest Forest Fire Department
By: Michael P. Neufeld
08:20 PM
Bobbi Bennett, wife of Crest Forest Fire’ s Assistant Fire Chief Steve Bennett, is entertained by Elvis (Steve Murphy) during the benefit dinner held Friday at the San Moritz Lodge.
Elvis
By: Michael P. Neufeld
08:35 PM
“Governor Schwarzenegger asked me to attend tonight to once again thank the most awesome firefighters in the world,” Larry Grable told the benefit dinner Friday night. Grable is the governor’ s Inland Empire field director and spent considerable time in the mountain communities during and after the Slide and Grass Valley Fires.
Larry Grable
By: Michael P. Neufeld
08:45 PM
Rim of the World Historical Society members Russ Keller (center) and Jim Huff present Crest Forest Fire Chief Michael Sherman with the first Alpine yodeler constructed in Huffpetto’ s Workshop. Others will soon dot Crestline and Lake Gregory as part of the Alpine theme utilized in the community.
Yodel from Workshop of Huffpetto
By: Michael P. Neufeld

Sunday, November 18, 2007

07:30 AM
San Bernardino County firefighters knock down a hot spot during mop-up operations of a single-family structure fire on Cedar Drive in Lake Arrowhead on Sunday, November 18.
Lake Arrowhead Structure Fire
By: Michael P. Neufeld

Tuesday, November 20, 2007


A flag is proudly displayed at the site where a home once stood on Fredalba as officials revealed details of the Debris Removal Program.
Fredalba Area
By: VickiW
12:00 PM
This house was on the corner of Wilderness and HWY 18...
The sign speaks for itself!
Rebuilding The Red A-Frame House
By: Jaime Brandon
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