Devore Fire

[Meaney77]

Huge fire and spreading quick 1000 acres in under an hour.

 

[RitcheyRch]

Not good to hear

 

[Sbarry]

Crazy. It was at 300 acres less than 30 minutes ago.

 

[Mr. C]

Just heard they are gong to close the 15 down. Damn that chewed up some acres fast:yikes
http://abc7.com/live/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/l...Brush-Fire-Near-I-15-in-Devore-390340002.html

 

[Rvrluvr]

Drove by just after it started. Saw first helicopter drop water. Looked liked he snuffed it. Guess I was wrong

 

[JayBreww]

View from Arrowhead. To the right of the pic is from the Pilot Fire.

 

[240Hallett]

Drove by just after it started. Saw first helicopter drop water. Looked liked he snuffed it. Guess I was wrong View attachment 505428 View attachment 505427

You were southbound?

 

[Rvrluvr]

You were southbound?

yes about a mile south of cleghorn

 

[DILLIGAF]

Up to 5500 acres now. Homes lost. Evacuations now

http://abc7.com/news/brush-fire-above-devore-burns-5500-acres;-homes-evacuated/1471966/

Pics here:
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/l...oward-Structures-in-Cajon-Pass-390352731.html

 

[mjc]

Didn't a lot of that just burn

 

[Jed-O]

View attachment 505440
View from Arrowhead. To the right of the pic is from the Pilot Fire.

What street are you on? Is it Matterhorn?

 

[HocusPocus]

The view from my Hardware Store in Phelan

 

[wsuwrhr]

Didn't a lot of that just burn

In 2004

 

[HocusPocus]

UPDATE 18: Tuesday, August 16 ? 4:25 p.m.

Cajon Pass ? The San Bernardino County Sheriff?s Department has an urgent message to residents in the mandatory evacuation zones.

?If you are under mandatory evacuation please adhere to the evacuation orders as the fire is spreading quickly,? the advisory stated.



UPDATE 18: Tuesday, August 16 ? 4:19 p.m.

Devore, CA ? Second District Supervisor Janice Rutherford has announced that Glen Helen Regional Park is closing to the public for use as a fire camp

UPDATE 17: Tuesday, August 16 ? 4:05 p.m.

Cajon Pass ? Over 700 firefighters, 57 engines, 8 air tankers and two VLAT?s (very large air tankers) are fighting the Bluecut Fire. It has now burned 6,500 acres.

An unknown number of structures are damaged and destroyed.

UPDATE 16: Tuesday, August 16 ? 3:52 p.m.

Mountain Communities ? Mountain roads are gridlocked as desert residents search for alternative routes to return home.

The Sheriff?s Department suggests an alternate route from the west end of county by utilizing Highway 210 westbound to the I-5, to Highway into the desert communities.

UPDATE 15: Tuesday, August 16 ? 3:38 p.m.

Wrightwood, CA ? The San Bernardino County Sheriff?s Department is reporting Wrightwood is now under mandatory evacuation orders.

 

[Quicksilver]

A friend of mine lives out there by the pass. He said it doesn't look good.

 

[wsuwrhr]

A bury a body buddy just sold both his homes in Wrightwood and moved to Rancho to get off the mountain.

 

[HocusPocus]

View from my backyard and it looks like we are in the evacuation area, we may be hooking up the boat and heading to Havasu for a bit.




UPDATE 19: Tuesday, August 16 ? 4:42 p.m.

Here is the updated list of evacuation areas:

* The entire community of Wrightwood
* Lone Pine Canyon
* Swarthout Canyon
* West Cajon Valley
* Lytle Creek Canyon
* Baldy Mesa north of Phelan Road
* All of Summit Valley to 173
* Areas north of 138
* Interstate 15 east to Summit Valley Road
* Interstate 15 east to Highway 173 and Highway 138 interchange in Summit Valley
* Everything south of Ranchero
* Areas west of Summit Valley Road
* Areas east of Sheep Creek
* Areas south of Phelan Road
* Areas west of Caliente Street

 

[wsuwrhr]

Be careful out there bud.

View from my backyard and it looks like we are in the evacuation area, we may be hooking up the boat and heading to Havasu for a bit.

UPDATE 19: Tuesday, August 16 ? 4:42 p.m.

Here is the updated list of evacuation areas:

* The entire community of Wrightwood
* Lone Pine Canyon
* Swarthout Canyon
* West Cajon Valley
* Lytle Creek Canyon
* Baldy Mesa north of Phelan Road
* All of Summit Valley to 173
* Areas north of 138
* Interstate 15 east to Summit Valley Road
* Interstate 15 east to Highway 173 and Highway 138 interchange in Summit Valley
* Everything south of Ranchero
* Areas west of Summit Valley Road
* Areas east of Sheep Creek
* Areas south of Phelan Road
* Areas west of Caliente Street

 

[JayBreww]

What street are you on? Is it Matterhorn?

Dang close.
Below it on Yukon [emoji1303]
Actually use an access road off Matterhorn.

 

[welldigger00]

Dang close.
Below it on Yukon [emoji1303]
Actually use an access road off Matterhorn.

Hey neighbor! I'm on Saint Bernard, but the north bay side! You got power right now? Mines out

 

[Jed-O]

Dang close.
Below it on Yukon [emoji1303]
Actually use an access road off Matterhorn.

Figured it was either that or Yukon. Almost a nose bleed seat during the last fire.

 

[MSum661]

An unknown number of structures are damaged and destroyed.

UPDATE 16: Tuesday, August 16 ? 3:52 p.m.

Mountain Communities Mountain roads are gridlocked as desert residents search for alternative routes to return home.

I just returned back home to Big Bear.
Had a first stop early this morning just off the 10 frwy and then had to meet two clients up in the high desert, then looped around back to Big Bear.

Hwy 18 is Grid locked all the way from the top of the mountain into Lucerne Valley. From Lucerne Valley across to Bear Valley Blvd. is also Grid Locked. High volume of vehicles re-routed from the 15 Frwy. diverted in the Mountain areas.
I would highly suggest if anyone has a friend or family member coming from Redlands-San Bernardino trying to get over the Pass into Lucerne-High Desert to book a Hotel room instead. The traffic is BAD.

Just a heads up.

 

[MSum661]

15 Frwy North bound at approx. 12:30 p.m. Temps. @ approx. 102 Degrees.
Radiohead's said the Fire at that point was at 300 acres.
They also said the 15 Frwy was in the process of getting shut down in both directions.

Photos taken in fast lane up on the turbo trying to get around the lookie loo's and slow traffic in the slow lanes.
Got off at 138 exit and made it out of there just in time on the way to the Palmdale area.
The last thing I wanted to do was sit parked on that frwy. :thumbsdown

It was growing wicked fast.

 

[Strabo]

Massive Insanity.....This one is burning homes one after another. I can see the huge header from 80 away.

Fuck

 

[Willie B]

... I took a ride up into Big Tujunga Canyon today...The traffic up there was thicker than I have ever seen it on a weekday...I couldn't quite figure out where these people were diverting from or to,...although they could end up on the 138 and come out above where the 15 is closed???...

 

[OldSchoolBoats]

I just walked outside to get my trash cans and I could smell the fire and see smoke to the north.

 

[charlyox]

The smoke from the fire is reaching the river.

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

McDonald's just burned

 

[Strabo]

Summit Cafe too

 

[mjc]

McDonald's just burned

The one on the 15

 

[CLdrinker]

If anyone needs a place to stay that is affected by the fire and you got out with your RV I have full hook ups and room for a 70' rig.

I'm in Apple Valley

Mike 760 912-3547

 

[Sbarry]

If anyone needs a place to stay that is affected by the fire and you got out with your RV I have full hook ups and room for a 70' rig.

I'm in Apple Valley

Mike 760 912-3547

Way cool to offer [emoji1360]

Prayers for everyone effected

 

[scottchbrite]

 

[McRib]

The McDonald burned the chevron burned and the south bound DOT scale house burned down. Desert valley towinf yard is gone as well. It burned with the summit inn at the top of the hill.

 

[TCHB]

Smoke tonight coming from California to Havasu.

 

[jones performance]

McDonald's just burned

firefighters were able to put it out before it got engulfed.

 

[JB in so cal]

The view from my Hardware Store in Phelan

View attachment 505514 View attachment 505515

Are you ok?

 

[Strabo]

Just went in the backyard, fire is laying down for the night. Cooler temps outside. Hope for all affected.

Note: The hotel prices are unreasonable in Victorville. Example:

Motel 6, last night $40, tonite $300. And they are not the only one doing it. They all are sold out. I called and checked a few, they should be ashamed of themselves, but they are not. Greedy fucks.

Karma....Will get you, just takes some time.

 

[DILLIGAF]

Just went in the backyard, fire is laying down for the night. Cooler temps outside. Hope for all affected.

Note: The hotel prices are unreasonable in Victorville. Example:

Motel 6, last night $40, tonite $300. And they are not the only one doing it. They all are sold out. I called and checked a few, they should be ashamed of themselves, but they are not. Greedy fucks.

Karma....Will get you, just takes some time.

That's fucked up. I thought there were laws against that type of stuff???

When my house flooded and we stayed at the Boulders in Carefree/Scottsdale they only charged me something like $130. a night. They have special rates for local residents that have a need for shelter during an emergency. I didn't even ask for this. Insurance picked up the tab but we were there for about a month. We had a bungalow, they delivered a bottle of wine to us with a note expressing their concern, delivered treats and filtered water for our pup. A month at the Boulders would cost a mint. They tried to help us instead of gouge us. I will always remember what they did. Classy place for sure and legitimate concern for a community member.

 

[Scott E]

Just went in the backyard, fire is laying down for the night. Cooler temps outside. Hope for all affected.

Note: The hotel prices are unreasonable in Victorville. Example:

Motel 6, last night $40, tonite $300. And they are not the only one doing it. They all are sold out. I called and checked a few, they should be ashamed of themselves, but they are not. Greedy fucks.

Karma....Will get you, just takes some time.

That is unfuckingbelievable.

 

[hallett21]

Just went in the backyard, fire is laying down for the night. Cooler temps outside. Hope for all affected.

Note: The hotel prices are unreasonable in Victorville. Example:

Motel 6, last night $40, tonite $300. And they are not the only one doing it. They all are sold out. I called and checked a few, they should be ashamed of themselves, but they are not. Greedy fucks.

Karma....Will get you, just takes some time.

That's fucked. When we had to evacuate from the fires in Malibu 7-8 years ago the four seasons in Westlake had rooms for like 125.00 for evacuees. They also allowed family pets as well

 

[HALLETT BOY]

The McDonald burned the chevron burned and the south bound DOT scale house burned down. Desert valley towinf yard is gone as well. It burned with the summit inn at the top of the hill.

Watch how fast that scale house gets rebuilt ...no permit delays on that one ...

 

[Racey]

Just went in the backyard, fire is laying down for the night. Cooler temps outside. Hope for all affected.

Note: The hotel prices are unreasonable in Victorville. Example:

Motel 6, last night $40, tonite $300. And they are not the only one doing it. They all are sold out. I called and checked a few, they should be ashamed of themselves, but they are not. Greedy fucks.

Karma....Will get you, just takes some time.

As fucked up as that sounds it also has some upsides, people with other options that don't want to pay the $300 will use them instead freeing up the rooms for others with no options.....

At the end of the day the rooms are all going to be booked up anyway, at least the higher price makes people who don't actually need the room go somewhere else. So there is some silver lining there.

 

[wsuwrhr]

As fucked up as that sounds it also has some upsides, people with other options that don't want to pay the $300 will use them instead freeing up the rooms for others with no options.....

At the end of the day the rooms are all going to be booked up anyway, at least the higher price makes people who don't actually need the room go somewhere else. So there is some silver lining there.

Upside. Noted.

 

[TeamGreene]

Just went in the backyard, fire is laying down for the night. Cooler temps outside. Hope for all affected.

Note: The hotel prices are unreasonable in Victorville. Example:

Motel 6, last night $40, tonite $300. And they are not the only one doing it. They all are sold out. I called and checked a few, they should be ashamed of themselves, but they are not. Greedy fucks.

Karma....Will get you, just takes some time.

Every one of these MFer's needs to get outed on social media.

 

[Taboma]

Brown declared a state emergency for this event, as such state law prohibits anything more than a 10% increase and that includes areas outside the immediate area of the incident.

Hopefully folks will scream like a mashed cat over this obvious attempt at price gouging and it gets on the news :thumbsdown

 

[hallett21]

Do hotels work on a sliding scale? Meaning 1 room occupied 99 available the rate is $1 but at 75 available the rate increases to $25 and at one available the rate is 300?

 

[wsuwrhr]

Brown declared a state emergency for this event, as such state law prohibits anything more than a 10% increase and that includes areas outside the immediate area of the incident.

Hopefully folks will scream like a mashed cat over this obvious attempt at price gouging and it gets on the news :thumbsdown

Mashed cat. Noted.

 

[brgrcru]

The McDonald burned the chevron burned and the south bound DOT scale house burned down. Desert valley towinf yard is gone as well. It burned with the summit inn at the top of the hill.

Great now there going to rebuild a new and improved master unbelievable, fantastic, scale house DOT inspection station.:thumbsdown

 

[Rvrluvr]

Great now there going to rebuild a new and improved master unbelievable, fantastic, scale house DOT inspection station.:thumbsdown

No room. Thats why its always been a shit shack. But i agree they will rebuild with intent of making it bigger