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ROADS AND TRAFFIC
Updated: 09:00 PM v2.5 Run Spr to Highland (330): 20 mins Highland to Run Spr (330): 21 mins Big Bear to Run Spr (18): 22 mins Run Spr to Big Bear (18): 21 mins Big Bear to Redlands (38): 67 mins Redlands to Big Bear (38): 67 mins Big Bear to Lucerne (18): 35 mins Lucerne to Big Bear (18): 36 mins =Light =Moderate =Heavy Traffic Road Conditions Page: Click Here
TUE JUL 21, 2026, 1:46 PM VEGETATION FIRE MEAD VALLEY CDF A/G 1 // CDF TAC 12 RRU 2 INCIDENT NAME: RIDER (FORWARD RATE OF PROGRESS STOPPED) CACDD-10144 RRU/RIDER TUE 01:49PM RIDER IC. I GOT AN ALIGNMENT WITH THE WIND AND TERRAIN. IM PROBABLY PUSHING ABOUT 5 TO 10 ACRES NOW WITH A MODERATE TO DANGEROUS RATE OF SPREAD. GO AHEAD AND START ME 5 ADDITIONAL IMMEDIATE NEEDS CLOSEST. COPY OF YOUR REQUEST FOR 5 ADDITIONAL IMMEDIATE NEEDS CLOSEST ENGINES.
TUE 01:50PM IMMEDIATE NEED ENGINES: ENGINE 91, ENGINE 4, ENGINE 6, ENGINE 9, AND ENGINE 3. RUNNING SPRINGS BRUSH 51 (TYPE 3 ENGINE) IS ALSO RESPONDING TO THIS INCIDENT. OKAY, I COPY. ONCE I GET THE AIRCRAFT IN THERE, I THINK WELL BE ALRIGHT. BUT IF THE EU IS IN QUARTERS ALSO, ILL TAKE THAT. BATTALION 9B, DISCONFIRMING BDU. NEGATIVE. EU HELICOPTER OUT OF HEMET.
TUE 01:51PM PERRIS, COPIES, 1348, RIDER IC, PERRIS. PERRIS, BATTALION 3110 AND ALL UNITS, 3110 IS GOING TO TAKE IC, BATTALION 9B WILL TAKE OPERATIONS. PERRIS, GO AHEAD WITH YOUR TRAFFIC FOR IC. 1110, PERRIS, COPIES YOU, ASSUMING THE RIDER IC. AIR ATTACK 310 IS OFF BASE WITH TWO TANKERS IN TOW WITH AN ETE OF 1358. TUE 02:02PM RIDER IC RESOURCE REQUEST: TWO ADDITIONAL AIR TANKERS, CLOSEST TO ANY TYPE, AND ONE ADDITIONAL TYPE 1 COPTER. RESTRICTED OR STANDARD.
TUE 02:10PM ENGINES FOR STRUCTURE DEFENSE TO REPORT TO VISTA DEL LAGO AND WALNUT. FOR AIR ATTACK, WE HAVE 40 TO 50 ACRES WITH AN IMMEDIATE STRUCTURE THREAT TO THAT AREA. WITH THAT SAID, ID LIKE TO REQUEST ESSO AND EMD TO THE ICP LOCATION, WHICH WOULD BE AT RIDER AND SEATON AVENUE TUE 02:33PM WERE GOING TO TAG AND EXTEND OFF THAT AND BRING IT BACK TOWARDS THE EAST THERE. OKAY. IM GOING TO GIVE YOU CDF TAC 10 FOR ALPHA AND VFIRE 23 FOR YANKEE. FOR INFORMATION, IVE GOT RSO WORKING ON EVACUATIONS OF THE PATTERSON AND ORANGE AVENUE AS WELL AS PLACENTA WORKING BACK TOWARDS WALNUT.
TUE 02:41PM ITS TIME TO GET A HOLD OF DIVISION ALPHA. CAN YOU MAKE SURE THAT THEY SWITCH OVER TO THE CORRECT TRACK, PLEASE? SIR, WELL, I GOTCHA. I GAVE YANKEE TO ENGINE 3395. YOU HAVE BATISTA 3, LAS PIAS 2, ENGINE 99, AND ENGINE 65 ASSIGNED TO YANKEE WITH THE TACTICAL FREQUENCY OF THE FIRE 23. OKAY, ILL I COPY THAT. ILL RECONCILE THAT WITH YOU HERE SHORTLY. IM ON THE ON THE FAR EAST SIDE OF THE FIRE RIGHT NOW. YEAH, FIRM. I DONT KNOW IF YOU COPIED MY TRAFFIC. IVE GOT RSO DOING EVACUATIONS ON PATTERSON, PLACENTA, ORANGE, WORKING THEIR WAY BACK TOWARDS WALNUT. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN EVACUATED. DO WE DO YOU SEE A NEED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL MOVING OUT IN FRONT OF THIS THING PAST ORANGE? OKAY, JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT WERE TALKING ORDERS OR WARNINGS? ORDERS. OKAY, IM COMFORTABLE WITH WARNINGS. IF YOU WANT, CONTACT MYSELF. I COPY. FOR NOW, THEYRE JUST THEYRE GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR WITH THE STRUCTURES THAT ARE ON THE ROADWAY SPECIFIC. WERE NOT EVACUATING THE GRID.
TUE 03:10PM FOR OPERATIONS REQUESTING 10 ADDITIONAL, ANY TYPE, IMMEDIATE NEED ENGINES, FOR STRUCTURE DEFENSE AND PERIMETER CONTROL, TO REPORT TO THE AREAS OF LEMON AND WEBSTER. RYDER, DO YOU PERHAPS HAVE A REQUEST FOR 10 ADDITIONAL ENGINES, ANY TYPE, IMMEDIATE NEED? [IC]
TUE 04:01PM FIRE IS 90 TO 100 ACRES. CREWS ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. - CALIFORNIA DESERT DISTRICT - RIVERSIDE RANGER UNIT UNITS RESPONDING: USFS (BDF) AGENCIES RESPONDING: US FOREST SERVICE NOTES: INCIDENT WEATHER: 90 DEGREES WITH 28% HUMIDITY. WINDS W AT 7 MPH. PRECIP: CLEAR SKY (SOCALMOUNTAINS.COM CAD v15.5) DISPOSITION: TUE 04:01PM FIRE IS 90 TO 100 ACRES. CREWS ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.
FORWARD RATE OF PROGRESS STOPPED
TUE JUL 21 4:01 PM FIRE IS 90 TO 100 ACRES. CREWS ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 3:10 PM FOR OPERATIONS REQUESTING 10 ADDITIONAL, ANY TYPE, IMMEDIATE NEED ENGINES, FOR STRUCTURE DEFENSE AND PERIMETER CONTROL, TO REPORT TO THE AREAS OF LEMON AND WEBSTER. RYDER, DO YOU PERHAPS HAVE A REQUEST FOR 10 ADDITIONAL ENGINES, ANY TYPE, IMMEDIATE NEED? [IC]
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 2:41 PM ITS TIME TO GET A HOLD OF DIVISION ALPHA. CAN YOU MAKE SURE THAT THEY SWITCH OVER TO THE CORRECT TRACK, PLEASE? SIR, WELL, I GOTCHA. I GAVE YANKEE TO ENGINE 3395. YOU HAVE BATISTA 3, LAS PIAS 2, ENGINE 99, AND ENGINE 65 ASSIGNED TO YANKEE WITH THE TACTICAL FREQUENCY OF THE FIRE 23. OKAY, ILL I COPY THAT. ILL RECONCILE THAT WITH YOU HERE SHORTLY. IM ON THE ON THE FAR EAST SIDE OF THE FIRE RIGHT NOW. YEAH, FIRM. I DONT KNOW IF YOU COPIED MY TRAFFIC. IVE GOT RSO DOING EVACUATIONS ON PATTERSON, PLACENTA, ORANGE, WORKING THEIR WAY BACK TOWARDS WALNUT. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN EVACUATED. DO WE DO YOU SEE A NEED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL MOVING OUT IN FRONT OF THIS THING PAST ORANGE? OKAY, JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT WERE TALKING ORDERS OR WARNINGS? ORDERS. OKAY, IM COMFORTABLE WITH WARNINGS. IF YOU WANT, CONTACT MYSELF. I COPY. FOR NOW, THEYRE JUST THEYRE GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR WITH THE STRUCTURES THAT ARE ON THE ROADWAY SPECIFIC. WERE NOT EVACUATING THE GRID.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 2:33 PM WERE GOING TO TAG AND EXTEND OFF THAT AND BRING IT BACK TOWARDS THE EAST THERE. OKAY. IM GOING TO GIVE YOU CDF TAC 10 FOR ALPHA AND VFIRE 23 FOR YANKEE. FOR INFORMATION, IVE GOT RSO WORKING ON EVACUATIONS OF THE PATTERSON AND ORANGE AVENUE AS WELL AS PLACENTA WORKING BACK TOWARDS WALNUT.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 2:10 PM ENGINES FOR STRUCTURE DEFENSE TO REPORT TO VISTA DEL LAGO AND WALNUT. FOR AIR ATTACK, WE HAVE 40 TO 50 ACRES WITH AN IMMEDIATE STRUCTURE THREAT TO THAT AREA. WITH THAT SAID, ID LIKE TO REQUEST ESSO AND EMD TO THE ICP LOCATION, WHICH WOULD BE AT RIDER AND SEATON AVENUE SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 2:02 PM RIDER IC RESOURCE REQUEST: TWO ADDITIONAL AIR TANKERS, CLOSEST TO ANY TYPE, AND ONE ADDITIONAL TYPE 1 COPTER. RESTRICTED OR STANDARD.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 1:51 PM PERRIS, COPIES, 1348, RIDER IC, PERRIS. PERRIS, BATTALION 3110 AND ALL UNITS, 3110 IS GOING TO TAKE IC, BATTALION 9B WILL TAKE OPERATIONS. PERRIS, GO AHEAD WITH YOUR TRAFFIC FOR IC. 1110, PERRIS, COPIES YOU, ASSUMING THE RIDER IC. AIR ATTACK 310 IS OFF BASE WITH TWO TANKERS IN TOW WITH AN ETE OF 1358. SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 1:50 PM IMMEDIATE NEED ENGINES: ENGINE 91, ENGINE 4, ENGINE 6, ENGINE 9, AND ENGINE 3. OKAY, I COPY. ONCE I GET THE AIRCRAFT IN THERE, I THINK WELL BE ALRIGHT. BUT IF THE EU IS IN QUARTERS ALSO, ILL TAKE THAT. BATTALION 9B, DISCONFIRMING BDU. NEGATIVE. EU HELICOPTER OUT OF HEMET.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 1:49 PM FIREFIGHTER, IC. GOT AN ALIGNMENT WITH THE WIND AND TERRAIN. IM PROBABLY PUSHING ABOUT 5 TO 10 ACRES NOW WITH A MODERATE TO DANGEROUS RATE OF SPREAD. GO AHEAD AND START ME 5 ADDITIONAL IMMEDIATE NEEDS CLOSEST. FIREFIGHTER, COPY OF YOUR REQUEST FOR 5 ADDITIONAL IMMEDIATE NEEDS CLOSEST ENGINES.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT SCANNER AUDIO IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THIS HOUR
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A rocket launch as early as 4:46PM today. Could somebody call Vandenberg and ask them to hold off until just after sunset and to shoot it off this way so we get a good show?
@CALFIREBDU: [NEW INCIDENT] Debris Fire #OrangeFire Orange Street x Greenspot Road, Highland @RedlandsFD @CALFIREBDU at scene of a 100x100 debris pile on fire in the wash. Pile has 0 potential. Smoke is visible from the @ALERTCalifornia Quail Canyon 2 Camera.
CALTRANS UPDATE: SBCO: Someone asked, Are you going to work on the middle lane? YES! 🚧Slurry Seal work continues on SR-18 🗓️Mon-Fri, 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. 🚨ON/OFF RAMP CLOSURE REMINDER: The EB SR-210 to EB SR-18 ramps will be closed Mon, Nov 9 and Tues, Nov 10. 🚗Plan ahead and expect delays! [Click Here] November 4, 2026 at 10:41AM
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