Big Bear residents held prisoners by SCE. Sounds like a 3rd world country to me. Theres got to be a better way. Tell me what other towns go thru this on a basis as BB ?

They keep building circles no one wants instead of figuring out how to keep the power on!

I hear ya, cricket. It's disconcerting when you have to run around and get your resources ready for an outage. I'd suggest that it happens often enough that we should just always be in a state of readiness. I will say, that I'd rather be threatened by a potential power shutoff, than by a wildfire. I've personally had too many of those come scarily close. Evacuations are far more stressful.

All these threats are abusive towards elderly disabled people that are using life sustaining machinery. Constant threats

Thanks for the heads-up, SCM!

After hazardous conditions subside, SCE must inspect the affected power lines before restoring service. Inspections generally occur during daylight hours, and restoration may require up to eight additional hours. Actual restoration timing will depend on weather conditions, inspection results, and whether repairs are necessary. BVES will continue to monitor weather conditions and inform customers of any significant changes that could affect their service.

SCE has indicated that it is likely to de-energize the primary transmission lines serving Big Bear Valley within the next four hours due to wind-driven fire conditions. These conditions are expected to continue through 9 a.m. Wednesday morning, September 2.

As of 2:45 p.m., Tuesday, September 1, no outage has been confirmed. If the lines are de-energized, BVES will have very limited capacity, and some or all customers may experience an extended outage. Customers should prepare now and continue monitoring BVES communications for updates.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:
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Have a great day from all of us at SCM!

[BFA INCIDENT DISPATCH]
FIRE TYPE UNKNOWN IN BIG BEAR LAKE - ASPEN GLEN PICNIC AREA / MILL CREEK RD BIG BEAR LAKE
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Yes, a very sad day. The deceased victim has been identified as Edgar Chavez, 43 years of age, out of Riverside. He was working when struck by the vehicle this morning at Big Bear Blvd and Greenway.

That was a terrible accident/hit and run. Prayers to family and loved ones of the deceased.🙏

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Highway 38 at Greenway has reopened after being closed for several hours due to a fatal accident.

@CHP Arrowhead:
State Route 38 at Greenway Drive is open.
August 31, 2026 at 04:12PM

Sadly we passed this fairly soon after it happened. It was in the area where they've been working. We wondered if it was a CalTrans worker that had been hit. Condolencrs to family and friends.

[CHP DISPATCH] SAN BERNARDINO - REPORTED FIRE HIGHWAY 18 / OLD WATERMAN CANYON RD OFR
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