Big Bear Lake and the San Bernardino Mountains are often a place for Southern California residents to seek reprieve from the searing heat in the valleys below. The high temperature for Tuesday at Big Bear Lake was 88 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. An excessive heat warning remains in effect through Thursday evening.Īt least 471 firefighters and other personnel assigned to the fire continued to work amid those high temperatures as they trudged through steep terrain.
The blaze ignited Monday afternoon amid a scorching heatwave, bringing with it days of record-breaking heat and calls for residents to conserve energy. Fire officials said they were attacking the fire with at least 16 air tankers that were dropping water and fire retardant on the blaze.Ĭontainment is the amount of the fire area that is surrounded by a line that officials believe the flames will not jump. By 8 p.m., the fire had grown to 917 acres with 2 percent containment, the San Bernardino National Forest said.
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