I15 divides Hesperia. Most of it is on the East Side though. My aunt is evacuating Hesperia right now. This is a large town just on the North side of the Cajon Summit. Apple Valley is being evacuated to. Evacuations are mandatory!
Wednesday Updates after 8:43 am (PDT)
http://homepage.mac.com/joeurbz/iblog/index.html Scanner: "It is going to be a busy day, especially when it gets warmer."
Air Support has major issues: Smoke is ugly. Helis are having problems.
New website: San Bernardino Fire Information
- Concerns from readers: TV reporters keep giving an impression that the threat to Lake Arrowhead and Crestline has passed. For those listening to the scanners, this is far from the truth. We know that reporters are not allowed past the 5000ft level (somewhat due to Chuck Henry decision to push his report), so there is a not a lot of NEW information from them. They are only dramatically repeating the same stuff repeatedly. (Message boards are filled with more questions then facts, just many offering information filled with inaccuracies and tempers.) If you have any CONFIRMED reports, please share them.
- The fire is in Hesperia down by the tracks; it has "cranked like a freight train" over Crestline and is travelling FAST with severe visibility. It is not stopping. Other flanks of the fire (such as the threat of Grandview are also advancing) are not slowing down either.
Apple Valley is being evacuated to. Evacuations are mandatory! There are evacuees from Big Bear there - where do they go now?
scanner: a foot chase is underway to catch a guy they saw carrying "a plastic bottle".