From above Lytle Creek near Gobbler’s Knob looking down at the fire. Copters just hit pumpkin time working a few spots. Looks like FS hotshot crews and Cal Fire working down off the creek bed. Some single tree torching visible, and some snow near the peaks holding out.
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Gobblers knob is one of the coolest views in the that part of the canyon. Good idea to go there.
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115 acres. Fire remained active overnight. Additional AC, crews and equipment ordered.(per Watch Duty)
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Has been all day. Chewing up canyon to the SW.
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Any discussion concerning cause, origin, on near road\trail dispersed camping area, long holiday weekend. Just curious. Any local shot crews around for this. A nor cal type fire in so cal.
Likely an “overlander” at the yellow post sites.
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Does anyone have a scanner link for this fire?
You can try SoCalMtns.com scanner, but it has all SBCo traffic as well. It had some scratchy traffic on Saturday from the Vista, but not much now: BIG BEAR - BALDWIN LAKE - LIVE SCANNER
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Good view of it burning along the ridge from here:
https://ops.alertcalifornia.org/cam-console/2355
Edit: moved the camera as soon as I posted
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What are the “yellow posts”?
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Dispersed/primitive camping sites that are marked with yellow posts. Apparently its just a San Bernardino thing as I’m learning
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How close is the fire to crossing Lytle Creek (the creek not the town)? The nightime IR makes it seem like the fire is bumping the area now. Would put the fire in alignment but in the Blue Cut scar.
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Out of curiosity, is the Blue Cut much of a scar at this point? I haven’t been up there in years.
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This is an important question. If it crosses Lytle Creek on the east side of the fire it will be in alignment to make a run towards gobblers nob and then potentially traverse the top of Lone pine canyon towards Wrightwood.
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Blue cut scar has had a lot of re growth and a high dead to life ratio. that being said, I would say that it would be a good place of opportunity to make a good stop,
As one that has lived in Wrightwood for over 30 years and also went thru the blue cut fire, that fire nuked the burn foot print and has not fully recovered .
also spent my last 30 years in wildland fire fighting
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That answers my question perfectly. Thank you for the Intel sir.
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the Blue cut, was that the one we lost the airtanker on?
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