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Every Big Bear News story tagged wildfire.
The veteran-led disaster response group is targeting dead trees left by the Radford and Line fires to cut wildfire fuel and open firefighter access along South Shore trails.
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The potential outage period has grown — SCE's Public Safety Power Shutoff window for Bear Valley Electric Service customers now stretches from 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 through 3 a.m. Monday, Sept. 28, and strong winds could push it even further into next week.
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Bear Valley Electric says 90% of major outages trace back to Southern California Edison's transmission lines — not local failures — leaving residents with nearly two days of lost power in 2025 alone.
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SCE is monitoring transmission lines serving Big Bear Valley Electric Service for a potential Public Safety Power Shutoff driven by forecasted high winds and elevated wildfire risk.
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The Mountain Rim Fire Safe Council's curbside chipping program has a handful of deadlines left in 2026 — here's how to sign up and what to know before you pile your brush.
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Big Bear Fire Department, CAL FIRE, and the U.S. Forest Service responded Saturday afternoon to a blaze that hit both a residence and surrounding vegetation.
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Big Bear Lake Fire Department dispatch logged the call on August 22; fire size and containment status could not be confirmed.
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A proposed rule change would strip protections from more than 4 million acres of California roadless forest. Residents have until September 21 to weigh in.
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A first-of-its-kind California regulation would require residents to clear combustible materials from the five feet directly surrounding their homes — with a vote expected August 19.
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Residents can help shape the county's Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan — a document that could influence how mountain communities prepare for wildfires, winter storms, and road isolation.
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Officials have not yet released acreage, evacuation zone information, or a full containment figure — residents should monitor CAL FIRE for updates.
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Federal fire data shows an active wildfire in the area, but official details on containment and evacuations remain unconfirmed.
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CAL FIRE is reporting the blaze in the Mountain Home area; containment status and cause have not been confirmed.
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CAL FIRE is tracking the incident; no containment figures or evacuation orders have been confirmed.
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A dispatch log entry shows a vegetation fire call on July 10 — but official details on containment and cause remain unconfirmed.
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An Ohio-based smoke bomb designer and two other firms have reached a settlement with the federal government over costs and damages from the blaze.
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Big Bear Lake Fire Department responded to the incident the day after the July 4th holiday weekend.
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A small vegetation fire that broke out Tuesday morning west of the ski area was in mop-up by early afternoon.
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A dispatch log entry shows a fire call west of Onyx Peak on June 24, but containment status and public safety guidance have not yet been confirmed.
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Dozens of veterans and disaster-relief volunteers are tackling a massive tree removal project aimed at reducing wildfire risk in the forest above the valley.
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A brush fire was logged at the intersection of Locust Avenue and Rancho El Carton Road on May 21.
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