Schools around Big Bear Lake will reopen Monday, Sept. 12, as fire crews working on the Radford fire benefitted from weekend rainfall and continued to gain containment on the blaze, officials said.
The reopening announcement Sunday evening, Sept. 11, comes after the Bear Valley Unified School District closed all schools on Wednesday, Sept. 7, according to the district.
“We are looking forward to seeing all of our students and staff on Monday morning,” said Sue Nunes, spokeswoman for the district. “Thank you to our brave firefighters for keeping our mountain safe.”
As of Sunday evening, the Radford fire was mapped at 1,079 acres as crews had reached 65% containment, according to the San Bernardino National Forest. Crews were moving into a “control and monitor” phase of the fire, the U.S. Forest Service said.
The #RadfordFire is 1079 acres with 65% containment. Firefighters remain engaged as they move into the patrol and monitor phase. Looking for stump holes, root balls, and downed logs burning within the fire perimeter. @SBCOUNTYFIRE @sbcountysheriff @bigbearfiredept pic.twitter.com/YhPTCM8rCn
— San Bernardino National Forest (@SanBernardinoNF) September 12, 2022
The fire popped up on Labor Day, Sept. 5, and prompted evacuation warnings and orders throughout the Big Bear Lake community.
The Forest Service said that as of Sunday evening, evacuation warnings remained in place for the following areas:
–From Glass Road to South Fork River Road.
–Beverly Lane, south to FS Road 2N10 and FS Road 2N08, west to Castlerock.
–Summit Blvd East to Club View Dr. and Evergreen Dr. South
–Club View Dr. east to Angels Camp Rd and Vine Ave south to Lassen Dr.
–Summit Blvd east to McAllister Rd, east of Highway 18, and Fox Farm Rd south to Evergreen Rd.
Today firefighters on the #RadfordFire are picking up hose along the fire lines. Hose lays were used all around the perimeter; now comes the job of picking the hose up, washing it off and rolling it up for the next incident. @SBCOUNTYFIRE @sbcountysheriff @bigbearfiredept pic.twitter.com/ijwgTw4Oez
— San Bernardino National Forest (@SanBernardinoNF) September 12, 2022
On Sunday, the San Bernardino Mountains received continued rainfall as the remnants of Tropical Storm Kay produced rain throughout Southern California, according to the National Weather Service. Near the fire, rainfall gauges recorded about a quarter-inch of rain in a six-hour span, said Philip Gonsalves, meteorologist with the NWS.
The area received .33 inches of rainfall on Saturday as well, the U.S. Forest Service reported.
Mountain areas west of the Radford fire received more significant rainfall Sunday, with gauges near Lake Arrowhead recording more than two inches of rainfall in the afternoon, Gonsalves said.
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