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Bridge Fire

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Unit Information

Angeles National Forest 
701 N. Santa Anita Ave. 
Arcadia, 
California 
91006 
Angeles National Forest 
701 N. Santa Anita Ave. 
Arcadia, 
California 
91006 

Incident Contacts

  • Dana Dierkes
    Phone:
    626-698-8482
  • Celeste Morales
    Phone:
    626-684-0800

Photographs Gallery

Road closed sign with smoky flames in the background
A smoky orange sky and hillside are the background for a road closed sign
A smoky orange sky and hillside are the background for a road closed sign
Road closed sign with smoky flames in the background

Road closed sign with smoky flames in the background 

Smoke forming around tree canopy
Dark tree canopy with white smoke emerging up into the sky
Dark tree canopy with white smoke emerging up into the sky
Smoke forming around tree canopy

Smoke forming around tree canopy 

Flames on the hillside
Vegetation in the foreground sets the tone for a hillside fire flanked with smoke
Vegetation in the foreground sets the tone for a hillside fire flanked with smoke
Flames on the hillside

Flames on the hillside 

Flames and smoke rising off the mountain
Rising smoke off a mountain side dulls the vibrant color of the flames
Rising smoke off a mountain side dulls the vibrant color of the flames
Flames and smoke rising off the mountain

Flames and smoke rising off the mountain 

Smoke column coming off hillside with firefighters in the foreground
Firefighters are carrying hose in the foreground with a column of smoke rising in the distance
Firefighters are carrying hose in the foreground with a column of smoke rising in the distance
Smoke column coming off hillside with firefighters in the foreground

Smoke column coming off hillside with firefighters in the foreground 

Hotshots ready for the day
Four hotshots in yellow and green uniforms in front of a green fire truck with tools
Four hotshots in yellow and green uniforms in front of a green fire truck with tools
Hotshots ready for the day

Valyermo Hotshots tooled up and prepared to head into the fire in the Big Pines Hwy.

CA National Forest Engine
The back of a green California National Forest Brush Patrol Engine parked with a smoke cloud in the distance.
The back of a green California National Forest Brush Patrol Engine parked with a smoke cloud in the distance.
CA National Forest Engine

CA National Forest Engine

Firefighter Attacking a Flame Near Wrightwood
A firefighter in yellow Nomex is operating a fire hose that is spraying water at a burning tree trunk with smoke in the background.
A firefighter in yellow Nomex is operating a fire hose that is spraying water at a burning tree trunk with smoke in the background.
Firefighter Attacking a Flame Near Wrightwood

Firefighter Attacking a Flame Near Wrightwood

Air tankers ready to support the Bridge Fire
Photo of fixed-wing airplanes at an airport.
Photo of fixed-wing airplanes at an airport.
Air tankers ready to support the Bridge Fire

 BAe 146 air tankers ready to support the Bridge Fire are prepositioned at General William J. Fox Airfield in Lancaster, Calif on September 12, 2024.

(USDA Forest Service Photo)

Helitanker 55 resource on the Quick Response Force (QRF)
Helitanker scooping water from a lake
Helitanker scooping water from a lake
Helitanker 55 resource on the Quick Response Force (QRF)

Helitanker 55 is part of the LA/OC/VC Quick Reaction Force (QRF) able to drop water or retardant, day or night.

(USDA Forest Service Photo)

Bridge Fire in Wrightwood on Sept. 12
A landscape view of a burning forest with smoke in the air.
A landscape view of a burning forest with smoke in the air.
Bridge Fire in Wrightwood on Sept. 12

The Bridge Fire in Wrightwood on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. 

USDA Forest Service Photo

Smoldering near Icehouse Canyon on Sept. 12
Smoldering in a forested area.
Smoldering in a forested area.
Smoldering near Icehouse Canyon on Sept. 12

Smoldering near Icehouse Canyon on Sept. 12, 2024.

(USDA Forest Service Photo)

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