On Thursday, the Bridge fire’s impact expanded when the Mount Baldy Village evacuation order was expanded from San Antonio Heights to Wrightwood and farther east, and to Cucamonga Peak, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. The National Guard and local law enforcement have evacuated residents and established perimeters blocking access to affected areas.
On Friday, “firefighters made great progress on the ground, aided by aircraft to attack the fire aggressively 24 hours per day. Crews continued to be engaged with structure defense in the communities of Wrightwood, Piñon Hills, and Mount Baldy,” according to a statement released by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). Conditions were favorable as firefighters flanked and backed the blaze to Mt Baldy Road, holding the line on the west side of the road to protect the communities of Mount Baldy Village, including the Icehouse Canyon area.
Thirteen structures were destroyed in the Wrightwood area. Infrastructure was also affected, and at least 20 additional homes were devastated in Mount Baldy. The Bridge Fire is currently at 37% containment, with 11,560 structures threatened, and nearing 55,000 acres burned. Three firefighters have already been injured in the blaze…