Prescribed burns and other measures to build and maintain a fire barrier around Angelus Oaks were instrumental in keeping the explosive, 44,000-acre Line Fire from devastating the San Bernardino County mountain community, authorities said.
For 20 years, and as recently as in May, firefighters have carried out regular efforts to sustain a “fuel break” surrounding and protecting the community from the ever-looming threat of wildfires, according to U.S. Forest Service officials…