A 100-acre brush fire was blazing near Running Springs in the San Bernardino National Forest Friday afternoon.
FRIDAY, I'M COURTNEY FRIEL ANDTONIGHT FOR SURE CALVIN AND WEBEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS FROMSAN BERNARDINO COUNTY A LIVEPICTURES NOW FROM SKY 5 ABRUSH FIRE HAS BROKEN OUT INTHE DRY VEGETATION OF THE SANBERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST HIMLAND IS OVERHEAD AND SKY 5 HITIM.GOOD EVENING CORDUA MICAH,YOU'RE LOOKING AT WHAT'S LEFTOF THIS 50 ACRE FIRE THAT ISBURNING JUST BELOW RUNNINGSPRINGS OFF AT 3.30 UP HERE INTHIS EFFORT TO HELP OUT.
BEENWORKING ON IS PRETTY QUICKPRETTY HARD SETS ABOUT AT 3.30RIA GET THE LARGER MAKERS TOCOME IN DROP THAT FIRERETARDANT LINE ALONG THESMALLER TANKERS BUILT ANDLIGHTER OUT OF HIS WE COMEDOWN TO SEE THE HEEL OF THEFIRE THIS IS WHERE IT ALLSTARTED IF THEY CALLED IT ISRAPID RATE OF HEADING UP THATHILL HAD THE WIND BEHIND IT.SO WAS IT THE POTENTIAL FORDISASTER WAS VERY HIGH.
AS ITRACED UP THAT HILL, BUT YOUSEE THE FIREFIGHTERS OUT HEREPUTTING THAT FIRE LINE AROUNDIT TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT FULLCONTAINMENT SO THOSE ARE THEGUYS DO A HARD LOOK WORK WITHTHE FACT THAT SHOVELS A LOTHERE THAT BACK UP THE HILL ASWE BUILT UP THE HILL IS LIKE ALITTLE FILE HEAR WHAT THEYCALL A WASH.
COMING DOWN OFFTHE HILL THAT IT WAS RACINGCUP, BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT FIRERETARDANT ON EITHER SIDE OFIT.
BUT THIS FIRE THE CHECKAND THEY HELD AT 50 ACRES SORIGHT NOW THEY'RE AT THE THATTHE POP-UP AREA.
THIS FIRE BUTTHERE ARE SEVERAL OFEVACUATIONS ORDERED UP HERE ICAN TELL YOU THAT THE 3.30 ISCLOSE FROM PILOT UP TOREDICK'S BRIT SCHOOL ROAD ATSAW IT ALSO THE 18 IS AFFECTEDAS WELL.
BUT LOOK AT THIS FIREOUT THE WINDOW HERE, I'MPRETTY SURE THOSE THERE.EVACUATIONS ARE GOING TO BELIFTED PRETTY SOON BUT WE'LLGIVE YOU AN IDEA EXACTLY WE'REONLY AT BACKED AWAY SHUTS OURHEAR FROM YOU FOLKS BUT RIGHTNOW IT LOOKS LIKE THIS FIRE.PRETTY WELL KNOCKED OUT THERE
Evacuations were reduced to voluntary Friday evening after fire crews worked on containing a brush fire in the San Bernardino..
