Line Fire continues to grow, forcing evacuations in San Bernardino County

Evacuation orders and warnings are in place for several Highland neighborhoods as the Line Fire continues to burn with no containment on Saturday.

The fire first broke out near Baseline Street and Alpin Street around 6:30 p.m. Thursday. By Saturday, after a period of rapid growth, the blaze stood at 3,832 acres by 10:30 a.m., according to CAL FIRE. By 4 p.m., the blaze grew to 7,122 acres with zero percent containment.

KTLA's Jennifer McGraw reports on September 7, 2024.

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[monsterq]

Please God protect the lives of the firefighters, protect the homes of the residents, and send down favorable weather to put this fire out quickly. Please stop the fire from going any further.

[ambiebambie]

This is my home town. I am praying for our beautiful mtn and all of the locals.

[dg]

No structures burned so far. I just left my home in Big Bear. Please stay safe life is more important than anything.

[johnbehneman]

PLEASE KEEP EVERYONE IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.

[davidgcrawford]

I love Lake Arrowhead. Hope things don't head that direction

[scorpiosunthhouse]

I live up here and it is out of control help help help we need copters listen we need copters

[AraceliCruz-vt]

The mountains should have a water system to keep the plants moist, so it doesn't get dry and burn

[jazz]

Powers that be, please protect those in the path of this fire. Blessed Be 🥀

[jamiehamilton]

Make sure you thank the forest service for managing the forest so well. Especially when it burns down your mountain community. After the old fire in 2003 that burned the mountain down and a large part of San Bernardino you would expect to see efforts to maintain fuel breaks around those communities but the forest service would rather chase a wildfire then be proactive.

[i-likemy-space]

The easiest fire to fight is one with smoke traveling over the black.
A fire break can be created with just a lawn mower and string trimmer.

[BWN]

Praying this gets put out soon. I live in North San Diego county, and we also have one burning on Camp Pendleton.

[Dino]

I live up in Victorville in the high desert and we have strong smell of smoke.

[mariaj]

What? Didn't it rain?? It poured here at Nuevo (Lakeview) even hail.

[JoJo-iglk]

Bring on the planes newsome bragged about to fight this devastating Line Fire. Remember the Old's fire? Mountain residents remember!

[juneyshu]

This was a ten acre fire on the main road, baselind. WTH?

[ZeldaMonkey-gudn]

It hasn’t even hit running springs yet we’re fine guys. But if you live near lake arrowhead or Crestline it’s okay just wait until they tell us to evacuate even if we have too but running springs yes they should evacuate

[Demonheart]

This fire is moving way too fast and where is the air support? Running springs is right up from the fire and fire obviously spreads upwards and it’s harder to fire the fire up on the mountain then down the mountain where it’s easier to get more assistance. The people in the mountains are sitting ducks.

And there’s accidents happening as people are rushing to leave and it makes it so the mountain people can’t get off the mountain fast enough. Our winding roads and communities will have trouble getting out compared to the people at the bottom of the mountains.

[TheStrflexin]

Bro, today is my baby cousin’s birthday and the fire might ruin it

[lisalee]

Big Bear on Alert 😮😮😮😮 think ahead and plan. Prayers to ALL 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[DaltonTaylor-dlzx]

How can I help and be on one of these fire fighting crews?