List of fires in San Bernardino National Forest explained

The following is a partial list of fires that burned in the San Bernardino National Forest in Southern California, listed with their date of origin.

List of Fires in the Mountaintop and Front Country Ranger Districts

• Old Fire (2003)
• Paradise Fire (2005)^[1]
• Blaisdell Fire (2005)^[2]
• Thurman Fire (2005)^[3]
• Plunge Fire (2006)^[4]
• Arrastre Fire (2006)^[5]
• Ramp Fire (2006)^[6]
• Heart-Millard Complex (2006)^[7]
• Emerald Fire (2006)^[8]
• Pinnacles Fire (2006)^[9]
• Jefferson Fire (2006)^[10]
• Butler Fire (2007)^[11]
• Butler II Fire (2007)^[12]
• Slide Fire (2007)^[13]
• Hathaway Fire (June 9, 2013)^[14]
• Sierra Fire (2013)^[15]
• Etiwanda Fire (2014)
• Lake Fire (2015)
• North Fire (2015)
• Scales Fire (2015)^[16]
• Summit Fire (2015)^[17]
• Pilot Fire (2016)^[18]
• Blue Cut Fire (2016)
• Ken Fire (2016)^[19]
• Tower Fire (2017)^[20]
• Holcomb Fire (2017)
• Mart Fire (June 27, 2017)^[21]
• Bridge 2 Fire (July 14, 2017)^[22]
• Mile Fire (July 31, 2017)^{[23] [24]}
• Bryant Fire (August 3, 2017)^[25]
• Dollar Fire (2017)^[26]
• Helen Incident (January 15, 2018)^{[27] [28] [29]}
• Creek Fire (June 30, 2018)^[30]
• Valley Fire (July 6, 2018)^[31]
• Box Fire (July 6, 2018)^[32]
• Apple Fire (July 2020)
• El Dorado Fire (September 2020)
• South Fire (August 2021)

List of Fires in the San Jacinto Ranger District

• Bee Canyon Fire (1996)^[33]
• Oak Fire (2006)^[34]
• Esperanza Fire (2006)
• Apache Fire (2008)^[35]
• Mountain Fire (2013)
• Tram Fire (2013)^[36]
• Silver Fire (2013)
• Little Fire (2013)^[37]
• Anza Fire (2015)^[38]
• Rouse Fire (2017)^{[39] [40]}
• Azalea Fire (2017)^{[41] [42]}
• Mount Fire (2017)^[43]
• Name Unknown (June 10, 2018)^[44]
• Saunders Fire (June 14, 2018)^[45]
• Indian Fire (June 14, 2018)^{[46] [47]}
• Cranston Fire (July 25, 2018)^[48]
• Ribbon Fire (July 26, 2018)^{[49] [50]}
• Fern Fire (July 22, 2020)^[51]
• Bonita Fire (January 2021)
• Flats Fire (June 2021)

Esperanza Fire

The Esperanza Fire was a large, wind-driven, arson-caused wildfire that started on October 26, 2006, in a river wash near Cabazon, California, west of Palm Springs, California. By October 29, 2006, it had burned over 41173acres (or 61sqmi) and was 85% contained. On October 30, 2006, the fire was fully contained.Five firefighters were killed defending a vacant house locally known as the "Octagon" that was ultimately destroyed by the fire: Jason McKay, Jess McLean, Daniel Najera, Mark Loutzenhiser, and Pablo Cerda.

Mountain Fire

The Mountain Fire was a wildfire in July, 2013 in Riverside County, California, about 100 miles east of Los Angeles. It burned primarily in the San Jacinto Mountains in the San Bernardino National Forest. It started on July 15, 2013 at 1:43 PM near the junction of Highway 243 and Highway 74. It burned for 16 days on steep slopes of timber and chaparral above Palm Springs. Heavy rainfall, up to 1.5inch, on July 21 helped bring the blaze under control.^[52] It was fully contained on July 30, 2013.^[53]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paradise Fire General Information. CalFire. June 24, 2005. 15 January 2018.
2. Web site: Blaisdell Fire General Information. CalFire. September 29, 2005. 15 January 2018.
3. Web site: Thurman Fire General Information. CalFire. October 7, 2005. 15 January 2018.
4. Web site: Plunge Fire General Information. CalFire. June 19, 2006. 15 January 2018.
5. Web site: Arrastre Fire General Information. CalFire. June 9, 2006. 15 January 2018.
6. Web site: Ramp Fire General Information. CalFire. July 24, 2006. 15 January 2018.
7. Web site: Heart-Millard Complex General Information. CalFire. September 10, 2006. 15 January 2018.
8. Web site: Emerald Fire General Information. CalFire. September 1, 2006. 15 January 2018.
9. Web site: Pinnacles Fire General Information. CalFire. September 23, 2006. 15 January 2018.
10. Web site: Jefferson Fire General Information. CalFire. November 23, 2006. 15 January 2018.
11. Web site: Butler Fire General Information. CalFire. September 4, 2007. 15 January 2018.
12. Web site: Butler II Fire General Information. CalFire. September 21, 2007. 15 January 2018.
13. Web site: Slide Fire General Information. CalFire. November 6, 2007. 15 January 2018.
14. Web site: Hathaway Information. InciWeb. September 3, 2013. 4 May 2018.
15. Web site: Sierra Fire General Information. CalFire. September 30, 2013. 15 January 2018.
16. Web site: Summit Fire General Information. CalFire. September 11, 2015. 15 January 2018.
17. Web site: Scales Fire General Information. CalFire. August 5, 2015. 15 January 2018.
18. Web site: Pilot Fire. Inciweb.nwcg.gov. 14 January 2018.
19. Web site: Ken Fire General Information. CalFire. September 4, 2016. 15 January 2018.
20. Web site: Tower Fire General Information. CalFire. January 9, 2018. 15 January 2018.
21. Web site: Mart Fire Information. InciWeb. July 13, 2017. 4 May 2018.
22. Web site: Bridge 2 Fire. InciWeb. August 16, 2017. 10 March 2018.
23. Web site: Mile Fire. InciWeb. August 5, 2017. 10 March 2018.
24. Web site: Mile Fire General Information. CalFire. January 9, 2018. 15 January 2018.
25. Web site: Bryant Fire. InciWeb. August 16, 2017. 10 March 2018.
26. Web site: Dollar Fire General Information. CalFire. January 9, 2018. 15 January 2018.
27. Web site: Eleven small fires are set near base of Cajon Pass; Fontana area man is arrested on arson charges. Fontana Herald News. January 15, 2018. 16 January 2018.
28. Web site: Cal Fire and Riverside County Fire - West. Broadcastify. 15 January 2018.
29. News: Fontana transient arrested after 11 small fires set in Devore. San Bernardino Sun. January 15, 2018. 4 May 2018.
30. Web site: Creek Fire. InciWeb. June 30, 2018. 6 July 2018.
31. Web site: Valley Fire. InciWeb. July 9, 2018. 9 July 2018. 5 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181105224236/https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5900/. dead.
32. Web site: Box Fire. InciWeb. July 8, 2018. 9 July 2018.
33. Web site: Firefighters declare victory over S. California wildfires. Cnn.com. 13 January 2018.
34. Web site: Oak Fire General Information. CalFire. July 26, 2006. 15 January 2018.
35. Web site: Apache Fire General Information. CalFire. May 4, 2008. 15 January 2018.
36. Web site: Tram Fire General Information. CalFire. August 8, 2013. 15 January 2018.
37. Web site: Little Fire General Information. CalFire. August 30, 2013. 15 January 2018.
38. Web site: Anza Fire General Information. State of. California. Cdfdata.fire.ca.gov.
39. Web site: Rouse Fire near Cranston 100 percent contained. Idyllwild Town Crier. August 30, 2017.
40. Web site: Rouse Fire. Inciweb.nwcg.gov. 14 January 2018. 5 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180905022943/https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5562/. dead.
41. Web site: Small Fire on Black Mountain Fire. Idyllwild Town Crier. October 4, 2017.
42. News: Firefighters achieve 80 percent containment of 12-acre brush fire near Idyllwild. The Press-Enterprise. October 4, 2017.
43. Web site: Mount Fire on Highway 74 near Mountain Center contained. Idyllwild Town Crier. October 14, 2017.
44. Web site: A Bee Canyon fire controlled and out. 13 June 2018 . Idyllwild Town Crier. 14 June 2018.
45. Web site: Cal Fire and Riverside County Fire - West. Broadcastify. 14 June 2018.
46. Web site: Live Incident Feed. Riverside County Fire Department. 14 June 2018.
47. Web site: Wildfire near Idyllwild halted with help of aerial support. KESQ. 14 June 2018. 15 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180615032446/http://www.kesq.com/news/wildfire-near-idyllwild-halted-with-help-of-aerial-support/753267353. dead.
48. Web site: Cranston Information. InciWeb. 25 June 2018. 26 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180726235337/https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6032/. dead.
49. Web site: Ribbon fire off CA-74 near Pinyon Pines grows to 40 acres. Gulf-California Broadcast Company Palm Springs. 26 June 2018. 26 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180726204836/https://www.kesq.com/news/fire-erupts-off-highway-74-near-pinyon-pines/773499859. dead.
50. Web site: Ribbon Fire. CAL FIRE. 4 June 2024.
51. Web site: Live Incident Feed. Riverside County Fire Department. 22 July 2020.
52. News: Residents return after rain helps crews contain California's Mountain Fire blaze. July 22, 2013. NBC News. 22 July 2013.
53. News: Mountain Fire Fully Contained After Raging for 16 Days. Cocca. Christine. July 31, 2013. NBC 4 Southern California. 31 July 2013.