The Line Fire is continuing to burn in the San Bernardino mountains and authorities are worried that the flames could threaten the Big Bear community.
As of Tuesday morning, the fire has burned 26,426 acres and is five percent contained, according to Cal Fire .
Capt. Curtis Rhodes with Cal Fire told KNX News’ Jon Baid that the most active portion of the fire will be on the north end.
“We did see overnight some active fire behavior on the northeast side of the fire,” he said. “We still have quite a bit of fuels in between the head of the fire and Big Bear. But the most active fire as of last night was on the north end, bumping the freeway.”
Rick Carhart, spokesperson for Cal Fire, told KNX News’ Jon Baird that officials are expecting some fire growth and that it’s tough to fight it because the areas are rugged leading up to Big Bear.
“They need to get people on the ground. There’s not going to be an opportunity to get a fire engine in there to drive up to the fire and take a hose off of your engine and spray water on it,” he said. “There’s no opportunity to do that because there aren’t roads and it’s too steep.”