A portion of Big Bear was placed under an evacuation order Tuesday afternoon as the 27,000-acre Line Fire continues to burn in the Highland area of San Bernardino County.
According to the sheriff’s department, residents in the area from the Big Bear dam east to Wildrose Lane and the south shoreline south to Bluff Lake Basin are being told to leave. There’s also an evacuation order issued for communities like Running Springs, Forest Falls, Angelus Oaks and Wrightwood.
Highway 330 in Highland, which is closed to the public, is one of the main roads being used to get resources up into the mountains. Two of the main routes in and out of Big Bear – Highway 18 from the west and Highway 38 through the east – are both closed.
As of Tuesday afternoon, most residents have already evacuated, but as the fire gets closer to the mountain communities, people are running out of time.
Interactive map from Cal Fire
This interactive map from Cal Fire shows the latest evacuation orders and warnings, plus road closures and detours: