Wildfire
Prescribed Fire
Burned Area Response
OtherThomas Mountain Rx
Unit Information
San Bernardino National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
602 South Tippecanoe Ave.
San Bernardino, CA 92408
Incident Contact
Zach Behrens
Email: zachary.behrens@usda.gov
Phone: 909-382-2788
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Crews are continuing to hold, monitor and staff the project. No new ignitions will occur in spring or summer 2019, but prescribed fire already on the ground may continue to consume ground litter, such as duff, leaves and needles, and may continue to send smoke into the air from time to time. 500 acres have been treated so far.
This broadcast prescribed burn project is within a 1,074-acre unit on Thomas Mountain, south of Garner Valley, which is southeast of Idyllwild. The goal is to accomplish burning between 30 and 70 percent of the unit. The project is part of a larger effort to create defensible space between neighborhoods and wildland areas and perform ecological restoration in the San Jacinto Mountains.
Basic Information
| Current as of | |
| Incident Type | Prescribed Fire |
| Location | Garner Valley, Calif. |
| Incident Commander | Battalion Chief Matt Ahearn |
| Coordinates | 33.618 latitude, -116.665 longitude |
Current Situation
| Size | 1,074 Acres |
Outlook
| Planned Actions | As of Tues., April 30, 2019, crews are continuing to hold and monitor the project. 500 acres within the unit have been treated. There will be no new ignitions in spring 2019. |
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