A state of emergency has been declared in San Bernardino County as firefighters continue battling the Line Fire.
Spreading rapidly through the San Bernardino National Forest, the Line Fire has posed a challenge to firefighters since steep terrain, triple-digit temperatures and thunderstorms have contributed to the erratic fire behavior.Sign up for NBC San Diego's News Headlines newsletter.
About 600 firefighters are working to contain the fire, which is threatening roughly 8,000 structures near its path. “First thing I grabbed was my mother’s ashes,” said Blaine Bacher, an Arrowbear Lake resident who vacated his home. “Second thing I grabbed was my dog’s things and next thing I did was make sure that my stepdad got his butt out of there and then everything else was an afterthought.
The AQMD said that satellite imagery showed smoke passing overheard across the South Coast Air Basin. Monitors and sensors detected that areas near the Line Fire measured at AQI levels that ranged from moderate to hazardous, with the highest levels recorded in Highland, Running Springs and Lake Arrowhead.Gov. Gavin Newsom’s state of emergency proclamation allows for state aid in the firefight and support for residents who may be impacted.
As part of the response, the state has secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency . The declaration also allows residents who may be displaced by the blaze to have easier access to unemployment benefits and fees waived for legal documents such as marriage and birth certificates, and replacement for driver’s licenses.
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