Meetings are being held virtually at 6pm during Covid conditions
For more information email staff@ wrightwoodfsc. com

Wrightwood GSOB Rapid Response Plan
by Frank Spandler, Forester II-RPF #2226
CALFIRE Forest Entomology and Pathology Program
2022 Tri-Community Green Waste Recycling Days

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WCSD Fire Protection Feasibility Report

Letter to Wrightwood CSD CALFIRE Free Green Waste Drop Off

Wildfire Evacuation Steps

Wildfire Evacuation Steps
Full Size Printable PDF (Click Here)

WILDFIRE PRE-EVACUATION STEPS

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EVACUATION CHECKLIST


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WRIGHTWOOD EVACUATION MAP

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From SB County Fire Hazard Abatement

A new feature for FHA is a public accessible map that shows the properties that have received, or will receive, a FHA notice. The map is called EZ-Fire Hazard Abatement Map. It allows property owners to search a property by the address or APN and if a green clipboard icon is on the parcel, then a notice has, or will be, sent. If the green icon is clicked, information regarding the mail date and compliance date will be shown, if the notice was mailed already.

The EZ-FHAN map can be found on the Fire Hazard Abatement website: (Mountain Region for Wrightwood)
https://lus.sbcounty.gov/fire-hazard-abatement-home/fha-maps/

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2020 Tri-Community Green Waste Recycling
Event Canceled Due To Covid-19 Pandemic

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2020 Fire Safety Day at Mountain High

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Tree killing pest GSOB found in Wrightwood

11-12-19 Press Release

What is the Goldspotted Oak Borer? (GSOB)

Symptoms of Goldspotted Oak Borer attack

Reporting suspected GSOB
Is there a Killer Lurking in your firewood?

Community Meeting
Tue Nov 19, 7pm
Wrightwood Community Building, 1275 Hwy 2, Wrightwood


Wildfire & Disaster Awareness Events 2019

2019 Wildfire & Disaster
Awareness Day

2019 Green Waste
Recycling Days

Annual Wildfire & Disaster
Awareness Day


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Annual Tri-Community
Green Waste Recycling


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2019 Pine Needle
Recycling Days

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2019 Fire Safety Day at Mountain High

The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council and Mountain High are holding the 2019 Fire Safety Day on Sunday March 3rd.

This year's event includes specially priced all day lift tickets for tri-community folks and anyone with a badge, including Fire, Police and Agency personnel.

For those that would like to donate to the WFSC, but don't care to ski or snowboard, special arrangements have been made to donate tickets to disadvantaged tri-community youth, giving you twice as much bang for your buck. This is always a big hit with the kids, who would not normally be able to ski or snowboard.

The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council
is a Non-Profit 501(c)(3)
All donations are tax deductible!

Tickets good starting Mar 3 and
through end of 2018-2019 season All Day Lift Ticket $20

$84 Value

Click to enlarge Preventing Firewood Bark Beetles

Bark Beetle Management in Logs and Firewood (pdf file) Wildfire & Disaster Awareness Events 2018
Recap 2018 Green Waste Recycling Days
2018 Wildfire & Disaster
Awareness Day

2018 Green Waste
Recycling Days Annual Wildfire & Disaster
Awareness Day


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Green Waste Recycling


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2018 Pine Needle
Recycling Days
NEW this year!


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March 2018 Wrightwood Tree Survey Report
CAL FIRE Unit Forester, Henry Herrera report due to community concerns regarding the “pitch” drops occurring throughout Wrightwood

Tree Survey of Wrightwood, CA

Mistletoe document referenced in the report
2018 Fire Safety Day at Mountain High

The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council and Mountain High are holding the 2018 Fire Safety Day on Sunday February 25th.

This year's event includes specially priced all day lift tickets for tri-community folks and anyone with a badge, including Fire, Police and Agency personnel.

For those that would like to donate to the WFSC, but don't care to ski or snowboard, special arrangements have been made to donate tickets to disadvantaged tri-community youth, giving you twice as much bang for your buck. This is always a big hit with the kids, who would not normally be able to ski or snowboard.

The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council
is a Non-Profit 501(c)(3)
All donations are tax deductible!

Tickets good starting Feb 25 and
through end of 2017-2018 season All Day Lift Ticket $20

$79 Value

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Wildfire & Disaster
Awareness Day 2017

2017 Green Waste &
Pine Needle Drop-Off Annual Wildfire & Disaster
Awareness Day


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Annual Tri-Community
Green Waste Recycling


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The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council and Mountain High are holding the 2017 Fire Safety Day on Sunday March 5th.

This year's event includes specially priced all day lift tickets for tri-community folks and anyone with a badge, including Fire, Police and Agency personnel.

For those that would like to donate to the WFSC, but don't care to ski or snowboard, special arrangements have been made to donate tickets to disadvantaged tri-community youth, giving you twice as much bang for your buck. This is always a big hit with the kids, who would not normally be able to ski or snowboard.

The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council
is a Non-Profit 501(c)(3)
All donations are tax deductible!

Tickets good starting Mar 5 and
through end of 2016-2017 season All Day Lift Ticket $20

$69 Value

Click to enlarge Blue Cut Fire First Responder Meeting

Hosted By The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council
First Responder Community Meeting 9-20-16
First Responder Meeting
1:45 hour Full Meeting
Audio Recording

Topics Included:
Blue Cut Fire & potential for additional fires this year
Evacuations
Potential for Flooding
Burned Area Emergency Response
Q&A

Incident Commander
First Day Recap
4min Audio file

August 16, 2016 10:44 am
Old Cajon Road
5 yr Drought
99 F Temp
3% Humidity (below 15% is critical)
1% Fuel Moisture (0-50 scale)
24,119 acres in 18 hours

Wildfire & Disaster Awareness Events 2016
Wildfire & Disaster
Awareness Day 2016

2016 Green Waste &
Pine Needle Drop-Off
Annual Wildfire & Disaster
Awareness Day

Annual Tri-Community
Green Waste Recycling


2016 Fire Safety Day at Mountain High The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council and Mountain High are holding the 2016 Fire Safety Day on Saturday March 5th.

This year's event includes specially priced all day lift tickets for tri-community folks and anyone with a badge, including Fire, Police and Agency personnel.

For those that would like to donate to the WFSC, but don't care to ski or snowboard, special arrangements have been made to donate tickets to disadvantaged tri-community youth, giving you twice as much bang for your buck. This is always a big hit with the kids, who would not normally be able to ski or snowboard.

The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council
is a Non-Profit 501(c)(3)
All donations are tax deductible! All Day Lift Ticket $20

$69 Value

Tickets good starting Mar 5 and
through end of 2015-2016 season

Click to enlarge Wrightwood Snowcat Training
Jan 2016 San Bernardino County Fire crews in Wrightwood have taken advantage of recent heavy snowfall to conduct training with their Snowcat. This invaluable piece of fire apparatus allows us to rescue a victim in need when Mother Nature doesn't allow access for a traditional fire engine or ambulance. With more snow expected this winter the snowcat could be put to use in a real emergency

Your Amazon Purchases Can Help Shop at AmazonSmile and Amazon will donate a portion to the Wrightwood Fire Safe Council

June 2015 Forest Health Alert This new document by the USFS and Calfire
describes what can be done to protect your trees

Drought and bark beetle-caused tree mortality in California Wildfire & Disaster Awareness Events 2015
2015 Wildfire Awareness
Opening Ceremony

2015 Wildfire & Disaster
Awareness Day Poster

Please note location change
for 2015 Wildfire & Disaster
Awareness Day event.

2015 Green Waste &
Pine Needle Drop-Off

Wrightwood National Monument Stakeholder's Meeting The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council will host another National Monument Meeting:

Wrightwood National Monument Stakeholder's Meeting
2pm Wednesday December 3, 2014
Wrightwood Community Center, 1275 Highway 2, Wrightwood CA 92397

Forest Service Representatives will include:
USFS Shane Jeffries Interim Monument Manager
Angeles National Forest Supervisor Tom Contreras
Angeles National Forest District Ranger Bob Blount

- USFS will discuss steps being taken to develop the San
Gabriel Mountains National Monument Management Plan

- Learn how Stakeholders (community members, businesses and organizations)
will be involved in the development of the Management Plan

San Gabriel Mountains National Monument 10-10-14 Proclamation Webpage Final Map Fact Sheet
Accomplishments
FAQ's
Recent Videos (YouTube) 2014 Green Waste
& Pine Needle
Drop Off Pine needle
mulching
7-14-14 Bark Beetle
Recap
7-15-14

200 year old
Bark Beetle
tree goes down Preventing Firewood Bark Beetles

Bark Beetle Management in Logs and Firewood (pdf file) Wildfire Awareness Week 2014

2014 Pine Needle &
Green Waste Drop Off 2014 Wildfire & Disaster
Awareness Day

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Important notice regarding Wildfire
& Disaster Awareness Day
The Community of Wrightwood is facing some extremely challenging times caused by 3 years of severe drought. This year's wildfire conditions are shaping up to be the most extreme in the history of the Wrightwood Fire Safe Council with stressed pine trees under attack by an aggressive bark beetle
killing hundreds of mature trees.

Regrettably the Wrightwood Fire Safe Council has made a difficult decision and will not hold a Wildfire and Disaster Awareness Day event
this year and concentrate it's efforts on the bark beetle issue and yearly Green Waste & Pine
Needle drop off event.
Bark Beetle Infestation in Wrightwood

Bark Beetle Meeting
Recap 3-18-14

Slide Presentation

Audio (75 min 9 MB MP3)

Calfire Press Release

Handout 1
CA Fivespined Ips

Handout 2
treenote28

CA Fivespined Ips up close video (3 MB .wmv)

Bark Beetle Meeting in Wrightwood

The March 18, 2014 WFSC meeting will focus on the escalating bark beetle infestation in Wrightwood. There are currently over 200 mature trees marked for removal with hundreds more remaining. Topics covered will include what residents and contractors can do to help prevent further spread of this beetle in our forest stands.

Due to the importance of this meeting it's been changed to a larger facility.

Wrightwood Fire Safe Council (WFSC) meeting
Tuesday Mar 18, 2014, 7pm at the Wrightwood Community Center
1275 Highway 2, Wrightwood 92397

Guests will include:
Tom W. Coleman, Ph.D., Forest Entomologist, USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection
Bob Blount, Angeles National Forest District Ranger
Gabe Garcia, San Bernardino National Forest District Ranger
Glenn Barley, Unit Forester, Calfire
Sharp Fire Thank You and Recap Attention Fire Fighters, Support Personnel & Public!

The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council invites everyone
to come express their gratitude to the Fire Fighters
and Support Personnel that worked so hard to save the
community during the Sharp Fire.

Sharp Fire Thank You and Recap
Tue Aug 20, 2013 - 6pm
Wrightwood Community Center, 1275 Hwy 2, Wrightwood



Please spread the word about this special Thank You.

This special Thank You event is in place of the August Fire Safe Council meeting Wildfire Awareness Week 2013
2013 Events Recap
1.5 Meg PDF

2013 Green Waste Recap
1 Meg PDF 10th Annual Wildfire & Disaster
Awareness Day main Flyer

Schedule Of Events
and "Is Your Number Up?"


Wildfire & Disaster
Awareness Day Insert

Tri-Community 2013
Green Waste & Pine Needle Drop Off


2013 Fire Safety Day at Mountain High The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council and Mountain High are joining Smokey Bear and local Firefighters at the 2013 Fire Safety Day on Sunday March 17th.

This year's event includes specially priced all day lift tickets for tri-community folks and anyone with a badge, including Fire, Police and Agency personnel.

For those that would like to donate to the WFSC, but don't care to ski or snowboard, special arrangements have been made to donate tickets to disadvantaged tri-community youth, giving you twice as much bang for your buck. This is always a big hit with the kids, who would not normally be able to ski or snowboard.

The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council
is a Non-Profit 501(c)(3)
All donations are tax deductible! All Day
Lift Ticket $20

$69 Value

Click to enlarge It's That Time Of The Year For Santa Ana Winds

Extra vigilance and safety is urged
at this time!
The constant threat of wildland fires is a way of life and this past season's low precipitation greatly increases the potential.

Santa Ana winds are associated with some of the area's largest and deadliest wildfires, including the state's largest fire on record, the Cedar Fire, as well as the Laguna Fire, Old Fire, Esperanza Fire, Panorama Fire and the Witch Fire.

What are Santa Ana winds?
Santa Ana winds are strong, extremely dry offshore winds that affect coastal Southern California and northern Baja California in autumn and winter. They can range from hot to cold, depending on the prevailing temperatures in the source regions, the Great Basin and upper Mojave Desert. The winds are known for the hot dry weather (often the hottest of the year) that they bring in the fall, and are infamous for fanning regional wildfires.
Wildfire Awareness Week 2012
2012 Events Recap
1.7 Meg PDF

2012 Green Waste Recap
1 Meg PDF Wildfire & Disaster
Awareness Day main Flyer

Schedule Of Events
and "Is Your Number Up?"


Wildfire & Disaster
Awareness Day Insert

Tri-Community 2012
Green Waste & Pine Needle Drop Off


2012 Fire Safety Day at Mountain High The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council and Mountain High are joining Smokey Bear and local Firefighters at the 2012 Fire Safety Day on Saturday March 17th.

This year's event includes specially priced all day lift tickets for tri-community folks and anyone with a badge, including Fire, Police and Agency personnel.

For those that would like to donate to the WFSC, but don't care to ski or snowboard, special arrangements have been made to donate tickets to disadvantaged tri-community youth, giving you twice as much bang for your buck. This is always a big hit with the kids, who would not normally be able to ski or snowboard.

The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council
is a Non-Profit 501(c)(3)
All donations are tax deductible!
All Day
Lift Ticket $20

$69 Value

Click to enlarge 2012 Fire Safety Day at Mountain High The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council and Mountain High are joining Smokey Bear and local Firefighters at the 2012 Fire Safety Day on Saturday March 17th.

This year's event includes specially priced all day lift tickets for tri-community folks and anyone with a badge, including Fire, Police and Agency personnel.

For those that would like to donate to the WFSC, but don't care to ski or snowboard, special arrangements have been made to donate tickets to disadvantaged tri-community youth, giving you twice as much bang for your buck. This is always a big hit with the kids, who would not normally be able to ski or snowboard.

The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council
is a Non-Profit 501(c)(3)
All donations are tax deductible!
All Day
Lift Ticket $20

$69 Value

Click to enlarge 2012 Wildfire Awareness Dates Announced
May 6-13 Wildfire Awareness Week
May 7 Wildfire Awareness Week Kickoff
May 12 9th Annual Wildfire & Disaster Awareness Day
Jun 2 Wrightwood Demo House
Jun 2-10 Tri-Community Green Waste Recycling

Mountain Area Fire Hazard Abatement
San Bernardino County Fire Hazard Abatement Program:
Message Regarding Mountain Area Abatement
500 Kb PDF
Mountain Area Defensible Space Guidelines
500 Kb PDF
Outdoor Fire Requirements Guide
This guide is intended to provide a basic understanding of the various outdoor
fire types typically encountered by Suppression and Prevention staff.
Per the California Fire Code, there are generally six outdoor fire types:
Open Burning Projects • Bonfires • Recreational Fires • Portable Outdoor Fireplaces
BBQ Pits and BBQ’s

San Bernardino County Fire Department Outdoor Fire Requirements Guide
Wildfire Awareness Week 2011

2011 Events Recap
3.1 Meg PDF

2011 Green Waste Recap
.4 Meg PDF Schedule Of Events

Wildfire & Disaster
Awareness Day Flyer

Wildfire & Disaster
Awareness Day Flyer

Tri-Community 2011
Green Waste & Pine Needle Drop Off

5th Annual Ski/Snowboard Event The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council and Mountain High has rescheduled the event for Sunday April 3rd, 2011 due to inclement weather. This incredible $20 ticket will be honored any day the rest of the 2010/2011 season!

This year's event includes not only the local tri-community, but anyone with a badge, including Fire, Police and Agency personnel, will be able to buy a discounted ticket.

For those that would like to donate to the WFSC, but don't care to ski or snowboard, special arrangements have been made to donate tickets to disadvantaged High Desert youth, giving you twice as much bang for your buck. This is always a big hit with the kids, who would not normally be able to ski or snowboard.

The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council
is a Non-Profit 501(c)(3)
All donations are tax deductible! All Day Lift Ticket
$20

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The Angeles National Forest is preparing an Environmental Assessment to analyze the effects of private landowners doing wildland fire hazard reduction on National Forest System (NFS) lands to create defensible space around their homes.
Scoping Letter (pdf)
Sheep Fire Restoration Project
The Front Country Ranger District of the San Bernardino National Forest is initiating a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis for the Sheep Fire Reforestation Project.
This project proposes to plant a mixture of tree seedlings on 91 acres within the area that burned in the 2009 Sheep Fire.
Scoping Letter (doc) Map (pdf)
Suspicious Activity ?
This new MAST document outlines advice given by arson investigators. Certain acts or behaviors should be recognized as suspicious and reported to law enforcement. As wildfire season approaches, we all need to be vigilant.

Recognizing Suspicious Activity as it Relates to Wildfires
62 Kb PDF
Wildfire Awareness Week 2010
2010 Events Recap
1.4 Meg PDF
Press Conference
Video

170 Photos Wildfire
Awareness Week 2010

Wildfire & Disaster Awareness Day Video

Press Release Wildfire Awareness Week 2010

Annual Wildfire & Disaster Awareness Day Event Map
Click Here

2010 Pine Needle & Green Waste Drop Off

7th Annual Wildfire & Disaster
Awareness Day May 8, 2010

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2nd Annual Seedling Festival
Entry Form

Schedule of Events

4th Annual Ski/Snowboard Night The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council and Mountain High rescheduled the 4th annual Ski/Snowboard Fundraiser at Mountain High to Sat March 20, 2010. This incredible $15 ticket is good for an 8 hour pass any time Sat March 20th.

This year's event includes not only the local tri-community, but anyone with a badge, including Fire, Police and Agency personnel, will be able to buy a discounted ticket.

For those that would like to donate to the WFSC, but don't care to ski or snowboard, special arrangements have been made to donate tickets to disadvantaged High Desert youth, giving you twice as much bang for your buck. We did this last year and it was a big hit with the kids, who would not normally be able to ski or snowboard.

The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council
is a Non-Profit 501(c)(3)
All donations are tax deductible! $55 Lift Ticket
for only
$15

Click on image
to enlarge Sheep Fire
maps and information Station Fire
maps and information
6th Annual Wildfire Awareness Week 2009

2009 Wildfire and Disaster
Awareness Events Recap
(Click Here 4 Meg PDF file)

1st Annual Seedling Festival (Entry Form)

2009 Pine Needle & Green Waste Drop Off

2009 Wildfire & Disaster
Awareness Day
May 9, 2009

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PDF Entry Form for
Seedling Challenge

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(Click on image to enlarge) 3rd Annual Ski/Snowboard Night The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council is having its 3rd annual Ski/Snowboard Fundraiser at Mountain High on Tuesday, February 24, 2009, from 5pm - 10pm.

The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council
is a Non-Profit 501(c)(3)
All donations are tax deductible!
New San Bernardino County Fire Ordinances October 7, 2008
San Bernardino, Calif.
New! Roof & Fire Hazard Abatement Ordinances in San Bernardino County
Effective January 1, 2009.

Roof Ordinance (23kb PDF file)
Fire Hazard Abatement Ordinance (53kb PDF file) Wildfire Awareness Week 2008 May 4-10 Click here for Slide Show (4meg swf file)

2nd Annual Ski/Snowboard Night - Huge Success The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council held its 2nd annual Ski/Snowboard Fundraiser at Mountain High on February 6, 2008. This year's event was a huge success with over 100 disadvantaged inner city youths receiving donated tickets.

The Wrightwood Fire Safe Council would like to thank Mountain High Resort for providing the opportunity to hold this worthwhile fundraiser and to all of those who generously donated to the event.

Wrightwood Fire Safe Council Board Members display Mountain High check from gate proceeds the night of the event. The event raised just over $6,000 including presold tickets and the gate for the night.

Economic Impact 2007 Southern California Wildfires Report December 24, 2007
Southern, Calif. — Wildfires of October 2007 affected lives and businesses in seven Southern California counties: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.

The firefighters who bravely fought the fires of 2007 prevented even further economic loss by keeping the flames out of commercial areas so people still had their jobs, even if they have to cope with other economic disruptions.

To read the entire report: Economic Impacts Fires So Cal 2007 (400kb PDF file) Angeles National Forest - Wrightwood Project November 23, 2007
ARCADIA, Calif. — The Angeles National Forest has released the Wrightwood Project Environmental Assessment (EA) planned to reduce wildfire risk and improve forest health on approximately 2,156 acres near Wrightwood, CA.

The project is part of a comprehensive wildfire protection strategy developed when the Wrightwood Community Wildfire Protection Plan was initiated by the Wrightwood Fire Safe Council in 2005.

This project is authorized by the Healthy Forests Restoration Act that provides for a 30-day administrative review period after the EA is made available for public review.

Only individuals or organizations that submitted specific written comments related to the proposed project during the comment period (July 23, 2004 through September 9, 2004) are eligible to participate in this objection process. Federal agencies may not file objections.

EA Document (2 meg PDF file) Map Set (43 meg PDF file) Wildfire Awareness Week May 5-12 2007

Free Pine Needle & Green Waste Drop off Poster

Wildfire & Disaster Awareness Day Poster

Junior Firefighter Challenge Poster
Junior Fire Fighter
Challenge Returns 5-12-07
8 days of Free
Pine Needle and Green
Waste Drop Off
All Green Waste Will Be Recycled !