Peak Fire's rapid spread near San Bernardino prompts Highway 18 closure; firefighter injured
Victorville Daily Press
A rapidly spreading wildfire has torched over 34 acres of forest north of San Bernardino in about two hours, prompting a shutdown of Highway 18’s stretch through the mountains as around 150 federal and county firefighters and 14 aircraft continue efforts to quell the flames.
The wildfire, dubbed the Peak Fire, began around 10:50 a.m. near Old Waterman Canyon Road due to an unknown cause that’s being investigated, according to San Bernardino National Forest spokesperson Zach Behrens.
Manpower was deployed early from both the U.S. Forest Service and San Bernardino County Fire. As of 12:40 p.m., one firefighter had been “transported for a heat related injury,” San Bernardino National Forest said on Twitter.