July 15 EVENING UPDATE ON FIRES:
Incident Command puts the Millard Fire at 15,572 acres with 10% containment, and Sawtooth at 60,000 acres with 50% containment. IC will next update the media after their 9:00 a.m. meeting on Sunday….No evacuations have been called in the Big Bear Valley, and Route 38 remains open. There are no injuries so far. Structure protection continues in the Whitewater Canyon area. Overnight, they will cease air attacks and continue holding line with hand crews and dozers. They predict the weather will be better tomorrow, with lower temps/higher moisture. Sawtooth is moving slowly, only gained about 1,000 acres from Friday to Saturday.