Resources Redistributed in Forest (7/25/06)
Forest officials say the forest has experienced several lightning strikes over the past three days, causing many small fires. Most of these were single-tree strikes and include Big Pine, Calvary, Cedar 2, Sierra, Chas, Shah, and Toro Peak, Ten Thousand, Solver, Meadow and Dam fires. The Heart Millard Fire continues to burn within the contingency lines in the inaccessible portion of the San Gorgonio Wilderness, south and east of Big Bear.

It has burned 23,917 acres since its lightning start on July 7. Currently there are 240 personnel on the fire, and it is between 60 and 65% contained. The San Gorgonio Wilderness is closed indefinitely to the public. On Sunday, July 23, lightning ignited the Oak Fire northeast of Red Mountain, in the Anza/Sage area of the San Jacinto Mountains.

The Oak Fire has burned 190 acres and is 75% contained, with 146 personnel on the fire. Today, the incident management team that has been overseeing the Heart-Millard Complex is turning that fire back over to the forest for continual monitoring, in order to manage the Oak Fire. The current weather prediction calls for thunderstorms until the end of the week, which will result in further lightning strikes on the forest. Many have been spotted today.