As of 7pm Tuesday, the Sawtooth Complex Fire is 100% contained with total burned acreage of 61,700.The Millard Complex is 57% contained at 24,210 acres. The Heart Zone of Millard is 10% contained at 800 acres. Evacuations have been lifted in communities south of Route 38, and all highways into Big Bear are open.

Supervisors Commend Fire Response Team (7/18/06) At their meeting this morning, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors ratified a local emergency proclamation requesting emergency declarations by the state and federal governments in connection with the Sawtooth Complex and Millard fires. The Board of Supervisors also heard reports from fire and emergency response officials, who said the most important challenge facing the disaster area and its residents is the threat of flash flooding. Forecasters are expecting thunderstorms to strike the burned hillsides, creating the potential for significant flooding and debris flows. They say this will be especially critical during the next 7 to 10 days. Supervisors commended firefighters, Sheriff's deputies, and all of the personnel who have responded to the fires, saying they did a “remarkable job” in creating and coordinating so many services so quickly. For its part, the County created a toll-free phone line to provide service information to fire victims and used the Telephone Emergency Notification System (TENS) to deliver recorded flood warning information to all land-line telephone numbers in the disaster area. They also placed electronic signboards flood warnings along highways 62 and 247, and pre-positioned emergency response resources in the Yucca Valley area for potential flood assistance.