Arson Suspected In Scott Fire
INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 10-26-24 12:12 AM
LOCATION: S Lytle Creek Rd / Middle Fork Rd 2n58
AREA/CITY: Lytle Creek
DETAILS:
- On October 26th, 2024, at about 12:12 AM, San Bernardino County Fire, USFS, and CalFire responded to multiple reports of a vegetation fire on S Lytle Creek Rd and Middle Fork Rd in Lytle Creek.
- Units located a 20′ x 20′ spot possibly started by a road flare.
- That fire was extinguished, but a short time later, two more fires were south of their location on both sides of the roadway.
- One of those fires, the Scott Fire, took a run up the hillside and burned about 4-5 acres.
- These three fires started within about 30 minutes of each other in addition to the Ranger Fire on October 10th.