Firefighters save home as trailers, outbuildings burn

By KRIS REILLY, Editor

San Bernardino County Station 8 firefighters didn’t get a 911 call about a fire that threatened a Lucerne Valley home last Thursday — and they didn’t need one.

Station 8 Capt. Lars Hanson said he and his crew could easily see a large column of black smoke rising from a property in northern Lucerne Valley at about 9 a.m.

They made their way to the residence along with Cal Fire and U.S. Forest Service units from the station and a county engine from Spring Valley Lake, saving a mobile home from the blaze.

The home, located west of Barstow Road and north of Holmes Road, was unoccupied at the time of the fire. Firefighters forced entry into the home to make sure no one was inside and found two cats which were unharmed, Hanson said.

The fire burned trailers, sheds and various debris just a few yards from the home, creating a large plume of smoke that could be seen across the valley.

A neighbor said she heard several explosions during the fire. The cause of the blaze was being investigated.