The Sheep Fire started near Sheep 
Canyon Road near Lytle Creek at about 
2:11 pm on Saturday October 3, 2009. It 
burned northeast to Swarthout Canyon 
Road, then northwest up Lone Pine 
Canyon. It is currently burning near 
the top of Lone Pine Canyon near 
Wrightwood, CA. It has not crossed Hwy 
138 at this time. The fire is about 1/4 
mile from Hwy 2 and homes in the area. 
Firefighters are cautiously optimistic 
at this time about keeping the fire 
from burning into Wrightwood. There are 
numerous helitankers and fixed wing air 
tankers dropping water and retardant on 
the fire, as well as crews working on 
the ground and engines doing structure 
protection.

New mandatory evacuations are in place 
for all Wrightwood residents. Mandatory 
evacuations remain in place for the 
following areas in Lytle Creek: 
Applewhite Campground, Applewhite 
Picnic Area, and areas east of Lytle 
Creek Road up to and including Mountain 
Lakes RV Park. Mandatory evacuations 
are also in place also for Swarthout 
Canyon, Lone Pine Canyon, and areas 
along Hwy 138 between I-15 and Hess Rd. 
Evacuation Centers are located at 
Eisenhower High School in Rialto and at 
Victorville Fairgrounds. Small animals 
can be taken to the Devore Animal 
Shelter. Large and small animals may be 
taken to the Victorville Fairgrounds. 
Glen Helen Rodeo grounds was taking 
large animals but is now full.


Basic Information
Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Under Investigation
Date of Origin	Saturday October 03rd, 
2009 approx 02:11 PM
Location	Between Lytle Creek & Lone Pine Canyons
Incident Commander	Woychak, Wessel, Stalknak
Current Situation
Total Personnel	702
Size	7,500 acres
Percent Contained	20%
Fuels Involved	

Chaparral and timber
Fire Behavior	

Large fire growth and short range 
spotting has been occurring, fire is 
fuel, topography, and wind driven

Significant Events	

Lytle Creek Community Meeting for 
residents to learn more about the fire 
will be tonight at 8:00 pm Lytle Creek 
Community Center, address 14082 Center 
Road, Lytle Creek. Another community 
meeting will be held also at 8:00 pm at 
the Victorville Fairgrounds, 14800 7th 
Street, Victorville.

Outlook
Planned Actions	

Crews are constructing direct fireline 
and numerous engine strike teams are in 
place for sturcture protection for the 
eastern portions of Wrightwood. The 
fire has not crossed Hwy 138 or Hwy 2 
at this time.

Growth Potential	

Extreme
Terrain Difficulty	

Extreme
Remarks	

The Forest Service is in unified 
command with San Bernardino County Fire 
and the San Bernardino County Sheriff's 
Department. Resources assigned to the 
fire are: 21 handcrews, 55 engines, 4 
dozers, 4 water tenders, 10 helicopters 
and 9 airtankers (including the DC-10 
and the Martin Mars). Evacuations: All 
residents of Wrightwood are under a 
mandatory evacuation. Mandatory 
evacuations remain for residents in 
Swarthout and Lone Pine Canyons, Hwy 
138 between I-15 and Hess Road, and 
residents on the east side of Lytle 
Creek Road including Applewhite 
Campground and Mountain Lakes Resort. 
Road Closures: Hwy 2, Hwy 138 between 
I-15 and Hwy 2, Lone Pine Canyon Road, 
Lytle Creek Road.
Current Weather
Wind Conditions	13 mph NW
Temperature	36 degrees
Humidity	55%