Vehicle Fire Starts Grass Fire in the Cajon Pass

The San Bernardino County Fire Department was dispatched to a vehicle fire at the above listed time and location. The responding units were advised that multiple reports were being received that a vehicle fire had spread to the vegetation in the Cajon Pass. Upon arrival, the first in units reported that a passenger car was fully involved with the fire and that it was quickly spreading to the vegetation. Units from the USFS had begun an aggressive attack on the fire which had started to spread up the mountain. Firefighters from San Bernardino County and Cal Fire extinguished the vehicle fire as the firefighters from the USFS extinguished the vegetation fire. The vehicle was a total loss and the fire burned approximately one acre of vegetation. A concerted effort between the San Bernardino County Fire Department, The United States Forest Service and Cal Fire prevented the fire from becoming a major incident. The Departments had taken extra precautions and placed extra personnel on duty in preparation of the wind conditions. The San Bernardino County Fire Department would like to remind everyone that vehicle repairs should be performed by a licensed automotive repair service.