Cactus Fire stopped at 35 acres east of Big Bear Lake in SoCal

S-2T air tanker drops on the Cactus Fire, April 30, 2022
S-2T air tanker drops on the Cactus Fire, April 30, 2022. @BrookesLori.

Yesterday firefighters stopped the spread of a wildfire in Southern California in the San Bernardino National Forest after it burned about 35 acres in Cactus Flats east of Big Bear Lake. Soon after it started it was putting up a smoke plume with occasional puffs of dense black smoke. The incident commander ordered a total of six fixed wing air tankers which assisted firefighters as they installed a hose lay around the perimeter.

Cactus Fire, April 30, 2022
Cactus Fire, April 30, 2022. @jojacaliente
Cactus Fire, April 30, 2022
Cactus Fire, April 30, 2022. San Bernardino NF photo.
Aircraft over the Cactus Fire at 317 p.m. PDT April 30, 2022
Map showing the location of aircraft over the Cactus Fire at 3:17 p.m. PDT April 30, 2022. ADS-B Exchange.

The video below was shot by the FIRIS aircraft at 2:22 p.m. PDT April 30, 2022.