Nearly all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted for communities in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties affected by the Bridge Fire after it recently became California's largest actively burning wildfire.

Bridge Fire initially started 2:12 p.m. Sep. 8 in Los Angeles, San Bernardino County. After being active for 15 days, it has burned 54,878 acres, an increase of one more acre since the last update. A fire crew of 1,910 succeeded in containing 79% of the fire by Monday evening. Investigations into its cause are still ongoing.

The Bridge Fire showed extreme behavior and spread north and northeast, toward Wrightwood and Pinon Hills. Follow here for the latest updates.

Thousands of firefighting personnel were battling early on Friday a wholly uncontained wildfire spread over some 51,000 acres in the steep mountains north of Los Angeles.

Bridge Fire initially started 2:12 p.m. Sep. 8 in Los Angeles, San Bernardino County. After being active for two weeks, it has burned 54,877 acres. A fire crew of 1,910 succeeded in containing 71% of the fire by Sunday evening. Investigations into its cause are still ongoing.

The Bridge Fire in Southern California’s Angeles National Forest continued to grow Wednesday, consuming nearly 48,000 acres as of Wednesday morning — a day after it had reached 34,000 acres within a matter of hours. The blaze, first detected Sunday, is the largest active wildfire in the state.

Firefighters achieved 65% containment Saturday of the Bridge Fire, the state’s largest active blaze that has been holding steady at 54,795 burned acres the last four days. The massive wildfire […]