The San Bernardino County Fire Department provided assistance in the form of crews; equipment, including dozers; and management for the Butler 2 Fire in the Big Bear Lake area of the San Bernardino mountains. County fire personnel were among 2,505 firefighters involved with this incident.
 
The fire, which is 100% contained, burned 14,039 acres of forestland and destroyed three outbuildings at Camp Whittle, near Fawnskin. Firefighting efforts included aggressive ground and air attacks, which used, among other aircraft, a newly converted DC-10 airliner that can drop 12,000 gallons of fire retardant in a single load. The next-largest aircraft can drop about 3,000 gallons of retardant per trip. Firefighting costs were estimated at nearly $13.8 million.

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