Pray for Lake Arrowhead

Wildfires rage northwest of the center of town in Lake Arrowhead.

A wildfire is raging in the San Bernardino Mountains, about 60 miles east of Los Angeles.

The fire has burned seventy homes near Lake Arrowhead, the resort community that I wrote about a few posts ago. The fire, called the Grass Valley fire, is northwest of the lake.

The Santa Ana winds are blowing from the northeast, which means the fire will move toward the southwest, probably missing the lake's tourist area (pictured above).

People who are evacuating are reported going to Orange Show Fairgrounds in San Bernardino. San Bernardino is just down the mountain, following a curvy road from Lake Arrowhead.

So far only voluntary evacuations are in effect for people living in Lake Arrowhead.