US: Crews contain Phelan vegetation fire, burn area reaches 18.6 acres.

RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT” HANDOUT —EDITORIAL USE ONLY— SHOTLIST PHELAN, CALIFORNIA, US (RELEASED ON MAY 2, 2026) (SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT - RESTRICTED) 1. FIRE TRUCKS ARRIVING AT SCENE 2. ASH DEVILS FORMING AND ROTATING 3. VARIOUS OF HELICOPTERS CONDUCTING AERIAL FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS 4. AIRCRAFT DROPPING RED FIRE RETARDANT ON FIRE AREA (2 SHOTS) 5. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDING TO VEGETATION FIREPHELAN, CALIFORNIA, US - RELEASED ON MAY 2 - RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT” HANDOUT —EDITORIAL USE ONLY— : Fire crews contained a vegetation fire in Phelan, California on Friday, May 1, limiting the blaze to 18.6 acres with no reported structure damage, according to San Bernardino County Fire. Teams from Cal Fire, San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, Victorville Fire Department and Apple Valley Fire responded to the incident, working jointly to bring the fire under control. Video from the scene showed ash devils forming at different stages of the fire. The phenomenon occurs when intense heat causes rising air to rotate, lifting ash and debris into a spinning column.