Team Rubicon Working To Clear Hundreds Of Dead Trees From Big Bear Wildfire Burn Scars

CBS LA

Updated on: June 10, 2026

Team Rubicon volunteers are set to remove dozens of dead trees and vegetation to help mitigate wildfire risk on Big Bear as part of a nearly four-year plan to remove what was left behind by the 2022 Radford Fire and the 2024 Line Fire.

Since the fire broke out in September that year, the area has been closed to the public due to lingering hazards like felled or dead trees and unstable land.

"All the dead trees have a chance of falling at any time; particularly the older it gets, the danger, it increases," said Robin Brown, a retired firefighter who works with Team Rubicon, which is a veteran-led disaster response organization that has 200,000 volunteers across North America.

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