page_title: San Bernardino National Forest
section_title: Firefighting aircraft operations
hierarchical_section_title: San Bernardino National Forest / Firefighting aircraft operations
caption_attribution_description: English: The San Bernardino National Forest after the Blue Cut Fire in the summer of 2016 along the Freeway 138.
context_page_description: The San Bernardino National Forest is a United States National Forest in Southern California encompassing 823,816 acres of which 677,982 acres are federal. The forest is made up of two main divisions, the eastern portion of the San Gabriel Mountains and the San Bernardino Mountains on the easternmost of the Transverse Ranges, and the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa Mountains on the northernmost of the Peninsular Ranges. Elevations range from 2,000 to 11,499 feet. The forest includes seven wilderness areas: San Gorgonio, Cucamonga, San Jacinto, South Fork, Santa Rosa, Cahuilla Mountain and Bighorn Mountain. Forest headquarters are located in the city of San Bernardino. There are district offices in Lytle Creek, Idyllwild, and Fawnskin.
  This site was the filming location for Daniel Boone in 1936; part of the 1969 musical film Paint Your Wagon was shot here.
  Free camping is available at 47 different 'Yellow Post' campsites located throughout the forest.
context_section_description: As of 2001, eight Air Tactical Group Supervisors (ATGSs) work out of the Forest Supervisor's Office in San Bernardino. This position requires completion of an 80-hour CDF/Forest Service attack management course. A Helicopter Coordinator (J-374) course is recommended.
caption: After the Blue Cut Fire in the summer of 2016 along State Route 138.
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