2024 Line Fire

Dear Family, The responsibility of owning a camp is profound, and one camp leadership takes seriously. You, the campers and supporters, are the reason we remain diligent in our duties. Collectively, we create the camp family, which is made up of generations of campers. You are the reason we remain vigilant, ever seeking ways to take […]

Line Fire Update 10/9/24  Dear Camp Supporters: I got an exciting phone call last evening from our USFS Permit Officer stating that all camps on the south side of highway 38 are free to resume hosting retreat groups! Today I drove up to camp from Redlands to assess what type of cleanup is required to

A long night for the #LACoFD Camp 2 team in the Angelus Oaks area but they hung in there to ensure the mission was accomplished. The crew remains assigned to the #LineFire which has consumed over 43,000 acres. Line Fire Update 10/2/24 Dear Camp Supporters: I find this photo of late-night fire fighters near Angelus

Line Fire Update 9/29/24 Dear Camp Supporters: Friday, as I was driving from Camp to Angelus Oaks, I could look over the canyon to the right and see huge billowing smoke plumes on the north side. The smoke twisted and swirled high into the atmosphere where there had been no smoke the previous day, and

Line Fire Update 9/17/24 Dear Camp Supporters:  Just a quick update from the mountain top!  I snapped this photo of the tall ponderosa by the fire circle on the day we evacuated.  I wondered to myself just how many fires this granddaddy has seen over the years of its life?  One USFS tree expert estimated

Line Fire Update 9/15/24 Dear Camp Supporters:  Right when I take a breath and feel my shoulders relax a bit, the air is sucked right out of me!  There has been an unfortunate turn of weather events on the mountain.  Winds have come up higher than expected, causing the fire to jump the line on