Police arrested the man on suspicion of reckless burning in connection with the Little Mountain Fire that torched just over 30 acres on Wednesday.

No evacuations are in place, but officials expect there to be a structure threat in around 20 minutes. The fire is spreading rapidly, fire officials said.

Little Mountain Fire initially started 2:44 p.m. Jan. 15 in San Bernardino County. After being active for 16 hours, it has burned 34 acres. By Thursday morning, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines. However, the cause is still being investigated.

A man has been arrested in connection with a fire that erupted in the San Bernardino Mountains on Wednesday afternoon, while multiple wildfires continued to burn in Southern California and the region was under a red flag warning.

The blaze, dubbed the Little Mountain Fire, was first reported at 2 p.m. along Little Mountain Drive at Edgehill Road, just northeast of the junction between the 210 and 215 freeways, according to San Bernardino County Fire Protection District logs.

A man was arrested in connection with a brush fire that erupted in San Bernardino, California, on Wednesday, police said. Firefighter were able to control the blaze.

San Bernardino County residents living in mountain communities are frustrated over an ongoing power outage that hasn’t been restored since last week. Southern California Edison had implemented power shutoffs for at-risk communities in preparation for the wind storm that fueled several wildfires in SoCal including the Palisades and Eaton Fires.

San Bernardino, United States - January 15, 2025 San Bernardino County Fire reported that the Little Mountain fire has been contained after burning through 34 acres. The Little Mountain Incident Commander requested 10 additional engines and two hand crews during the firefight.