Largest Active Fire in California Now 99 Percent Contained, Still Producing Smoke

The Bridge Fire has been burning in the San Gabriel Mountains for nearly a month.

Two firefighters look out over the remains of a home destroyed in the Bridge fire, in Wrightwood, Calif., on Sept. 11, 2024. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

SAN GABRIEL CANYON, Calif.—Firefighters continue to work on the nearly month-old Bridge Fire in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, which was 99 percent contained Saturday after burning 54,878 acres.

The fire, which burned in both San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, has destroyed 81 structures and damaged another 17, and caused eight injuries.