'This is real and this is scary,' a California resident and restaurant owner said. 'I just don't think people realize how bad it is. This is catastrophic up here.'
Cal Fire Fenner Canyon fire crew inmates dig snow from around a residence at a Big Bear Lake trailer park on Friday.
He encouraged homeowners and business owners to keep track of the damage in their homes in case Californians are asked to prove the damage done to the region. Obernolte cautioned that the bar for meeting a natural disaster standard is high. Snowplows are working their way through the main highways before they turn their attention to residential and back country roads, according to officials. But plows pushing through the area are not enough to get to residents, because there are still 10-foot walls of snow left behind.For days, Michael Bowen could see the snow piling up outside his home.
Last week, his neighbor knocked on his door, worried because they smelled gas coming from their home and couldn't get to the shutoff valve under the mounds of snow. San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department and Fire Department personnel load meals onto helicopters to be delivered to communities Thursday.
The dire conditions have hampered emergency response, with firefighters needing to use snowcats to shuttle crews and equipment. Haas reminds people to clear their gas appliance exhausts and intakes, clear out snow from gas meters if possible, and avoid using a gas oven as a space heater. For the last 10 days, Smith and his husband have been unable to leave their home in Blue Jay and have spent much of their time shoveling snow, keeping their gas meter clear and their cars from becoming buried, and trying to get as much of the heavy snow off their roof.
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