Summit fire near Big Bear

Flames from the Summit fire near Big Bear on Monday.  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Firefighter Paul Montano of the Vacyermo Hotshots crew.

Firefighter Armando Aguas walks through the ashen remains of the Summit fire.

Firefighter Kurt Edwards, of the U.S. Forest Service, carries a chainsaw.

Devastation from the Summit fire near Big Bear.

Fire retardant dropped from aircraft Sunday remains on the branches of burned trees.

Smoke wafts through an area burned by the Summit fire near Big Bear.