Below is a summary of selected news coverage of the Oct. 10 closure due to high winds and Southern California Edison anticipating shutting down power in the area to reduce the risk of wildfires.

San Bernardino campus open Friday, Oct. 25
Highland Community News
Oct 24, 2019
The CSUSB San Bernardino campus will reopen Friday, Oct. 25. All classes and business operations will resume.

Old Water Fire mandatory evacuations lifted in San Bernardino; containment rises to 30 percent after 105 acres burned
KABC 7
Thursday, October 24, 2019 11:51PM

A wind-driven vegetation fire erupted early Thursday morning along Highway 18 in San Bernardino, prompting mandatory and voluntary evacuations as the blaze burned 105 acres Thursday, officials said.

The blaze was burning approximately five miles from the Cal State San Bernardino campus, which is closed Thursday.

Old Water fire burns 105 acres; evacuation orders lifted
The Daily News (Los Angeles)/Southern California News Group
By RICHARD K. DE ATLEY | rdeatley@scng.com and ALMA FAUSTO | afausto@scng.com | The Press-Enterprise
PUBLISHED: October 24, 2019 at 7:09 am | UPDATED: October 24, 2019 at 10:54 pm

The Old Water fire that raced toward homes early Thursday morning, Oct. 24, along Highway 18 in Waterman Canyon was stoked by the afternoon winds as it moved toward 40th Street in San Bernardino.

The afternoon flareup increased the scorched acreage to 105. …

Cal State San Bernardino was closed Thursday because of concerns about high winds and the possibility that power could be shut down. The campus will be open on Friday, officials announced on Twitter Thursday afternoon.

Nearly 20K Southern California Edison customers without power amid wildfire threat
KABC 7
Thursday, October 24, 2019 12:23PM

Nearly 20,000 Southern California Edison customers across the Southland were without power Thursday as the utility preemptively shut off electricity to reduce the risk of fire.
The 'public safety power shutoff' is aimed at lowering the threat of blazes erupting amid windy and arid conditions, SCE said.

Cal State San Bernardino was closed Thursday in light of the high winds, fire danger and possible power outage. Campus officials will decide later in the day whether to remain closed Friday, when similar conditions are expected. The latest campus alerts can be found here.

Old Water Fire forces evacuations in San Bernardino
LAist
OCTOBER 24, 2019 9:10 AM

A brush fire that broke out early this morning in the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains has burned roughly 75 acres and forced mandatory evacuations.

The Old Water Fire was reported about 2 a.m. Thursday and is burning on the northern edge of the city of San Bernardino near Arrowhead Springs Road.

Nearby Cal State University San Bernardino had preemptively closed its campus for Thursday due to the high winds and prime fire conditions.

Wildfire forcing evacuations in San Bernardino
KESQ Palm Springs
Posted: Oct 24, 2019 06:46 AM PDT
Updated: Oct 24, 2019 09:56 AM PDT

Firefighters were battling a wind-driven wildfire that had burned approximately 50 to 100 acres along State Highway 18 in San Bernardino Thursday morning.

The fire was burning primarily in dry brush near Old Waterman Canyon Road near the main campus of Cal State San Bernardino. …

Cal State San Bernardino administrators announced Wednesday the main campus would be shut down Thursday due to fire concerns.

Firefighters pounce on potentially destructive San Bernardino fire
Inland News Today
Oct. 24, 2019

The Inland Empire's only significant wildfire Thursday is being rounded up at the north end of the city.

The Old Water Fire has spared foothill homes and caused little damage. After being slowed to a crawl Thursday afternoon, winds rekindled it but caused no additional evacuations. It has covered about 105 acres. …

The campus of Cal State San Bernardino was closed Thursday because of the fire and wind danger.

Cal State San Bernardino will be closed Thursday because of fire threat
The Sun/Southern California News Group
October 23, 2019 at 8:39 pm | UPDATED: October 23, 2019 at 8:52 pm

Cal State San Bernardino’s classes and business operations will be shuttered Thursday, Oct. 24, in anticipation of high winds and a possible Southern California Edison electricity shutoff to reduce the possibility of power lines starting wildfires.

A high-wind warning was in effect from 5 a.m. Thursday to 2 p.m. Friday, the National Weather Service said.

SoCal Edison could cut power to over 300,000 customers due to wildfire risk
KTLA 5 Los Angeles
POSTED 3:51 PM, OCTOBER 23, 2019, BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, KTLA 5, SARA WELCH AND JENNIFER MCGRAW, UPDATED AT 10:43PM, OCTOBER 23, 2019

Southern California Edison is warning it could cut power to 308,000 customers in seven counties to prevent winds from damaging electrical equipment and starting wildfires.

The utility nearly doubled its estimate of the number of homes and businesses that might lose electricity as a pre-emptive measure.

Cal State San Bernardino has already said it was canceling Thursday's classes due to the power shutoff threat. The university has yet to make a determination for Friday's classes.