The snow-blanketed peaks, fishing holes and cool alpine air of the San Bernardino Mountains have beckoned Southern Californians for generations. As far back as the 1880s, travelers braved a 6,000-foot climb in horse-drawn carriages to reach the pine forests that now surround the resort towns of Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear.

Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange counties announced resource centers to help residents affected by wildfires that tore through Southern California this month. For residents impacted by the Bridge and Line fires,