JP Crumrine
JP Crumrine is news editor of the Idyllwild Town Crier newspaper.
Major evacuations lifted Sunday morning; Cranston 57 percent contained
Saturday was a good day for firefighters battling the Cranston Fire. The fire lines were strengthened, and opportunities for fire spread are becoming fewer.Sunday...
Garner Valley residents may start to return
Late Saturday, the Incident Management Team announced "The evacuation order is lifted for Garner Valley, south of Morris Ranch Rd. Proof of residency required....
Food handling at home after a power outage
During hte Cranston Fire, power was out from Wednesday afternoon until Friday afternoon.
Here are some safety thoughts courtesy of the Cranston Fire team:
During...
Saturday another positive for firefighters v. Cranston Fire
This evening, the Incident Management Team reported that the Cranston Fire held to 13,100 acres today, Saturday, but containment improved to 29 percent. The...
Concern for Idyllwild from all levels
Idyllwild, California is a small town, with fewer than 4,000 permanent residents, in the unincorporated area of Riverside County, California, with almost 2.2 million...
Idyllwild mail
Until the evacuation has been lifted for Idyllwild, mail may be picked up at the San Jacinto Post Office.
Idyllwild team
Helping to protect Idyllwild from devastation are many local firefighters, from Idylwild Fire, Cal Fire and the U.S. Forest Service, San Jacinto Ranger District....
Scenes from the burned areas
The Cranston Fire has burned more than 13,000 acres east, south and west of Idyllwild. Fortunately, the only two injuries so far have been...
Cranston Fire continues fourth day
Hello, Idyllwild. News Editor’s note: Since Wednesday morning, I have been trapped in Banning. I did return to Idyllwild yesterday afternoon and this morning....
Public upset IWD withheld water quality problem
Although there were only three items on the agenda for last week’s Idyllwild Water District meeting, the third, which was only informational, took nearly...