For the first time in a drill conducted by Mountain Disaster Preparedness (MDP), the Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) committed its resources to the simulated event. IFPD Firefighters Bryan Owen, left, and Greg Minor, right, transport an injured resident, portrayed by Betty Anderson, to the fire station where MDP Medical Core Nurse Gigi Kramer immediately checks paperwork prior to treating her. Photos by Cid Castillo Shortly after 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, Mountain Disaster Preparedness (MDP) president Veronica Alt announced the start of the 2nd-Annual Shake-Up Earthquake Response Simulation Drill for Idyllwild. Simultaneously, MDP members were activated through emails and the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services Mountain District radio network. Realistic situations were the norm during the Mountain Disaster Preparedness (MDP) Shake-Up Earthquake Response Simulation Drill, as shown here with Laurel Meskimen, right, portraying a pregnant woman needing medical attention. MDP’s Doris Lombard guides her to the nearest MDP medical team. An Idyllwild resident with a serious eye injury portrayed by actress Betty Anderson receives first aid administered by MDP Medical Director Dr. Dick Goldberg and Dora Dillman, commander of the Disaster Aid Station (DAS) E located at Astrocamp.
Organizers met Saturday at Gary Parton’s Alpen Glow Lilac Gardens to discuss the return of the University of California, Riverside’s Bag Pipe Band to Idyllwild …
The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) held a pair of “Town Hall” meetings at its boardroom to discuss proposed water and sewer rates on May 30 and 31. The board has voted to approve a five-year plan for rate hikes that could lead to a cumulative 85% increase on sewer bills and a cumulative 27% hike…
Peter Lent, deputy director of Riverside County’s Office of Emergency Services (OES), has long warned Hill residents to be prepared for a long overdue giant quake (magnitude 8 or more) on the San Andreas Fault network, or a lesser one on the San Jacinto (between 6 or 7M). OES advises local residents to be prepared for no outside assistance for a minimum of 10 days and possibly longer, depending on the severity of the devastation on the valley floor.
The memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) and Idyllwild Career Firefighter’s Association (ICFA) will go before the IFPD board of commissioners for approval.The ad hoc committee, made up of IFPD commissioners Rhonda Andrewson and Henry Sawicki, finalized the MOU with ICFA, recommending it for board approval.Below compares some items between…
