Additional Lawler Fire photos

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Lawler Fire early Sunday morning. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Photo by Larry Edwards

Photo by Becky Clark
Photo by Robert Peek while on call at the fire at 10 a.m.

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The shutdown of the federal government reaches all the way to Idyllwild. The U.S. Forest Service San Jacinto Ranger District office shut down Tuesday afternoon. Fire suppression and law enforcement services are exempt from the federal shutdown. Trails and some campgrounds remain open. Photo by J.P. Crumrine

ICC’s New Building Almost Complete, But Funding Needed

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Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz told the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission last week that he plans to ask Riverside County to extend the current fire and medical emergency dispatch contract for another year. While no organizations responded to IFPD’s March Request for Proposal, Reitz said the one-year extension would still allow IFPD to explore…