CAL FIRE status update, as of 6:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 for the Buck Fire expects full containment by Saturday, Aug. 18. The fire is 60 percent contained as of this reporting and firefighters continue to make good progress towards containment.
Buck Fire full containment by Saturday
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CAL FIRE status update, as of 6:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 for the Buck Fire expects full containment by Saturday, Aug. 18. The fire is 60 percent contained as of this reporting and firefighters continue to make good progress towards containment.
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Richard Beatty confirmed the March 11, arrest of Poppet Flats resident Joseph Jordan, 21, for making criminal threats against another. Jones is currently incarcerated and the case is open and under investigation. He pleaded not guilty in Riverside County Superior Court.
Two new faces will join current President Jeannine Charles-Stigall on the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission in December. Nancy Layton, tied with Charles-Stigall for top vote-getter, and Rhonda Andrewson were elected to the commission in the Aug. 27 vote. All three victors said they felt honored to receive the town’s support for this position. Only…
The Rosa Fire was listed on the CalFire website at 1,690 acres and 25% containment Thursday morning August 7. Deployed assets included 121 engines, 17 tenders, 20 dozers, 22 hand crews, 2 helicopters and 1081 personnel. The status report noted that “remote and rugged terrain.. .continues to present operational challenges…” Seven zones including Pinyon Pines,…
A Santa Ana wind event combined with near-record low fuel moisture posed a substantial fire threat through last weekend. The National Weather Service had forecast a Red Flag warning from early Friday morning, Oct. 4 through Sunday evening, Oct. 6. Besides the immediate threat that the weekend’s winds created, fire officials are concerned about it…
A Hermosa Beach Couple visited our office this week to tell us about a 2001 hike with their two golden retrievers that ended with what was reported at the time as the first hoisting rescue by one of Riverside Sheriff Office’s then-new high elevation helicopters. Alan and Mary Ann Benson had hiked the South Ridge…