

MDP notifies community of emergency notification website
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During the “Shakeout” on Thursday, Oct. 18, Francoise Frigola (left) and Susan Weisbart inform the community about the Mountain Disaster Preparedness’s website, idyllwildemergency.com, in case of a natural disaster on the Hill. Photos by J.P. Crumrine

Cal Fire/Riverside County Here are some of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County responded to recently. • May 2 — Smoke check/ fire, 5:30 a.m. Hwys. 74 & 243. • May 3 — Medical aid, 6:59 a.m. Pine Cove Rd. • May 4 — Medical aid, 12:05 p.m. Laurel Tr. Idyllwild Fire Here are some of…
Providing critical and high-quality county services starts with understanding the needs of the whole community. It is with this principle in mind that the Riverside County Board of Supervisors meetings, agendas and minutes are now available en español. The new Spanish offering is aimed to increase civic participation in county government and enhance county decision-making….
A serious motorcycle and car collision caused the motorcycle rider to be transported with “severe” injuries according to the California Highway Patrol report. At about 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, Chad Basaker, 25, of Idyllwild, was riding his 2004 Suzuki dirt bike south on Highway 243 just south of mile marker 3, near Saunders Meadow…
At about 7:30 a.m. Sunday, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Cabazon Station responded to the San Jacinto Mountains after receiving a call of a lost hiker. Jeff Daubenmire, a resident of Washington, began his Pacific Crest Trail hike on April 2 in Mexico. On April 12, he became lost when he hiked off…
Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz alerted the Town Crier that SCE has planned to shut power down to the Hill for an indefinite period because of the numerous downed trees.
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Monday, March 4 to 11, 2013: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance March 4 — Walk-in medical aid. March 5 —Public service assist, North Circle Drive, Idyllwild. March 6 — Dispatched and canceled en route, McKinney Lane, Idyllwild. March 6 — Dispatched and canceled…