
Sparks spewing from a chimney in Royal Pines prompted a call to 911 around 7:15p.m. Wednesday night. Idyllwild Fire responded to the scene and quickly located the issue. No injuries were reported and the scene was cleared within about a half hour.
Small structure fire Feb. 13
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Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Sparks spewing from a chimney in Royal Pines prompted a call to 911 around 7:15p.m. Wednesday night. Idyllwild Fire responded to the scene and quickly located the issue. No injuries were reported and the scene was cleared within about a half hour.
To better provide public and community safety due to the recent extreme weather the San Bernardino National Forest of the U.S. Forest Service is announcing a temporary closure of all forest lands, including the San Jacinto Ranger District. This closure will be in effect from 11:59 pm. Friday, March 3, through 11:59 p.m. Thursday, March…
The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council (MCFSC) is accepting applications from property owners for home hardening. FEMA-4569-DR-CA, September 2020 California Wildfires, Cal OES PJ0507, Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council Home Hardening and Defensible Space Project is funding the program. The grant provides in excess of $2,000,000 worth of funds to be used to reimburse local…
At the Aug. 27 meeting of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors,John Hildebrand, Planning Director, presented the Department’s six-monthreport on the implementation of revised Ordinance 927.2, “RegulatingShort-Term Rentals”. This follows the Feb. 1 opening of the Tier 1 application process fornew STR certificates. The application period ended on May 1. The Reportalso described Code Enforcement’s…
In 2012, Caltrans announced plans to replace the Hurkey Creek Bridge, a 1930s-era relic deemed too narrow for today’s larger and higher-speed vehicles. The $2.5 million project widened the bridge from 23 to 43.5 feet and lengthened the span from 34.1 to 50 feet. One-way traffic, controlled by traffic lights in both directions, was…
The suspension of open burning and the closure of several hazardous fire areas has been revoked due to the wet fall and expectation of a wetter winter. Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Chief John Hawkins announced that these changes to previous proclamations were effective at 8 a.m. Monday, Dec. 7. “Due to the increased relative humidity,…
A yearly reminder: The Ralph M. Brown Act, which is codified as California Government Code sections 54950-54963, is open-meeting legislation that governs only local public agencies.Six presently active local governmental agencies on our Hill are governed by the Brown Act: the Idyllwild, Pine Cove, Fern Valley and Lake Hemet Municipal water districts, the Idyllwild Fire…