About 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 25, Joan Gormley, 79, was traveling about 30 mph east on Pine Crest Avenue near Alderwood Street when she lost control of her Subaru Forester, crashing head on into a tree. Idyllwild Fire Department transported Gormley to Eisenhower Medical Center after she complained of pain to her right-side rib area. Photo by Jenny KirchnerAccording to witnesses and parties involved, on Sunday, Oct. 27, a little after 6 p.m., Noah Reed, 20, of Banning, was riding his motorcycle north on Highway 243 traveling around 50 to 60 mph. Reed lost control of his bike, swiping the side of a Honda Pilot near mile marker 15. Responders closed Highway 243 in both directions. Mercy Air landed at Vista Point and airlifted Reed to Riverside Regional Medical Center with moderate to major injuries. The parties in the Honda Pilot were uninjured. Photo by Jenny Kirchner
Fire log
Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Tuesday, Oct. 22, to Monday, Oct. 29:
Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance
Oct. 22 — Four medical aids, Idyllwild.
Oct. 23 — Medical aid, Idyllwild.
Oct. 23 — Medical aid, Anza.
Oct. 24 — Traffic collision with injuries, Idyllwild.
Oct. 24 — Three medical aids, Idyllwild.
Oct. 25 — Medical aid, Pine Cove.
Oct. 26 — Public service assist, Idyllwild.
Oct. 27 — False alarm or false call, Idyllwild.
Oct. 27 — Traffic collision with injuries, near Lake Fulmore.
By Riverside County Sheriff’s Department On Oct. 30, personnel from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, California Highway Patrol, Hemet Police Department, Gang Task Force, Murrieta Police Department, United States Forestry Service, Animal Control, Riverside County Probation Department, Riverside County Cal-ID, Hemet Tactical Emergency Medical Services and American Medical Response conducted a high-impact zero-tolerance saturation patrol…
Three years after initially requesting public comment on the proposed May Valley non-motorized trail project for the San Jacinto Ranger District, the U.S. Forest Service has just completed an Environmental Assessment of the project and its alternatives. The May Valley area contains about 55 miles of both unclassified or unauthorized non-system trails and classified or…
Cal Trans Chief of Public and Media Affairs for District 8, Terri Kasinga has said that Highway 74 from Lake Hemet is open to Mountain Center and Highway 243 to Saunders Meadows is open. The are other impassable spots on highway 243 north of Idyllwild and at Jameson Drive. A lane was lost on Highway…
Idyllwild resident Mary Lehman has a history of aiding others. Whether as an emergency medical technician at fire camp, a lookout for the U.S. Forest Service or on ski patrol, showing up to help others who are injured or in distress is not new to her. So it was not surprising, after having discussed it…
In the early morning of Wednesday, April 20, an earthquake, magnitude 2.9, occurred about 2 to 3 miles west of Little Thomas Mountain and the same distance south of Baldy Mountain. The quake was at about 4:40 a.m. During the next 12 minutes, another four minor quakes were recorded. Their magnitudes ranged from 0.3 to…
Still discussing ambulance service On Wednesday, July 13, Thom Wallace attended his first County Service Area 38 (Pine Cove) Advisory Committee meeting as a member of the committee. Wallace succeeds former member Tom McCullough. The county Board of Supervisors approved his appointment the day before, July 12. Member Lou Padula opened discussion on how CSA…
