Cranston Fire: Friday 10:55 – Photos by Steven King
By Jack Clark
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Aug. 12 to 18. Idyllwild • Aug. 12 — Alarm call, 10:06 p.m., 26000 block of St. Hwy. 243. Handled by deputy. • Aug. 13 — Check the welfare, 2:05 p.m., 53000 block of Pine Crest Ave. Handled…
Fire log Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Monday to Saturday, Oct. 5 to Oct. 10. Idyllwild • Oct. 5 — False alarm or false call, other. • Oct. 7 — EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury. • Oct. 8 — Municipal alarm system, malicious false alarm. • Oct. 8 — EMS…
As of Saturday, May 21, the Idyllwild office of the San Jacinto Ranger District on the San Bernardino National Forest reopened following a more than two-year closure. The office closed in March 2020 due to COVID, according to Natural Resource Specialist Andy Smith. Hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday to Monday, and…
Last week, the California Fire Safe Council awarded a $200,000 matching grant to the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council. The local FSC was one of 45 awardees this year. The statewide agency awarded a total of $4.8 million, which will be matched by another $5.5 million. The U.S. Forest Service made the funding available to…
Supplies are lower than usual this year at the HELP Center. In the spirit of the holidays, we would like to encourage our neighbors on the Hill to join us in contributing generously to those who are in need.
The Forest Service needs volunteers to help count bald eagles for the annual winter bald eagle counts in and near the San Bernardino and San Jacinto Mountains on Saturdays, Feb. 9 and March 9. This is the 35th season of bald eagle counts and the first two days, in December and January, successfully spotted local…