On Thursday, March 31, Idyllwild Fire Department and the U.S. Forest Service responded to a fire on the Ernie Maxwell Trail. It was about  0.7 miles below Humber Park, and the two fire units extinguished it. “Someone had started what appeared to be a warming fire in a large log along the trail,” wrote Idyllwild…

There were 10 different propositions on the November ballot. As of early Wednesday morning, California’s Secretary of State is reporting that six have more “Yes” votes than “No” and four are likely to fail. Propositions 2, 3, 4, 34, 35 and 36 have received more “Yes” than “No.” Of the six being approved, all but…

Late Friday, Jan. 19, John Hawkins, Cal Fire’s Riverside Unit chief and the Riverside County fire chief, was removed from his position. His temporary replacement is Dan Talbot, deputy chief for the county’s eastern operations. “All I have right now is Chief Hawkins is no longer the fire chief and the department has put an…

Without debate, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission unanimously adopted its 2012-13 budget. The commission had reviewed and discussed the current budget in June when it preliminarily approved it during its first August meeting. The total budget equals about $1,663,700 and balances revenue and expenditures. The largest revenue increase, about $45,000, is from the new…