Pile burning on Westridge
By Idyllwild Town Crier
The U.S. Forest Service is doing pile burning Wednesday, Feb. 27, on the Westridge Fuel Break. The start time was 9:30 a.m. Firefighters are targeting about 300 piles.
Firefighters fought a small fire on the west side of Bee Canyon on Sunday. The Cranston #2 Fire was contained to 1 acre, according to San Jacinto Ranger District Fire Chief Freddie Espinoza. The district’s Station 52 (Kenworthy in Garner Valley) Capt. Jim Snow was incident commander. Firefighting resources from Cal Fire, as well as…
Cal Fire/ Riverside County Here are some of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County responded to recently. • June 3 — Vehicle Fire, 4:36 p.m. Hwy. 74 & Bautista Rd. • June 3 — Medical aid, 7:33 p.m. Stonewood Canyon. Idyllwild Fire Here are some of the calls Idyllwild Fire Department responded to recently. • May…
Sewer bills for Idyllwild Water District’s 600 sewer customers will increase 50 percent in October. The Board of Directors unanimously approved the increase at its Sept. 10 meeting. The new rates are estimated to raise revenues about $180,000 annually. For most of the 420 residential customers, the monthly increase will be $12.75, for a total…
Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters responded to reports of an injured hiker at Deer Springs Trail and Suicide Rock Trail after receiving a report at 8:46 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26. Firefighters hiked the victim out to an awaiting ambulance. The victim refused medical treatment after being evaluated by paramedics. The injuries were reported as minor.
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Anza Electric:Update: 2 miles of SCE transmission line were damaged during the Cranston Fire yesterday and overnight. It will take an undetermined amount of time to rebuild the structures and before power can be restored to the entire area. We have 4 large generators lined up for this afternoon so that we can bring up…
