
By Idyllwild Town Crier

With the arrival of winter and several rainstorms in the past two weeks, the Riverside County Fire Department lifted its burn suspension. The suspension was effective at 8 a.m. Monday, Dec. 5. According to its press release, “ …. CAL FIRE Riverside Unit Chief John R. Hawkins is formally cancelling the burn permit suspension and…
Fire log Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, Aug. 3 to 9. Anza • Aug. 6 — Dispatched & canceled en route, Hwy. 371. Idyllwild • Aug. 3 — Medical aid, Rim Rock Rd. • Aug. 4 — Medical aid, Fern Valley Rd. • Aug. 4 — Walk-in medical aid….
Burglaries in Idyllwild used to be a rare occurrence. The Sheriff’s reports were usually dominated with incidents in other Hill areas. In the past month Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has reported nine incidents in Idyllwild. Reported were a felony grand theft at a local campground and six burglaries — three residential, one business, one vehicle,…
The Local Review Board for the Idyllwild Historic Preservation District discussed the status of work at 54200 N. Circle Drive (the front building of the Village Lane community) last week, a property that is a contributing resource within the district’s boundaries, according to the original historic property survey of September 2009. Possible changes were briefly…
Mountain Disaster Preparedness will conduct a drill at two of its Disaster Aid Stations to practice and prepare for an earthquake affecting the Hill communities this Saturday as part of the Great California Shake-Out. At 9:22 a.m., MDP will activate its radio network and ask participants to respond to DAS A (Pine Cove) and DAS…