Learn about burns from Mountain Disaster Preparedness Medical group
By David Jerome
Mountain Disaster Preparedness is offering a Medical Talk on Burns on Thursday April 2. Dr Richard Yocum, MD, WFR and Lisa Sabala, BSN, RN will discuss topics including initial evaluation and first aid, estimating burn depth and surface area, and when to evacuate or refer a burn patient.
Thursday April 2, 4:40-5:45 p.m. at Idyllwild Fire Station 54160 Maranatha Dr.
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Monday, April 17 to 25. Idyllwild • April 18 — Medical aid. • April 22 — Medical aid. • April 23 — Medical aid. • April 24 — Two medical aids. • April 25 — False alarm or false call. • April…
Alan Masters, 52, of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., is an exercise enthusiast, a veteran skier, hiker and a man who considers himself in pretty good condition. He owns a health and wellness business and is experienced in devising and working business systems. Beginning his first Pacific Crest Trail hike, Masters was in Idyllwild Monday, April…
September is National Preparedness Month, and the Mountain Disaster Preparedness group wants Hill residents to prepare for a significantly wet fall and winter. The National Weather Service has forecast that a major El Niño will arrive this fall and continue to affect local weather through spring 2016. On Thursday, the NWS Climate Prediction Center wrote…
Thomas Mountain Mutual Water Association (TMMWA), in Garner Valley, and the Lake Hemet Municipal Water District (LHMWD) are working with the Small Community Technical Assistance of the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to evaluate the merits of a possible consolidation. The technical assistance review will require at least a year or more, according to…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Monday, Aug. 11, through Monday, Aug. 18. Idyllwild • Aug. 11 — No responses. • Aug. 12 — Three medical aids. • Aug. 12 — Rescue. • Aug. 13 — Medical aid. • Aug. 13 — Rescue. • Aug. 14 — Two medical…
The community meeting about the Cranston Fire drew dozens of local residents. It became standing-room-only when more than 100 chairs were filled, and more people stood in the back or along the walls to hear from the Incident Management Team officials, as well as county health and local government leaders Monday night in the Idyllwild…
