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Monday morning, the Incident Management Team reported the size of the Cranston Fire is 13,139 acres. It has grown nine acres over night and containment remains, as reported Sunday evening, at 57 percent. “It was a good night, pulled hose in alpha and bravo,” said Operation Chief Chris Childers during the morning briefing. “It’s looking…
The U. S. Forest Service has scheduled its four bald eagle counts for this winter. The three remaining counts will be on the Saturday mornings of Jan. 9, Feb. 13 and March 12. Migrating eagles typically begin arriving in the area in late November and leave in late March or early April. During the winter,…
Following recent storms, a woman and her brother were unhoused when a snow-laden tree crushed their trailer. Carla Becker of Royal Pines Estates told the Crier about her introduction to one of the dangers of mountain living. CB: I was in the pop-out and the tree hit my neighbors’ trailer, cut it right in half….
Fire log Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, Sept. 28 to Oct. 4. Idyllwild • Sept. 28 — Assist invalid, 24000 block of Fern Valley Rd. • Sept. 28 — EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury. • Sept. 29 — EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury. • Oct….
In response to state voters’ approval of Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, in November and the state Legislature’s passage of the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act in 2015, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors held a workshop last week to discuss possible county actions, such as banning or regulating medical or…
In a special meeting, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) commission adopted changes to the District’s contract with Idyllwild Career Firefighters Association (ICFA). The amendments for fiscal year 2011-2012 budget are expected to reduce the agency’s salary and benefits costs almost $37,000, according to Commissioner Ben Killingsworth. Nevertheless, the preliminary budget adopted last week still…