
Sparks spewing from a chimney in Royal Pines prompted a call to 911 around 7:15p.m. Wednesday night. Idyllwild Fire responded to the scene and quickly located the issue. No injuries were reported and the scene was cleared within about a half hour.
Small structure fire Feb. 13
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Sparks spewing from a chimney in Royal Pines prompted a call to 911 around 7:15p.m. Wednesday night. Idyllwild Fire responded to the scene and quickly located the issue. No injuries were reported and the scene was cleared within about a half hour.
The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council is asking local residents to fill out a brief survey that Riverside County is offering to gather citizen input on budget priorities. Executive Director Callie Squires writes “Please take the survey to help us get funds for the allocation of funds within the 2026/2027 Riverside County budget for the…
Kevin Brennan, California Department of Fish and Game wildlife biologist, knows this mountain and its wildlife. Black bears are relatively rare in the San Jacinto range after the construction of Interstate 10. But now there is not just one, but two — the Rite Aid male bear who migrated to Idyllwild from Banning and the…
Some really good news came out of the Caltrans community meeting last Tuesday night, Oct. 29, at Idyllwild School that was coordinated by Mountain Disaster Preparedness. There is now full access to Hemet and Banning from Idyllwild. Public and Media Affairs Chief for Caltrans District 8 Terri Kasinga announced that Highway 243 would reopen by…
Idyllwild Fire Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls. • Aug. 10 — Medical aid, 7:20 p.m. Lake Hemet. • Aug. 11 — Medical aid, 11:33 a.m. Crestview Dr. • Aug. 11 — Walk-in medical aid, 4 p.m. • Aug. 12 — Medical assist, 9:48 a.m. Crestview Dr. • Aug….
District agrees to workshop on May 30 A large group of customers came to the Idyllwild Water District board meeting last week. The proposed water-rate restructuring and rate increase were the targets of their comments. Having received the notice of a public hearing on June 20 for the board to consider adopting the higher rates,…
Living Free, founded in 1980, is a sanctuary for abandoned cats and dogs. Currently it is home to nearly 100 cats and 45 to 50 dogs. Mustangs are another species, surprisingly, who are abandoned or whom humans find too numerous. The federal government rounds up wild mustangs annually and keeps them penned in corrals with…