

Weekend fire scare on Thomas Mountain
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Cal Fire Helicopter 301 drops water on a small lightning fire on Thomas Mountain late Sunday afternoon. Responding units from the U.S. Forest Service and Cal Fire contained the 10-foot by 10-foot fire.

Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls. • June 27 — Police matter, 9:45 p.m.• June 28 — Medical aid, 6:13 p.m. Marian View Dr.• June 29 — Gas leak, 1:24 p.m. Saunders Meadow Rd.• June 29 — Medical aid, 11:52 p.m. Highway 74.• June 30 — Medical aid, 9:07…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls.• Mar. 23 — Gas leak, 1:45 p.m. Village Center Dr.• Mar. 23 — Walk-in medical aid, 2:45 p.m.• Mar. 23 — Public service assist, 5:33 p.m. Rim Rock Rd.• Mar. 24 — Medical aid, 12:22 a.m. Strawberry Valley Dr.• Mar. 24 — Public…
About noon, Thursday, Jan. 7, the National Weather Service in San Diego issued a winter weather advisory for the mountains of Riverside County, which will be in effect until 10 p.m. tonight. The previous winter storm warnings have been lifted. The NWS forecasts “a low pressure system over California will move inland later today with…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission unanimously raised its ambulance fees 5 percent at the May 28 meeting, meaning rates have grown about 25 percent since 2010. While no analysis of the fire department’s costs for 2012-13 was presented, both Commissioner Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly and Fire Chief Patrick Reitz explained that IFPD rates are…
Cal Trans Chief of Public and Media Affairs for District 8, Terri Kasinga has said that Highway 74 from Lake Hemet is open to Mountain Center and Highway 243 to Saunders Meadows is open. The are other impassable spots on highway 243 north of Idyllwild and at Jameson Drive. A lane was lost on Highway…
Two traffic collisions, both serious, occurred on the same day on the same highway and only minutes apart. At 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, Robert Stanislowski, 33, of Hemet, was driving his 1996 Toyota Corolla north on Highway 243 one and a quarter mile north of the intersection with Highway 74. At the same time,…