Mountain Disaster Preparedness training a reality check
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For the first time in a drill conducted by Mountain Disaster Preparedness (MDP), the Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) committed its resources to the simulated event. IFPD Firefighters Bryan Owen, left, and Greg Minor, right, transport an injured resident, portrayed by Betty Anderson, to the fire station where MDP Medical Core Nurse Gigi Kramer immediately checks paperwork prior to treating her. Photos by Cid Castillo
Hill businesses and institutions that will be closed Friday, Dec. 25, to observe Christmas are: • Area post offices (closes noon Thursday) • BBVA Compass Bank • Fairway Market • Fern Creek Medical Center (closes noon Thursday) • Fern Valley Water District (also Thursday) • Hemet Unified School District (also Thursday) • Idyllwild Health Center…
All three of the Hill’s local water districts — Fern Valley, Idyllwild and Pine Cove — rely on groundwater for their customers. For PCWD, groundwater is the exclusive water source; for the other two districts, diversions from local streams also are a source. While none of the local districts has expressed any concern about the…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday, Aug. 5, through Sunday, Aug. 10. Idyllwild • Aug. 5 — Rescue. • Aug. 5 — Medical aid. • Aug. 5 — Smoke from barbecue, tar kettle. • Aug. 7 — Medical aid. • Aug. 7 — Power line down. • Aug….
Renovating and improving the facilities at the County’s Ben Clark Training Center opened an extended discussion on the larger funding needs that the County will encounter in the near future. The specific action item was approval of $5 million for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department to undertake the next step in identifying the appropriate improvements…
The Idyllwild Lilac Festival Committee held its organizing meeting and began conceiving plans for the May 2015 event. The inchoate committee agreed that its goal is the celebration of the lilac. The festival’s events are intended to generate greater appreciation for the shrub and the place it holds in history. The cultivation of lilacs on…
On Saturday, March 10, the final bald eagle count of the winter will be conducted around lakes in southern California and your help is needed. This year marks the 34th season that the San Bernardino National Forest has organized monthly winter bald eagle counts. Concurrent bald eagle counts are held at Big Bear Lake, Lake…
