

Mountain Disaster Preparedness members evaluate “Shake-Up”
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After the Caltrans regional director and geotechnical official described the extensive damage and difficulty of repairs, Caltrans asked other local and federal officials to speak, especially about the social and community effects of the road closures. Riverside County Sheriff Lt. Alfonso Campa, of the Hemet Station, added that, because of the increase in…
In February 2014, when Tom Lynch was hired to be general manager of Idyllwild Water District, he was required by the district to obtain a California Water Treatment Grade II Operator Certificate (“T2” certification) from the State Water Resources Control Board within six months as a condition of his employment. This was one of several…
Good evening Alta [Kavanaugh, owner of a burned Deerfoot Lane residence], It was a great pleasure to talk to you this afternoon, however, I wish that our contact would have been under much different circumstances. We are working with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) who is in direct contact with the Federal…
At 4:15 p.m., the Pinyon Fire’s spread has stopped at seven acres, according to Riverside County Fire Department information officer Jody Hagemann. Originally, the when firefighters arrived on the scene, the fire was reported at six acres. It is located near the Santa Rosa Reservation. Currently, the burning area has been halted and no structures…
A structure fire on Sylvan Way in Pine Cove Sunday was initially reported as a vegetation fire. The fire was reported about 12:15 p.m. Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department Station 23 was first on scene. A firefighter told the newspaper they could see the flames from the engine on the way to the scene once…
The Town Crier published a story in the June 20 edition about fire restrictions imposed by Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Chief Mark LaMont on June 1, “Open burning, use of campfires, fire permits and the uses of open fire of any kind within the geographic jurisdiction of IFPD are hereby suspended as of the…