After a long review of the current budget status, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s Finance Committee agreed to recommend that the commission establish a reserve account. This is the first reserve in five years, according to Committee Chair/Commissioner Nancy Layton. “We need to segregate these funds from the operating account,” Layton stated. “The windfall from…

Last week, President Joe Biden declared that a major disaster exists in parts of California affected by Tropical Storm Hilary that passed over the Hill during the middle of August. In Riverside County, the storm caused major flooding, mudflows, road closures and damage to critical infrastructures. The declaration also ordered federal aid to supplement state,…