At 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 9, Riverside County Fire reported a fire at on Saunders Meadow Road dubbed the Saunders Fire.
The fire is contained to the Idyllwild Transfer Station.

Fire at transfer station
By Idyllwild Town Crier
At 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 9, Riverside County Fire reported a fire at on Saunders Meadow Road dubbed the Saunders Fire.
The fire is contained to the Idyllwild Transfer Station.

Early Sunday morning, July 8, Forest Service volunteers on their way to Tahquitz Peak Lookout Tower discovered a fire off Devil Slide’s Trail in Humber Park, according to Fire Chief Freddie Espinoza, for the Forest Service’s San Jacinto Ranger District. Humber Park and the Trail are currently open for use. The volunteers reported it. First…
The first half of the 2013 rain year ended Saturday. Idyllwild Fire Department reported 7.81 inches fell in town between July 1, 2012, and Dec. 31. The Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station recorded 6.76 inches during the same period compared to 8.43 inches from July 2011 through December 2011. The long-term average rainfall from July…
The key recommendations The Abaris Group (the contractor evaluating Riverside County’s emergency medical system) will submit in the early spring to the Board of Supervisors, were discussed in public meetings last week. A summary of the 11 recommendations can be found below. “These are our observations and recommendations we’ve made after looking at the [Riverside…
The Idyllwild Community Recreation Council (ICRC) directors previewed new and familiar recreational offerings that promise some fall and winter excitement for Hill residents. They also voted to amend their bylaws, expanding eligibility for sitting on the board to include “residents of the Hill,” with “the Hill” being defined as Idyllwild, Fern Valley, Pine Cove, Stone…
Despite a relatively wet fall, Cal Fire’s Predictive Services unit foresees significantly large fire threats into winter. The report stressed that Southern California remains in drought conditions, which are unlikely to change this winter. Both Predictive Services and the National Weather Service consider the possibility of La Niña conditions to remain high. NWS places the…
10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 14: Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation meeting and Spotlight on Leadership 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14: Ancient Fire Ancient Widsom, Spirit Mountain Retreat