Norm Walker

After the Christmas tree lighting ceremonies in Idyllwild, I was thinking how lucky we are to live on this island in the middle of...

I wrote a similar column about this time last year but the message is still very important to your individual safety, your home and...

Editor’s note: In his August column, Chief Walker wrote about his first-hand observations of the Wallow Fire, which occurred in Arizona during May through...

Everyone has followed the struggle in Congress about the budget ceiling, the national budget and the national debt. The California state government is a smaller...

For those of us in the fire suppression business, winter presents a paradox. Once the rain and snow come we, and the citizens of...