Norm Walker
Chief’s Corner: Public service
After the Christmas tree lighting ceremonies in Idyllwild, I was thinking how lucky we are to live on this island in the middle of...
Chief’s Corner: About fall …
I wrote a similar column about this time last year but the message is still very important to your individual safety, your home and...
Chief’s Corner: The chief is out …
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...
Chief’s Corner: Lessons learned from a large fire …
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...
Winter fire safety and emergency advice
For those of us in the fire suppression business, winter presents a paradox. Once the rain and snow come we, and the citizens of...