Editor’s note: Chief Hawkins uses an imaginary, but realistic, scenario to describe the thought process and actions of an incident commander during a fire on the Hill. This will be the first of four articles explaining how a fire officer assesses, strategizes and tactically implements an incident action plan to combat a rapidly escalating, life-threatening…
SB 30 – Putting Politics Ahead of Jobs The Truth about Senate Bill 30 Here we go again… California Senate Democrats are once again attempting to circumvent the president of the United States through means of reckless political grandstanding. Recently, the Senate passed SB 30. If enacted, this bill will prevent private companies that work…
Editor: Tahquitz Rock was sacred to the local Native Americans who took care of our beautiful valley and mountain. According to legend, they promised their spirits would always protect our mountain. To shine laser lights on their sacred rock and disturb Chief Tahquitz would be sacrilegious. Please, no laser lights. Idyllwild has been known and…
Editor: I enjoy my weekly edition of the Town Crier immensely. But although I enjoy the paper, I have been offended consistently by your “Dr Tom” column. It seems to only be focused mainly on two things: insulting our president and skewering Christians. In his most recent offering, he states he is ‘torn” regarding Sanders’…
Like most local homes, ours only cools down during the night when we have these serious hot spells. Otherwise, we start melting inside about noon. I keep considering a swamp cooler for our house because it can become unbearable at times. Saturday, after my son and I cooked breakfast for the family and cleaned up…
Non-water revenue up The directors of the Pine Cove Water District held a busy meeting Wednesday, June 14. Besides adopting a new budget, they addressed issues ranging from tenants at the Rocky Point radio site to work with Riverside County and monthly water loss. The fiscal year 2017-18 budget, which begins July 1, was…
By Kris Kirschbaum Correspondent The Idyllwild Fire Protection District Finance Committee met Wednesday, June 14, but without a full quorum, the committee met as an ad-hoc committee to review the budgets for May 2016-17 and review the 2017-18 budget. Chief Patrick Reitz was present for the first 15 minutes of the meeting and left for…
Fuelbreak work should begin in fall The County Service Area 38 (Pine Cove) Advisory Committee was able, even briefly, to admire an accomplishment. The new Type 6 engine for Station 23 (Pine Cove) has arrived and is already in use. Just a year ago, the committee agreed with the Riverside County Fire Department’s proposal to…
(The following is from a Caltrans press release.) On Monday, June 12, the California Department of Transportation began repairing a sinkhole on other damaged areas to Highway 243 near Idyllwild-Pine Cove and Poppet Flats. Water runoff from snow and rain this past winter damaged a culvert and eroded slopes along the highway. Caltrans’ director issued…
Once standing-room-only for meetings, now no one is interested Peter Lent, former deputy director of Riverside County’s Office of Emergency Services, once noted that people begin to prepare for disasters after they happen — and then, of course, it’s too late. The Mountain Emergency Services Committee meets publicly in Idyllwild with one mission —…
