As the Idyllwild Fire Protection District moves forward with its plan to offer a ballot measure to increase its parcel (unit) fee, several readers have asked questions about how the mutual aid revenue is generated. “Mutual aid” is the reimbursement that goes to departments that respond to dispatch calls to send crews to fires outside…
Cal Fire/Riverside County Here are some of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County responded to recently. • March 11 — Medical aid, 9:55 a.m. Lake Hemet Campground. Idyllwild Fire Here are some of the calls Idyllwild Fire responded to recently. • March 8 — Medical aid, 7:22 a.m. 25000 block of Hwy. 243. • March 8…
The Fern Valley Water District has canceled its scheduled March 15 board meeting. A quorum of the board would not be available to take any action. The next scheduled board meeting is April 19. The February meeting was canceled due to the weather and road conditions following the Valentine’s Day rainstorm.
Late Tuesday afternoon, March 12, another sink hole on Highway 243 was revealed. This damage was near mile post 10.75 and occurred after many trips of large trucks transporting dirt for repair of the highway at Bay Tree Springs. But the hole was filled with dirt. On Wednesday, the trucks could continue to travel north…
The damage to highways 74 and 243 is more extensive than originally thought. Engineers have done a more thorough assessment of the damage and the current estimate for full repair and opening of the roads is four months, according to Terri Kasinga, chief, Public and Media Affairs, Caltrans District 8. Ames Construction, the Caltrans contractor,…
Improvement costs approach $600 million Last month, in response to Senate Bill 901 (approved Sept. 21, 2018), California’s electric public utilities submitted wildfire mitigation plans to the state’s Public Utilities Commission. Southern California Edison’s plan was more than 100 pages long. The document described dozens of different actions and plans to lower the risk of…
Gov. Gavin Newsom assumed office on Jan. 7 and the next day, he issued an executive order for the preparation and submission to him of “… recommendations of the most impactful administrative, regulatory and policy changes or waivers the Governor can initiate that are necessary to prevent and mitigate wildfires to the greatest extent possible,…
From early morning until before sunset, expect to see many trucks on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 12 and 13 passing through Idyllwild. Cal Trans is advising commuters of potential delays Highway 243 in Idyllwild. Contracting crews will be moving materials from Highway 74 to Highway 243 in a continual effort to repair damages. …
The past week has been a time for snow melting. Higher temperatures, as well as more rain, have melted most of the snowfall from the last week of February. But hopes of a sunny and warm spring are premature. The National Weather Service is forecasting more precipitation and declining temperatures through the week and into…
