At its Nov. 27 meeting, the Idyllwild Fire Commission approved a pilot project to use water tenders from Messina Water Service as resources available nationally for major fires. Last week, Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz and Dan Messina discussed the venture in more detail with the Town Crier.
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, Dec. 3 to 9, 2012: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Dec. 4 — Smell of smoke, Doubleview Drive, Idyllwild. Dec. 5 — Medical aid, Temecula Drive, Idyllwild. Dec. 6 — Medical aid, North Circle Drive, Idyllwild. Dec. 8 — Walk-in medical aid….
Mercy Air lands on Highway 74 Monday night, Dec. 10, and meets American Medical Response to transport Mark Anderson, 60, of Idyllwild to Riverside Regional Medical Center after he crashed his Harley-Davidson.
Breanna Lewis is a both a successful artist and an athlete. The 13-year-old Idyllwild School student has already been to Irish Dancing World Championships in Belfast and the NFL’s Punt, Pass and Kick team championship earlier this month in San Diego.
A resident of a Pine Cove mansion for years, Analia Lenchantin has considerable experience trying to ignite a fire in large — 4-foot fireplaces. Now she has the “Cito,” meaning “heart,” to help you get those stubborn fires burning — a long metal tube to blow into and direct the air to the ebbing fire, which will aid in ignition.
A number of states have laws that, to varying degrees, restrict importation and transportation of firewood aimed at stopping spread of invasive species, often insects or other pests. Firewood has been shown to be an agent for transporting invasive species. Many of the states with firewood laws are in the East and Midwest, part of Emerald ash borer federally quarantined areas.
Terri Bowen, senior recreation program manager for county service areas, wears many hats. She oversees recreation programs in seven locations from Blythe to Corona for the Economic Development Agency. And she is currently Acting Recreation Manager for the Idyllwild Recreation Program at Town Hall. “I’m a fixer,” Bowen said. “I’m asked to see what can…
On Tuesday, Dec. 4, the U.S. Forest Service and CAL FIRE announced that they had adjusted their fire protection responsibilities on the Hill …
With recent rain across the southland, the San Bernardino National Forest officials reduced fire restrictions effective Wednesday, Dec. 5. As a result of lowering the fire restrictions, visitors may have wood and charcoal fires in agency-provided campfire rings at campgrounds, picnic areas and yellow post sites. Recreational target shooting is permitted within designated sites in…
“Right now there about six homeless people here,” Karen Patterson, executive director of the Idyllwild HELP Center, told a group of about 35 residents gathered last week to hear about programs designed to help the needy. “The purpose is to deepen our understanding and knowledge of a crisis that is both local and broader,” Mark…
