Editor: Numerous hydrants were red tagged by fire crews during the fire. One red tag on Saunders Meadow was even labeled “Broken stem puts out 5gpm.” Red tags are bad regardless of the reasons tagged. These are old Mueller hydrants. Most every hydrant found on these service lines are painted orange. By definition, that means…
By Jack Neworth Santa Monica At the end of last week’s column, I was describing myself (circa more decades ago than I care to admit) staring in horror at my wonderful U.S. Forest Service garbage truck fully engulfed in fire. Instead of being a hero in detecting a possibly catastrophic forest fire, it turned out…
Getting your “news” from social media differs greatly from getting it from established news media. News media, if they at all value their reputations, must verify the information they’re getting. Rumor doesn’t make it. A person saying, “What I heard is …” isn’t close. A reliable source is someone who not only claims to know,…
70 years ago – 1948 More than 100 people attended the town’s Old Time Dance. 65 years ago – 1953 An electrical storm roared through the night, starting eight fires and depositing 0.84 inches of rain that raised Strawberry Creek 2 feet. 60 years ago – 1958 Max and Bee Krone were collaborators on “The…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats chatted with Zeus and Bear. Panther: Where is Freda? Has anyone seen her? Tex: You didn’t hear? Freda has found her forever family! Panther: Wow. How did I miss that? What great news. Pepper: Since Tex is here, let’s give her the floor for…
Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/ptsd-overview/dsm5_criteria_ptsd.asp www.psychguides.com/guides/trauma-symptoms-causes-and-effects/ www.ptsd.va.gov/public/family/ptsd-children-adolescents.asp http://1800victims.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Are-You-a-Victim-of-Arson-Fire.pdf What to expect as we emotionally respond to the Cranston Fire: feeling blue, tearful, angry, hyper-irritable, scared, nervous, withdrawn, easily-distracted and disoriented; not sleeping well, sleeping more than usual; loss…
Editor: July 25, my husband dropped off a prescription to be filled. They said it would be ready in the afternoon. We were told to evacuate less than two h ours later. My husband called to see if we could get it on our way out of town and they said yes. They waited for…
Editor: In response to a reader’s letter last week, we want to clarify that Quiet Skies Idyllwild’s prime goal is to redirect commercial air traffic away from the Hill, a quality-of-life issue quite separate from aircraft used in first-response efforts against the Cranston Fire. In the post-fire period, commercial jet overflights resumed their “normal” frequency,…
Editor: We are so grateful for all firefighter and first responder heroes who just saved our community. They were able to do this because they spent the past five years since the Mountain Fire with multiple organizations working together perfecting a plan. They were able to instantly put that plan in place due to years…
Editor: To the girl in the black SUV in front of Fairway at 1 p.m. the day of the fire: I appreciate you stopping and telling me to vacate immediately as this was an arsonist who lit multiple fires and you gave me information on directions, etc. We had an early lunch (11:30 a.m.) at…
