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Idyllwild Water and Fire schedule special meetings

Local meetings announced Idyllwild Water The Personnel Committee has scheduled a 2 p.m., Monday, april 2 meeting to discuss the personnel manual. The meeting will be in the district’s boardroom. Idyllwild Fire The Commission has scheduled a special meeting to hold a workshop on draft board policies. The workshop will be 6 p.m., Wednesday, April…

Are the local water agencies prepared for big one?

Peter Lent, deputy director of Riverside County’s Office of Emergency Services (OES), has long warned Hill residents to be prepared for a long overdue giant quake (magnitude 8 or more) on the San Andreas Fault network, or a lesser one on the San Jacinto (between 6 or 7M). OES advises local residents to be prepared for no outside assistance for a minimum of 10 days and possibly longer, depending on the severity of the devastation on the valley floor.