Jerry Buchanan

Fire JPA holds first meeting: Lack of dispatch contract has budget on hold

ByJP Crumrine

The Board of the new Idyllwild San Jacinto Regional Fire Authority held its first meeting Thursday evening, June 9. The board is composed of the five-member San Jacinto City Council and the five-member Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission. While the session last more than three hours, the decision to begin operating the San Jacinto Fire…

Idyllwild Fire acquires new ambulances; successful auction bids

Idyllwild Fire acquires new ambulances; successful auction bids

ByJP Crumrine

The Idyllwild Fire Protection District is the proud owner of two new ambulances, which were purchased last Wednesday through a General Services Administration auction and picked up Friday. Both were acquired for slightly less than $45,000 each. Although Fire Chief Patrick Reitz and the district’s Finance Committee have discussed replacing the district’s two ambulances, an…