Mountain Community Fire Safe Council (MCFSC), the nonprofit organization that helps local property-owners plan and pay for home fire abatement, was among the stakeholders reporting at the March meeting of the Mountain Area Safety Taskforce. Executive Director Callie Squires provided an update on older grants that are wrapping up, and new grants and applications. MCFSC’s…
The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council has postponed its fire muster scheduled for Saturday, April 26. An unexpected late winter storm is supposed to pass over the Hill on Saturday. Not only are temperatures expected to be in the 40s, but precipitation, possibly snow, has been forecast too. The MCFSC is working with all of…
Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz was in Idyllwild Wednesday, Jan. 22. He met with the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council at their office. Later in the afternoon, he was shown several of the FSC’s projects. A full story will appear in the Jan. 30 edition of the Town Crier.
The second-annual Firefighter’s Muster, presented by the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council, is a larger event this year, with more participants, events and information than last year. It takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 28 at the Idyllwild Community Center property on Highway 243. Billed as a “Day of Awareness,” the…
