Thursday’s dedication of Big Bear Valley’s new Emergency Operations Center was an exciting day for members of Mountain Mutual Aid, who’d used the garage of the Big Bear City Fire Department to oversee emergency operations during 2003’s Old Fire, and members of the U.S. Air Force’s Civil Air Patrol Squadron 6750 which, per Commander Bruce Black, “As far as we know, we are now … [Read more...] about Community Celebrates Opening and Dedication of Valley’s First Emergency Operations Center
Big Bear History
Planning Commission Approves Name Change for Paine Road, Plans for More Trees at Moonridge Y
Big Bear Lake’s Paine Road is one step closer to being renamed Big Bear Boulevard, given yesterday’s Planning Commission decision in favor of the name change. Prompted by a request from the Village Business Association and as suggested by the City’s Redevelopment Director Lyle Haynes, Paine Road, which currently links Village Drive, Lakeview Drive and Big Bear Boulevard/Highway … [Read more...] about Planning Commission Approves Name Change for Paine Road, Plans for More Trees at Moonridge Y
Emergency Operations Center Ready for Valley’s Use in Disaster Situations; Dedication Ceremony on Thursday
It has been many years and volunteer hours in the making, but the Big Bear Valley’s Emergency Operations Center, and headquarters for the Civil Air Patrol Squadron 6750, is finally readied for its grand opening, with a building dedication ceremony scheduled for Thursday, November 19. In 2002, the Big Bear Airport District negotiated a lease with our local Civil Air Patrol, … [Read more...] about Emergency Operations Center Ready for Valley’s Use in Disaster Situations; Dedication Ceremony on Thursday
CalTrans Installs New Changeable Message Sign in Big Bear Lake; CMS Should Be Operational by Christmas
Those traveling along Big Bear Boulevard in Big Bear Lake today may have noticed that new signage has been installed in front of the Big Bear Lake Fire Department at Main Street. The new sign, which looks like an electronic freeway sign, is actually a permanent CMS, or changeable message sign, which was installed by CalTrans this morning, and is on the Boulevard’s northern … [Read more...] about CalTrans Installs New Changeable Message Sign in Big Bear Lake; CMS Should Be Operational by Christmas
San Bernardino Man Charged With Murder and Arson for the Old Fire of October 2003
It was just about six years ago, on October 25, 2003, that the Old Fire broke out at Old Waterman Canyon Road and Highway 18, ultimately resulting in the evacuation of 30 communities, including the Big Bear Valley, and the burning of 91,000 acres, damage to nearly 1,000 homes and six deaths from heart attacks, five of those said to be directly related to the stress of the fire. … [Read more...] about San Bernardino Man Charged With Murder and Arson for the Old Fire of October 2003