The City of Big Bear Lake’s free curbside chipping program wraps this month, but residents still have two weekends to finish clearing overgrown and dead vegetation from properties in an effort to clear defensible space and make residences more fire-safe. All calls to the chipping line, and all piles to the curbside, must be done by Thursday, October 15 to assure pickup before … [Read more...] about City of Big Bear Lake’s Free Curbside Chipping Program Wraps for Season on October 15
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East Valley Chipping Program Back-Logged Due to “Tremendous Community Support”; Bear City Fire Department Working on Fuel Breaks As Well
Big Bear City Fire Chief Jeff Willis outlined some specifics of the hazard abatement program, otherwise known as neighborhood chipping, during this week’s meeting of the Board of Directors of the Big Bear City Community Services District. With assistance from San Bernardino County crews, the Big Bear City Fire Department has been chipping dead vegetation and tree trimmings left … [Read more...] about East Valley Chipping Program Back-Logged Due to “Tremendous Community Support”; Bear City Fire Department Working on Fuel Breaks As Well
Fire Chief Willis to Provide Mountain Area Safety Task Force Update in This Evening’s Community Services District Meeting
The Board of Directors of the Big Bear City Community Services District meet for their regular meeting at 5:30pm this evening, at the CSD offices at 139 E. Big Bear Boulevard in Big Bear City. This evening’s meeting will include a presentation by Fire Chief Jeff Willis on the vegetation management activities of the Mountain Area Safety Task Force, as well as the district’s … [Read more...] about Fire Chief Willis to Provide Mountain Area Safety Task Force Update in This Evening’s Community Services District Meeting
No Cause for Alarm: Emergency Vehicles in Moonridge for Training Today
Residents in the Moonridge area may have seen a number of firetrucks and paramedics in their area today, though no cause for alarm. The Big Bear City Fire Department is doing training exercises in the upper Moonridge area today. And, just a note for upper Moonridge residents, today is the day that chipping materials should be placed curbside for neighborhood chipping, though … [Read more...] about No Cause for Alarm: Emergency Vehicles in Moonridge for Training Today
Community Invited to National Night Out Event on August 4
The annual community event hosted by the Big Bear Sheriff’s Station, National Night Out, returns on Tuesday, August 4 and will once again be held at the Big Bear Convention Center, on Big Bear Boulevard at Division. The National Night Out program is designed to strengthen neighborhood spirit and foster relationships between the community and law enforcement, while sending the … [Read more...] about Community Invited to National Night Out Event on August 4