The Big Bear Lake Fire Department will be offering another defensible space workshop, this one to be held on Thursday, June 18 at 4pm. This general workshop is open to all landscapers, loggers, property managers, handymen and others involved in creating defensible space and vegetation removal. According to David Yegge, the fire department’s Fire Fuels Program Coordinator, “This … [Read more...] about Free Defensible Space Workshop Offered by Big Bear Lake Fire Department on Thursday
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On-Demand Curbside Chipping Available to Big Bear Lake Residents; Neighborhood Chipping for East Valley Starts With Baldwin Lake Area Next Week
The neighborhood chipping program is underway in the City of Big Bear Lake, and coming soon to East Valley neighborhoods. If you haven’t yet cleared defensible space on your property, it includes removing the lower limbs and branches of trees, up to six feet from the ground, as well as thinning trees, and pruning up and trimming back overgrown vegetation. For those within Big … [Read more...] about On-Demand Curbside Chipping Available to Big Bear Lake Residents; Neighborhood Chipping for East Valley Starts With Baldwin Lake Area Next Week
Brush Clearing Will Result in Delays on Highway 38 This Week and Next
Motorists can expect flagging on Highway 38 today, as the California Department of Forestry will be clearing brush in the Angelus Oaks area. Highway 38 flagging, and subsequent delays, will take place from 9am to 2:30pm both today (May 27) and tomorrow, and again on Monday through Thursday of next week. … [Read more...] about Brush Clearing Will Result in Delays on Highway 38 This Week and Next
Free Defensible Space Workshop Offered by Big Bear Lake Fire Department on Thursday
The Big Bear Lake Fire Department will be offering another defensible space workshop, this one to be held on Thursday (May 21) at 4pm. This general workshop is open to all landscapers, loggers, property managers, handymen and others involved in creating defensible space and vegetation removal. According to David Yegge, the fire department’s Fire Fuels Program Coordinator, “This … [Read more...] about Free Defensible Space Workshop Offered by Big Bear Lake Fire Department on Thursday
Senator Dutton Introduces Legislation to Designate Highway 330 as the Steve Faris Memorial Highway
Highway 330 may soon have a special designation. Legislation introduced by Senator Bob Dutton to honor former Battalion Chief Steve Faris of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has made its way through the Senate and is now in the Assembly. If passed, the resolution would designate Highway 330 as the Steve Faris Memorial Highway; he died in September 2006 … [Read more...] about Senator Dutton Introduces Legislation to Designate Highway 330 as the Steve Faris Memorial Highway