Big Bear, Ca, August 17, 2011, 9:40am -Yesterday at approximately 2:00pm a motorist on Highway 38 reported a fire on the south side of Highway 38 near Mountain Home Village, which prompted a full wild land response from the US Forest Service and local agencies. According to the Forest Service, firefighters aggressively fought the fire, stopping it before it could spread into … [Read more...] about Quick Response From Firefighters Stops Fire In It’s Tracks
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Update: Holcomb Fire Contained
Big Bear, Ca, August 10, 2011, 10:30am - The following is an update about the Holcomb fire that started yesterday at 1:27pm. Fire crews reached 50% containment last night at 5:00pm, and full containment at 10:00pm. According to John Miller with the US Forest Service some of the effected trees are old large trees which take a while to completely extinguish. Today residents … [Read more...] about Update: Holcomb Fire Contained
Small Fire At Snow Summit Under Investigation
Big Bear, Ca, July 21, 2011, 1:00pm - This morning at 8:13am, employees at Snow Summit noticed a small fire was burning at the top of the slopes near the view haus. The employees called 911, and the US Forest Service Fire Department responded putting out the 20x20 fire. According to the Forest Service Snow Summit requested an investigation to determine the cause of the … [Read more...] about Small Fire At Snow Summit Under Investigation
CERT Class Beginning July 18
Big Bear, Ca July 14, 2011 8:00 am - Fire Departments in Big Bear Valley are currently offering Community Emergency Response Team courses. The CERT program is designed to train members of the community as emergency service volunteers. Once trained, CERT volunteers respond to disaster situations by fanning out within their neighborhood putting out small fires, turning off … [Read more...] about CERT Class Beginning July 18
Are You Prepared For A Major Earthquake?
San Bernardino, CA, March 25, 2011, 2:30pm - Would you be able to ride it out if an earthquake hit today? San Bernardino County Fire urges residents to be prepared in the event of a catastrophic earthquake. The old saying it takes something drastic to happen to make us take notice is more prevalent than ever these days. Recent natural disasters such as the devastating … [Read more...] about Are You Prepared For A Major Earthquake?