Big Bear, CA - This week is Arson Awareness Week. Southern California is no stranger to the destruction caused by wildfires. Sometimes these fires are caused by weather conditions, other times they are arson. Every year arson fires claim lives, property, and natural resources placing your families, our communities, firefighters and law enforcement officers at risk with every … [Read more...] about Arson Awareness Week
San Bernardino County Fire Department
Sheriff’s Air Rescue Team Perform Hoist Rescue After Vehicle Goes Over the Side Near Running Springs
Running Springs, CA - On Friday, June 22nd, at approximately 8:00 a.m., the crew of Air Rescue 306 was requested to assist San Bernardino County Fire Department in the area of Running Springs with the report of a traffic collision, where a vehicle went down the mountain-side. Sheriff’s Helicopter 40King4 assisted in locating the vehicle, which came to rest in dense foliage, … [Read more...] about Sheriff’s Air Rescue Team Perform Hoist Rescue After Vehicle Goes Over the Side Near Running Springs
Highway 38 Shut Down Sunday for Helicopter Hoist Rescue
Big Bear, CA - On Sunday, November 12, at approximately 12:35 p.m., Riverside resident Robert Brough, was riding his motorcycle on Highway 38 near Barton Flats and was involved in a single vehicle collision. Brough was thrown from his motorcycle and fell approximately 100 feet below the roadway. San Bernardino County Fire Department personnel were dispatched to the area to … [Read more...] about Highway 38 Shut Down Sunday for Helicopter Hoist Rescue
Fatal Accident Shuts Down Highway 38 on Friday
Big Bear, CA - On Friday, July 21, at approximately 2:23 pm, Arrowhead Area Officers responded to the scene of a traffic collision on SR-38, East of Angelus Oaks. Mr. Frank J. Zuppinger, a resident of Big Bear City, was driving a gray, 1994, Jeep Grand Cherokee, westbound on SR-38, east of Angelus Oaks. For unknown reasons, the Grand Cherokee left the roadway and entered … [Read more...] about Fatal Accident Shuts Down Highway 38 on Friday
Hiker rescued by Sheriff’s Aviation on the Pacific Crest Trail
Big Bear, CA - On Wednesday, May 31, at approximately 4:15 p.m., Sheriff's Volunteer Forces contacted the Aviation Unit regarding a hiker who activated a Personal Locater Beacon (PLB) on Pacific Crest Trail, near the North Fork area. The GPS coordinates from the activation showed the hiker, identified as Jared Lee Ewing, was approximately 6 miles south of Onyx Peak. 40 King … [Read more...] about Hiker rescued by Sheriff’s Aviation on the Pacific Crest Trail