Big Bear News - Big Bear Lake, CA - Fire officials with San Bernardino National Forest are preparing for two notable prescribed burning projects over the next two weeks across the forest. The first, adjacent to the city of Big Bear Lake, is planned to begin this Thursday. The second, with plans for ignitions beginning next week, will be southeast of Idyllwild. Both … [Read more...] about Prescribed Burning Projects Planned for This and Next Week
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Pursuit Ends in Arrest of Suspect Driving Stolen Vehicle
Big Bear News - Big Bear City, CA - Shortly after 9:45 p.m. on January 27, a traffic stop was attempted on a black Kia SUV at the intersection of Maple Lane and Baldwin Lane in Sugarloaf, for no rear license plate. The driver of the SUV failed to yield and a pursuit ensued. The driver of the SUV led deputies on the pursuit for approximately 7.25 miles from Sugarloaf into Big … [Read more...] about Pursuit Ends in Arrest of Suspect Driving Stolen Vehicle
Bear Valley Electric Service Inc: Planned Outage
Big Bear News - Big Bear City, CA - Bear Valley Electric Service, Inc. (BVES) will temporarily interrupt service to customers in the Lake Williams area, from Lake Williams Drive to Oakes Camp Road, on Thursday, January 27, 2022 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. so crews can install wildfire mitigation infrastructure. BVES, Inc would like to remind all customers who require power to … [Read more...] about Bear Valley Electric Service Inc: Planned Outage
Prescribed Burning In Progress
Big Bear News - Big Bear Lake, CA - US forest service crews will conduct pile burning today, Thursday January 13th, east of Baldwin Lake. Crews are taking advantage of optimal weather conditions to preform this prescribed burn. Burn location is along Arrastre Creek Rd. (2N02), which is east of Baldwin Lake. See map below. Ignitions will occur between one mile east of Vale Dr. … [Read more...] about Prescribed Burning In Progress
Baldwin Lake Structure Fire: Fire Held to the Attic
Big Bear News, Big Bear, CA – A residential structure fire was reported in the area of E Minnow Lane and Baldwin Lake Road, Big Bear City, at approximately 10:48 a.m., on Sunday, November 14, 2021. Upon arrival, fire crews observed a single-story modular residence with smoke showing from all sides of the structure. Crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire within … [Read more...] about Baldwin Lake Structure Fire: Fire Held to the Attic