Big Bear Lake, CA, August 9, 2011, 7:00pm - The US Forest Service received a call of smoke in the area of Forest Road 3N12 in the Holcomb Valley area north of Big Bear early Tuesday afternoon, and started a full wildland fire response which includes fire engines, hotshot crews, helicopters and retardant airtankers. According to John Miller of the US Forest Service, San … [Read more...] about Holcomb Fire
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UPDATED: Fire in Holcomb Valley- Fire Units Dropping Water
Big Bear, Ca, August 9, 2011, 3:36pm - At approximately 1:27pm this afternoon, the US Forest Service received a report of smoke in the air in the Holcomb Valley area near Bertha Peak. At this time it has been determined that 6-7 acres of a treed area is on fire, and the Forest Service Fire Fighters are on hand, along with the Bureau of Land Management, Cal Fire, Big Bear Lake … [Read more...] about UPDATED: Fire in Holcomb Valley- Fire Units Dropping Water
Help The San Bernardino National Forest Association Get New Wheels!
Big Bear, Ca, August 4, 2011, 1:00pm -The San Bernardino National Forest Association is one of 500 finalists in Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program, which will award vehicles to 100 nonprofit organizations based on votes from the public. Local residents, members, volunteers and advocates are encouraged to support the San Bernardino National Forest Association and their quest … [Read more...] about Help The San Bernardino National Forest Association Get New Wheels!
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
BVUSD Approves New Vice Principal
Big Bear, Ca, July 21, 2011, 12:00pm - At the July 20th meeting of the Bear Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees, the board approved John Fischer as the new Big Bear High School Vice Principal. Mr. Fischer comes to the Big Bear Valley from Indio where most recently he was the Assistant Principal at Indio High School, and has been working in education since 1994. … [Read more...] about BVUSD Approves New Vice Principal