The Big Bear City Professional Fire Fighters are hosting their 10th Annual Golf Tournament on Sunday, September 12, 2010 with a tee off time of 9am at Bear Mountain Golf Course. The cost is $85 for 18 holes and lunch is included. There will be a longest drive contest, closest to the pin competition, and many more fun ways to earn prizes. The Big Bear City Professional … [Read more...] about Big Bear City Professional Fire Fighter Golf Tournament
Fire/Safety
Emergency Preparedness Fair Educates Public
The emergency preparedness fair held on Saturday, August 28th, couldn’t have come at a better time. As fire crews left the fair to fight the May Van Canyon fire that sprouted that day, Matthew Nielsen, Boy Scout in Troup 49, kept the show running at the Convention Center, educating people about how to be prepared. Vendors from the Big Bear Valley, and from off the mountain … [Read more...] about Emergency Preparedness Fair Educates Public
Fire in May Van Canyon That Started Saturday Morning is Now Contained
Big Bear Valley, CA, August 28, 2010, 2:00pm - The fire that started Saturday morning ,approximately just after 11am, is now contained with a line around it. Thanks to the quick response from all local fire agencies and the US Forest Service the fire was limited to one and one quarter acre with no structures threatened in the fire and no evacuations needed. Units that were … [Read more...] about Fire in May Van Canyon That Started Saturday Morning is Now Contained
Lightning Strikes Cause 13 Small Spot Fires
Big Bear, Ca, August 26, 2010, 3:00pm - According to John Miller, Public Information Officer for the US Forest Service there has been 13 total lightning fires that have started since yesterday. The most current are three spot fires called the Blue Sky Fire, and the Heartbreak #1 and #2 fire, that started due to lightening near Onyx Summit. Thunderstorms and lightening is … [Read more...] about Lightning Strikes Cause 13 Small Spot Fires