Big Bear City, Ca, August 11, 2010, 10:30am According to the Big Bear City Fire Department and California Highway Patrol, at approximately 1:45 am on Wednesday, August 11, 2010, fire crews responded to the 300 block of Greenspot for a report of a vehicle accident into a house. Upon arrival, a 2009 Pontiac G6 was found upside down between two houses with two occupants, Casey … [Read more...] about Early Morning Crash Claims One Life in Big Bear City
Fire/Safety
Water Tender Accident on the Morton Fire
Mentone, CA, August 11, 2010, 8:00am - The 10-acre Morton Fire that started Monday afternoon, August 9th 2010, off Highway 38 near Mentone has been contained according to John Miller, Information Officer with the US Forest Service and is in the mop up stages. There was, however, an accident with one of the water tenders assigned to the fire. As San Bernardino County Fire … [Read more...] about Water Tender Accident on the Morton Fire
UPDATE: Morton Fire Expected to be Contained by 6pm This Evening
Mentone, CA, August 9, 2010, 4:30pm - The small fire that started earlier this afternoon off Highway 38 has increased to10 acres but authorities plan to have it contained by 6:00pm this evening. The fire started at approximately 12:50pm this afternoon in the vicinity of Morton Peak Lookout near 1N12 off Highway 38 between Mentone and Forest Falls and above Mountain Home … [Read more...] about UPDATE: Morton Fire Expected to be Contained by 6pm This Evening
Small Five Acre Fire off Highway 38 Poses No Threat to Big Bear
Mentone, CA, August 9, 2010, 2:21pm - There is a small five-acre fire that started at approximately 12:50pm this afternoon in the vicinity of Morton Peak Lookout near 1N12 off Highway 38 between Mentone and Forest Falls and above Mountain Home Village. The fire is holding at 5 acres and is not contained at this time but, according to John Miller, Information Officer with the … [Read more...] about Small Five Acre Fire off Highway 38 Poses No Threat to Big Bear
Near Drowning This Morning in Big Bear Lake on Lagonita Lane
Big Bear Lake, CA, August 9, 2010, 12:00pm - KBHR has received information of a near drowning this morning, Monday, August 09, 2010, at docks on Lagonita Lane in Big Bear Lake. According to the information that we have at this point, a 75-year-old male with a history of epilepsy had been standing on a dock when he had a seizure and collapsed into the water. The man was found … [Read more...] about Near Drowning This Morning in Big Bear Lake on Lagonita Lane