Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear City, CA -- Residents in Big Bear’s Whispering Forest neighborhood aren’t the only ones to have had an encounter with a mountain lion in recent days. On Tuesday morning, May 4, a Running Springs woman was jogging alone in the San Bernardino National Forest, just north of Lake Arrowhead, and was followed by a mountain lion. According to Jason … [Read more...] about Lone Jogger Followed by Mountain Lion in Lake Arrowhead Forest Area; Smaller Cat Seen in Bear City Neighborhood Again Last Night
Fire/Safety
Emergency Personnel Divert Boulevard Traffic, Following Monday Evening Accident
Big Bear Lake, CA -- Westbound traffic on Big Bear Boulevard was diverted in the 6pm hour last night (Monday, May 3), as emergency personnel cleared an accident at Eureka, just in front of McDonalds restaurant. At roughly 6:30pm, a motorcycle and vehicle collided in a T-bone, prompting a response from the Big Bear Lake and Big Bear City Fire Departments and the San Bernardino … [Read more...] about Emergency Personnel Divert Boulevard Traffic, Following Monday Evening Accident
May 2-8 Is Wildfire Awareness Week: “Wildfire Is Coming… Is Your Home Ready?”
Per a declaration from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, this week is Wildfire Awareness Week in California and, with it, the launch of the Ready! Set! Go! Program by California fire agencies including CalFire and the San Bernardino County Fire Department. This year’s theme during Wildfire Awareness Week, which runs May 2-8, is “Wildfire is coming… Is your home ready?” Per County … [Read more...] about May 2-8 Is Wildfire Awareness Week: “Wildfire Is Coming… Is Your Home Ready?”
San Bernardino County Fire Chief Pat Dennen Announces Retirement; County’s Lead Firefighter Got His Start as Volunteer in Big Bear City
San Bernardino, CA -- San Bernardino County Fire Chief Pat Dennen plans to retire from an illustrious career, effective June 25—a career that was sparked by an ROP class that he took in the fall of 1974, while a senior at Big Bear High School. As Chief Dennen tells KBHR, “It was a fire science class in my senior year that got me excited. Then I went right into being a volunteer … [Read more...] about San Bernardino County Fire Chief Pat Dennen Announces Retirement; County’s Lead Firefighter Got His Start as Volunteer in Big Bear City
Mountain Lion Kills Small Dog in Big Bear City Neighborhood; DFG Offers Precautions for Mountain Residents
Big Bear City, CA -- There have been mountain lion sightings in the Big Bear Valley over the last week though, per local officials with the California Department of Fish and Game, all indications are that this is just one juvenile mountain lion that has ventured into residential neighborhoods. On Friday afternoon, April 30, residents in the Whispering Forest area along the … [Read more...] about Mountain Lion Kills Small Dog in Big Bear City Neighborhood; DFG Offers Precautions for Mountain Residents