Big Bear Valley, CA -- The free neighborhood chipping program returns to the Big Bear Valley in June and what’s new and exciting about this year’s effort is that all three local fire agencies—Big Bear City, Big Bear Lake and San Bernardino County Fire Departments—have pooled their grant resources and will implement the program collectively. In years past, certain neighborhoods … [Read more...] about Local Fire Agencies Partner to Offer Free, Curbside Chipping Program; Valley’s New Chipper Hotline is 877-771-CHIP
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Holiday Travelers Reminded to Buckle Up, Allow Extra Time, and Stay Sober on the Road
San Bernardino County, CA -- Memorial Day weekend signifies the start of the summer travel season, and will also be a Maximum Enforcement Period for the California Highway Patrol. All available CHP officers will be on the road, starting Friday at 6pm and extending through midnight on Monday. As, during last year’s Memorial Day weekend, 45 people were killed on California … [Read more...] about Holiday Travelers Reminded to Buckle Up, Allow Extra Time, and Stay Sober on the Road
No Outdoor Watering for DWP Customers This Weekend; Conservation Measures in Place for Summer Season
For water customers of the Department of Water and Power, there will be additional water use restrictions over the Memorial Day weekend, so you may want to plan to do your outdoor watering in the meantime. On Saturday and Sunday of the Memorial Day weekend, DWP customers serviced in Big Bear Lake, Sugarloaf, Fawnskin and Lake Williams are asked to refrain from watering, in … [Read more...] about No Outdoor Watering for DWP Customers This Weekend; Conservation Measures in Place for Summer Season
County Supervisors to Vote on Social Host Ordinance, Drafted by Local Mountain Agencies
San Bernardino, CA -- The efforts of Big Bear's Breakthrough Task Force will go before the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors in their meeting on Tuesday morning, as Supervisors will vote on the implementation of a Social Host Ordinance. As created by the Task Force and supporting agencies, including the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, the ordinance would … [Read more...] about County Supervisors to Vote on Social Host Ordinance, Drafted by Local Mountain Agencies
U.S. Forest Service Re-opens 3N14, Closed Since the Butler #2 Fire of 2007
Big Bear Valley, CA -- U.S. Forest Service Road 3N14, located just north of Fawnskin, reopened to the public today, per an announcement from Mountaintop District Ranger Scott Tangenberg. The popular forest road, which links Big Bear Lake’s North Shore to Big Pine Flats and Holcomb Valley, had been closed since October 2007, after the Butler and Butler #2 Fires. Though 3N14 is … [Read more...] about U.S. Forest Service Re-opens 3N14, Closed Since the Butler #2 Fire of 2007