The Big Bear Lake Fire Protection District, which is chaired by City Councilmember Darrell Mulvihill, voted in favor of a new fire engine purchase in their meeting on December 9. A fire apparatus committee, overseen by Assistant Fire Chief Mark Mills, has for more than a year been investigating replacement of a 1984 engine, which had a lifespan of 25 years and has now been … [Read more...] about Big Bear Lake Fire Department to Get New Fire Engine to Replace 1984 Apparatus
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Breakthrough Task Force Drafting Social Host Ordinance, in Effort to Keep Local Teens from Alcohol
The Breakthrough Task Force of Big Bear Recovery Services continues to move forward with efforts to establish a social host ordinance, in an effort to curb underage drinking in the Big Bear Valley. Prevention Specialist Bonnie Shaffer, who first initiated the campaign when Big Bear Recovery Services was Operation Breakthrough, has partnered with representatives from the Big … [Read more...] about Breakthrough Task Force Drafting Social Host Ordinance, in Effort to Keep Local Teens from Alcohol
School Board, BBARWA and City’s Fire Protection District Meet on Wednesday
There are three public meetings scheduled for tomorrow, the first of which is the 9am meeting of the City of Big Bear Lake’s Fire Protection District. Tomorrow morning’s meeting, to be held in the Big Bear Lake Civic Center, will include discussion of water distribution and the DWP’s efforts to provide greater fire flow, an update on the H1N1 flu virus, and consideration of a … [Read more...] about School Board, BBARWA and City’s Fire Protection District Meet on Wednesday
Local CHP Offers Winter Driving Safety Tips (Starting With “Slow Down”)
Our local office of the California Highway Patrol, headquartered in Running Springs, has issued winter driving safety tips which, for the San Bernardino mountains, can be applied during conditions of rain, sleet, snow, high wind and fog. CHP officials note that many collisions are caused by drivers going too fast for inclement conditions. Per the CHP release, “The first and … [Read more...] about Local CHP Offers Winter Driving Safety Tips (Starting With “Slow Down”)
Three-Vehicle Collision Results in Closure of Lakeview Drive; Four Adults Treated for Injuries
A three-vehicle collision on Lakeview Drive, just west of the Big Bear Lake Post Office, at 12:41pm resulted in closure of the street for nearly two hours this afternoon. There were seven individuals, three of them children, involved in the three-car accident, and responding agencies included the Big Bear Lake and Big Bear City Fire Departments and the San Bernardino County … [Read more...] about Three-Vehicle Collision Results in Closure of Lakeview Drive; Four Adults Treated for Injuries