The Big Bear City Fire Department this week celebrated the grand opening of their firefighter training facility, which is located at the Paradise Way maintenance yard property owned by the Big Bear City Community Services District. In a presentation before the CSD Board of Directors this week, Fire Captain Dave Delay explained that the facility, a dream of firefighters since … [Read more...] about Big Bear City Fire Department Hosts Grand Opening of Fire Training Facility, Used By All Local Fire Agencies
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Volunteers of the Baldwin Lake Fire Department to Join BBC, BBL and Fawnskin for Saturday’s Open House Activities
In celebration of Fire Prevention Week, each of our local fire departments will host an open house on Saturday, October 10; festivities will include hands-on activities for children, fire station tours, fire safety information, and visits by Sparky the Fire Dog (so bring your cameras). The first of the open houses will be hosted by the Big Bear City Fire Department; from 9am to … [Read more...] about Volunteers of the Baldwin Lake Fire Department to Join BBC, BBL and Fawnskin for Saturday’s Open House Activities
CSD Recognizes Employees Mayer, Barnett and Cormican, and Reviews Prop 1A Funding and Sewer Plan
The Big Bear City Community Services District had a couple action items scheduled for their meeting of October 5, though the Board of Directors first celebrated staff, starting with a thank you to General Manager Mike Mayer for 15 years of service with the district. The Board also had an opportunity to recognize the Big Bear City Fire Department’s Bob Barnett with the County’s … [Read more...] about CSD Recognizes Employees Mayer, Barnett and Cormican, and Reviews Prop 1A Funding and Sewer Plan
County’s Department of Public Health Announces Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Deaths Resulting from H1N1 Virus
The County’s ninth, tenth, and eleventh deaths from the pandemic H1N1 flu virus were announced today (October 6) by San Bernardino County Public Health Officer Dr. Maxwell Ohikhuare, noting that, “All of these cases had underlying conditions and, unfortunately, included a four-month old infant, a 25-year-old male, and a 43-year-old woman. Anyone with a chronic illness should be … [Read more...] about County’s Department of Public Health Announces Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Deaths Resulting from H1N1 Virus
Local Fire Departments Respond to Residential Structure Fire in BBL; Wood Shake Shingle Roof Contributed to Spread of Fire
Our local fire departments responded to a structure fire in Big Bear Lake yesterday, and the Big Bear Lake Fire Department has since released the specifics of the incident. Per the statement received today: “On the morning of October 5, the Big Bear Lake Fire Protection District responded to a report of a residential structure fire in the 42600 block of Cougar Road in Big Bear … [Read more...] about Local Fire Departments Respond to Residential Structure Fire in BBL; Wood Shake Shingle Roof Contributed to Spread of Fire