With our local fire departments’ transition to a new dispatch provider, upgrades will be needed for computer-aided dispatch equipment, per Big Bear City Fire Chief Jeff Willis. As of July 1, the Big Bear City and Big Bear Lake Fire Departments joined San Bernardino County Fire Departments, including the Fawnskin station, on the ConFire service, as longtime provider Desert … [Read more...] about CSD Approves Computer Upgrades for Big Bear City Fire Department for Improved Compatibility With New Dispatch Provider
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Two Small Earthquakes Centered Outside Big Bear Lake This Afternoon
We had two small earthquakes in our area this afternoon, per the U.S. Geological Survey. The first, a 1.6 magnitude quake at 12:05pm, was centered four miles northwest of Big Bear Lake, and registered a depth of six miles. A second quake, at 2:12pm, was a 1.7 magnitude tremor centered six miles north northwest of Big Bear Lake and was at a depth of almost two-and-a-half miles. … [Read more...] about Two Small Earthquakes Centered Outside Big Bear Lake This Afternoon
Fawnskin’s 33rd Doo Dah Parade Includes Old Miners, Flatlanders and Poop Busters
Saturday’s 33rd annual Doo Dah Parade got off to a flying start with the flyover of four small airplanes, billed as the “Fawnskin Air Force” (which included the Grand Poobah, Wolfgirl, Incognito and Ricochet) and a procession of firetrucks, including those of the County Fire Department’s station #49 in Fawnskin, the Baldwin Lake Volunteer Fire Department’s new yellow truck, and … [Read more...] about Fawnskin’s 33rd Doo Dah Parade Includes Old Miners, Flatlanders and Poop Busters
Community Services District to Hold Public Hearing to Determine If Deliquent Fees Should Be Placed on Tax Roll
The Board of Directors of the Big Bear City Community Services District meet this evening at 5:30pm. This evening’s CSD meeting will include a Public Hearing with regard to delinquent trash collection, sewer and water service charges to determine whether these fees should be placed on the tax roll. CSD Directors are also scheduled to review the Big Bear City Fire Department’s … [Read more...] about Community Services District to Hold Public Hearing to Determine If Deliquent Fees Should Be Placed on Tax Roll
Forest Service Crews Respond to Two-Tree Fire Now Dubbed the Summit 2 Fire; Lightning-Sparked Fire Is First of the Season
This afternoon’s thunderstorm has resulted in a small fire, sparked by lightning, which has burned two trees on the San Bernardino National Forest, just west of Snow Summit resort. Smoke had been visible just before 2pm (today, July 17) and was in fact reported by the Municipal Water District's Lake Patrol, and U.S. Forest Service crews responded to locate the fire which, … [Read more...] about Forest Service Crews Respond to Two-Tree Fire Now Dubbed the Summit 2 Fire; Lightning-Sparked Fire Is First of the Season