The Big Bear Lake Fire Department will be offering another defensible space workshop, this one to be held on Thursday, June 18 at 4pm. This general workshop is open to all landscapers, loggers, property managers, handymen and others involved in creating defensible space and vegetation removal. According to David Yegge, the fire department’s Fire Fuels Program Coordinator, “This … [Read more...] about Free Defensible Space Workshop Offered by Big Bear Lake Fire Department on Thursday
Fire/Safety
Baldwin Lake Volunteer Fire Department First on Scene in Yesterday Evening’s Structure Fire in Baldwin Lake
Four local fire departments responded to a structure fire at a single family residence in Baldwin Lake yesterday evening in the 6 o’clock hour and first responders on scene were the volunteers of the Baldwin Lake Volunteer Fire Department, who battled the blaze on the two-story wooden structure until crews from County Fire Station #49 in Fawnskin and the Big Bear City and Big … [Read more...] about Baldwin Lake Volunteer Fire Department First on Scene in Yesterday Evening’s Structure Fire in Baldwin Lake
City Employees Bratton, Swafford, Vickery and Wilson Honored for Decades of Service; Public Works’ Genova Saluted Upon Retirement
During presentation items at Monday’s meeting of the City Council of Big Bear Lake, a number of city employees were honored for their service to Big Bear Lake. First among those was Big Bear Lake Fire Department Engineer Lance Swafford, who has served the department for 25 years. Upon presentation of his 25-year pin from Fire Chief Rod Ballard, Swafford credited wife Eileen for … [Read more...] about City Employees Bratton, Swafford, Vickery and Wilson Honored for Decades of Service; Public Works’ Genova Saluted Upon Retirement
Saturday’s Friends of NRA Banquet to Benefit Youth Firearm Safety and Women’s Programs
This Saturday, June 13 marks the fourth annual Big Bear Valley Friends of the NRA fundraising banquet. Tickets to the 6pm event at the Big Bear Convention Center are $35 each; the evening will include dinner, games, a live and silent auction, raffles and prize drawings for limited edition firearms, outdoor gear, artwork and other National Rifle Association collectibles. As the … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Friends of NRA Banquet to Benefit Youth Firearm Safety and Women’s Programs
Appointments to Third District County Commissions Being Made by Supervisor Derry; Registered Voters Can Apply for Vacancies
Since assuming the office of Third District County Supervisor in December, Neil Derry has been busy with, among other things, filling vacancies on Third District Boards and Commissions. In May, Fawnskin resident Tom Brandau was appointed as the fifth member of the Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency’s Governing Board, and Sugarloaf resident Bob Ybarra received an … [Read more...] about Appointments to Third District County Commissions Being Made by Supervisor Derry; Registered Voters Can Apply for Vacancies