Fire/Safety

Big Bear High School Students Evacuated Following Bomb Threat; Law Enforcement Officials Complete Thorough Sweep of Campus

Big Bear High School students were under a lockdown earlier, as an anonymous, undated note indicating that there was a bomb on campus was found at the school site today (May 22), on what was originally to be a school holiday—though students were in attendance as a snow makeup day. Deputies of the Big Bear Sheriff’s Station, supported by the Big Bear City Fire Department, did a … [Read more...] about Big Bear High School Students Evacuated Following Bomb Threat; Law Enforcement Officials Complete Thorough Sweep of Campus

Most of the recreation sites on the San Bernardino National Forest will be open to visitors for the Memorial Day weekend; this includes the wildfire damaged portions of the Pacific Crest Trail and Hanna Flat Campground, which has been reconstructed since suffering damage in the 2007 Butler #2 Fire. Says Forest Supervisor Jeanne Wade Evans, “Once again, we look forward to summer … [Read more...] about Hanna Flat Campground Re-opens for Memorial Day Weekend; Visitors Reminded to Be Fire-Safe While on the San Bernardino National Forest

County Supervisor Neil Derry is planning to attend a pancake breakfast hosted by the Green Valley Lake Disaster Recovery Foundation this Saturday (May 23), as proceeds will be used to purchase GPS devices in memory of hiker Dean Christy. In January of 2008, 62-year-old hiker Christy had become disoriented when hiking near his Green Valley Lake cabin in a snowstorm; despite the … [Read more...] about Pancake Breakfast in Memory of Hiker Dean Christy Will Allow for Community GPS Devices; Mobile Health Clinic Will Also Be at Saturday Event

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 DWP Implements Water Restrictions Over Memorial Day Weekend; Water Conservation Measures in Place for Big Bear Lake, Sugarloaf, Fawnskin and Lake Williams

An additional 30 paid-call firefighters will be added to the San Bernardino County Fire Department’s firefighting team, as the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors secured a grant of $532,000 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security this week. As announced in yesterday’s County Supervisors meeting, the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response, or SAFER, … [Read more...] about County Supervisors Approve 30 New PCFs for County Fire Department, Fawnskin Appointees to Commission, and Lease Extension for Local Animal Shelter in Yesterday’s Meeting