The Big Bear City Fire Department will be welcoming their new paid-call firefighters, as well as three who will be participating in the department’s inaugural apprentice program, at this evening’s meeting of the Board of Directors of the Big Bear City Community Services District. The 5:30pm meeting, to be held at the CSD offices at 139 E. Big Bear Boulevard, will also include … [Read more...] about Big Bear City Fire Department to Welcome New Firefighters During Monday Evening’s Community Services District Meeting
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Big Bear Lake Fire Department Hosts Free Workshop on Defensible Space Tuesday
A one-time defensible space workshop will be held at the Big Bear Lake Fire Department tomorrow, April 21. This 1pm 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 year’s fire hazard … [Read more...] about Big Bear Lake Fire Department Hosts Free Workshop on Defensible Space Tuesday
Operation Breakthrough’s Prevention Task Force Warns Parents of the Dangers of April 18 Rave
The newly formed Prevention Task Force overseen by Operation Breakthrough advises parents that an April 18 rave party, such as the one held at Pharaoh’s Lost Kingdom in Redlands last month, is being marketed to Inland Empire youth. Tomorrow’s off-the-mountain rave, being touted online as “the biggest SoCal celebration of electronic and chronic culture,” is a potentially unsafe … [Read more...] about Operation Breakthrough’s Prevention Task Force Warns Parents of the Dangers of April 18 Rave
Running Springs Family Spends Night Out in the Elements; Sheriff’s Helicopter Retrieves the Five and Brings Them to Big Bear
If you think it’s brisk out there today, imagine having to spend the night in these elements, which included snow and plenty of wind overnight. The Mancini family of Running Springs did just this, when an off-roading adventure off Highway 330 yesterday afternoon went awry. Jerry Mancini, wife Nicole, 4-year-old son Vinny, and cousin Nick had been off-roading in their truck … [Read more...] about Running Springs Family Spends Night Out in the Elements; Sheriff’s Helicopter Retrieves the Five and Brings Them to Big Bear
Two Earthquakes Within Six Hours, and Both Centered Outside of Big Bear City
We had two earthquakes centered outside of Big Bear City since last night. The first, at 8:23pm yesterday (April 14), registered a 2.0 magnitude and a depth of just over two miles, and was centered four miles north northeast of Big Bear City. Last night’s 2.0 magnitude quake was followed a 1.8 magnitude tremor this morning at 2:59am. This quake was also centered four miles … [Read more...] about Two Earthquakes Within Six Hours, and Both Centered Outside of Big Bear City