San Bernardino Mountains, January 23, 2014 - There is a Fire Weather Watch in effect late tonight through Friday night, due to increasingly dry conditions and strong winds. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur (which would be accompanied by a Red Flag Warning). During the last Fire Weather Warning earlier this month (January … [Read more...] about Single-Digit Humidity + Gusty Winds = Fire Watch
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Local Forests Under Fire Weather Watch
San Bernardino National Forest, January 13, 2014 - The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch throughout the Inland Empire due to extremely low humidity. A Fire Weather Watch indicates critically dry conditions that dangerously increase the risk of wildfire. Humidity could dip into single digits with little recovery overnight, especially in wind-prone areas … [Read more...] about Local Forests Under Fire Weather Watch
Hydrants go up for Adoption
Big Bear Valley, CA, January 7, 2014 - In the event of a fire, the Fire Department needs to gain access to fire hydrants as quickly as possible, so they’re asking community members to adopt a fire hydrant close to their homes or businesses. In the winter, this means shoveling a three-foot area around your hydrant after each snowfall, as well a clear path from the street so the … [Read more...] about Hydrants go up for Adoption
Tips For a Safe Holiday
Big Bear City, CA, December 23, 2013 – The joy of the winter holidays can be an extra incentive to keep your loved ones out of harm's way. In that spirit, the Fire Department is offering some friendly reminders on staying safe in a house full of guests: Have smokers smoke outside and keep their smoking materials with them so young children do not touch them. Wet cigarette … [Read more...] about Tips For a Safe Holiday
Planning End-of-Year Giving? Send a Burn Survivor Child to Camp.
Big Bear Lake, CA, December 9, 2013 - For the past ten years, the Fire & Burn Foundation has been providing winter camp for burn survivor children ages 5-17 in the San Bernardino Mountains. Over four days, 60-85 kids--typically from Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego Counties--get the counseling and social support needed to re-establish and enhance their self-esteem. … [Read more...] about Planning End-of-Year Giving? Send a Burn Survivor Child to Camp.