The Big Bear City Fire Department this week celebrated the grand opening of their firefighter training facility, which is located at the Paradise Way maintenance yard property owned by the Big Bear City Community Services District. In a presentation before the CSD Board of Directors this week, Fire Captain Dave Delay explained that the facility, a dream of firefighters since … [Read more...] about Big Bear City Fire Department Hosts Grand Opening of Fire Training Facility, Used By All Local Fire Agencies
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Local Fire Departments Respond to Residential Structure Fire in BBL; Wood Shake Shingle Roof Contributed to Spread of Fire
Our local fire departments responded to a structure fire in Big Bear Lake yesterday, and the Big Bear Lake Fire Department has since released the specifics of the incident. Per the statement received today: “On the morning of October 5, the Big Bear Lake Fire Protection District responded to a report of a residential structure fire in the 42600 block of Cougar Road in Big Bear … [Read more...] about Local Fire Departments Respond to Residential Structure Fire in BBL; Wood Shake Shingle Roof Contributed to Spread of Fire
Mountain-Area Fire Agencies Participate in Fire Training Scenario; Are You Ready to Go in Case of Emergency?
Mountain-area fire agencies and law enforcement personnel are readying for fire, especially in light of the potential for fire conditions given recent weather. On Tuesday, the San Bernardino County Fire Department, the Crest Forest Fire District, the Running Springs Fire Department, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department – Twin Peaks Station, and the Arrowhead-area … [Read more...] about Mountain-Area Fire Agencies Participate in Fire Training Scenario; Are You Ready to Go in Case of Emergency?
Sheriff’s Department Seeks Information Regarding Possible Arson, Resulting in Sunday’s Crestline Brush Fire
On Sunday afternoon (September 27), the Crest Forest Fire Department and the U.S. Forest Service responded to an acre brush fire on the upslope side of Old Mill Road in Crestline. The origin and cause of the fire, which did not damage any property, is unknown at this time, though the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the likelihood of arson in this … [Read more...] about Sheriff’s Department Seeks Information Regarding Possible Arson, Resulting in Sunday’s Crestline Brush Fire
Last Night’s Police and Helicopter Activity in Baldwin Lake Does Not Result in Arrests
Baldwin Lake residents may have heard police activity last night (Sunday, September 27), or seen the helicopter of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department hovering overhead. According to the Big Bear Sheriff’s Station, a call was received in the 9pm hour, suggesting that a female in a house on the 1700 block of Pond Drive was being held against her will. Sergeant Bryan … [Read more...] about Last Night’s Police and Helicopter Activity in Baldwin Lake Does Not Result in Arrests