It was just about six years ago, on October 25, 2003, that the Old Fire broke out at Old Waterman Canyon Road and Highway 18, ultimately resulting in the evacuation of 30 communities, including the Big Bear Valley, and the burning of 91,000 acres, damage to nearly 1,000 homes and six deaths from heart attacks, five of those said to be directly related to the stress of the fire. … [Read more...] about San Bernardino Man Charged With Murder and Arson for the Old Fire of October 2003
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Redondo Beach Man Arrested for Murder of Cori Daye Desmond, the Woman Found Off Highway 330 Last February
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department now has a murder suspect in the case of Cori Daye Desmond, the 28-year-old last seen in Redondo Beach who, just after Valentines Day, was found deceased off Highway 330. You may remember the story from February 16, when a CalTrans snowplow operator and motorists in a turnout off Highway 330 below Running Springs found a bagged body … [Read more...] about Redondo Beach Man Arrested for Murder of Cori Daye Desmond, the Woman Found Off Highway 330 Last February
Residents Sought for Upcoming Citizens on Patrol Academy
The Big Bear Sheriff’s Station’s Citizens on Patrol program is now taking applications from residents interested in contributing to the program, as the next COP Academy gets underway in just two weeks, on October 26. COP volunteers perform vacation checks on residences, provide traffic control for special events, do welfare checks on those who are homebound, and provide other … [Read more...] about Residents Sought for Upcoming Citizens on Patrol Academy
Big Bear City Fire Department Hosts Grand Opening of Fire Training Facility, Used By All Local Fire Agencies
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
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