Big Bear City, CA -- The Big Bear Valley’s Community Emergency Response Team meets on Monday evening for a monthly training session, which is also open to all interested community members. The March 22 meeting, to be held at the Big Bear Discovery Center at 6pm, will address damage assessment. CERT members will receive review on how to safely and efficiently assess damage in … [Read more...] about Community Emergency Response Team to Review Damage Assessment Training; Others Welcome to Monday Meeting
Snow/Weather
Tax Relief Offered to California’s Winter Storm Victims
Given the President’s federal declaration on Monday that severe winter storms resulted in a major disaster for some California counties, including San Bernardino, the Franchise Tax Board today (March 9) announced that special tax relief will be available to California taxpayers affected by the January storms; this will specifically be available to taxpayers in Calaveras, … [Read more...] about Tax Relief Offered to California’s Winter Storm Victims
Snow and Wind May Make for Difficult Driving; Chain Controls and Wind Advisory in Effect for Tuesday
Big Bear Valley, CA -- We’ve received at least another inch of snow here in the Big Bear Valley and this, coupled with severe winds, may make for difficult driving conditions this morning (Tuesday, March 9). There have been several reports of slick conditions on our mountain roads, all of which are under an R2 chain requirement, meaning that all two-wheel drive vehicles must … [Read more...] about Snow and Wind May Make for Difficult Driving; Chain Controls and Wind Advisory in Effect for Tuesday
Airport District Approves Purchase of New Snow Removal Equipment–for Efficiency, Safety and Cost-Effectiveness
Big Bear City, CA -- Extreme snowfall over the past two years, particularly in January, has made for daunting snowplowing for the staff of the Big Bear City Airport, which must maintain a snow-free runway. During an average winter, airport maintenance staff, namely Tom Hoover and Ryan Goss, use two trucks to plow roughly 500-600 miles each, removing snow from the … [Read more...] about Airport District Approves Purchase of New Snow Removal Equipment–for Efficiency, Safety and Cost-Effectiveness
Weekend Snowfall Results in Monday Morning Commute Chain Controls on Highway 18
Big Bear Valley, CA -- An inch or so of snow over the weekend brings our seasonal total to about 112 inches of snow for the winter season, since we received our first snowfall on Friday, November 13. As of this morning [Monday, March 8 at 8am], CalTrans only has chain controls in place on Highway 18, west of the dam, so those headed down the mountain the front way will need … [Read more...] about Weekend Snowfall Results in Monday Morning Commute Chain Controls on Highway 18