In a cooperative effort to determine traffic flow and visitor accommodations, the San Bernardino County Operational Areas Emergency Operations Center yesterday [Monday, January 25] hosted a phone conference with multiple agencies to determine the safety of the public and the needs of Big Bear Valley, and also determined that Highway 38 would be used for a convoy of … [Read more...] about A Message for the Big Bear Community from the San Bernardino County Operational Areas Emergency Operations Center
Could You Have 100 Elephants on Your Roof? Fire Department Advises Roof Snow Removal, When Safe
Big Bear Valley, CA -- With the heavy snowfall we have received, and more expected, Big Bear Lake's Assistant Fire Chief Mark Mills advises the clearing of all roofs of snow accumulation as soon as it is safe to do so. Per the fire department, an average snowfall can weigh 10 to 20 pounds per cubic foot. This number, multiplied by the surface area of the roof and depth of the … [Read more...] about Could You Have 100 Elephants on Your Roof? Fire Department Advises Roof Snow Removal, When Safe
Big Bear Valley in Recovery from Epic Storm; Monday Morning Update on Power, Roads, Schools, Mail, Emergency Shelter
Big Bear Valley, CA -- Last week’s storms were epic, in that we received five feet of snow in the Big Bear Valley, prompting a state of emergency to be declared by the County of San Bernardino. Though we had a beautiful, sunny weekend, many of us (if not most of us) have gone hours or even days without power, phone, cable, Internet, water and transportation. In terms of power … [Read more...] about Big Bear Valley in Recovery from Epic Storm; Monday Morning Update on Power, Roads, Schools, Mail, Emergency Shelter
Digging out from the Storm of the Decade
Big Bear Valley, CA; Electrical service is being restored block by block and area by area as Bear Valley Electric Service with the mutual aid of So Cal Edison work side by side. A crew and equipment from So Cal Edison, which was dispatched from Victorville this morning at 6am, arrived 5 hours later delayed by poor road conditions and heavy traffic congestion. After a week of … [Read more...] about Digging out from the Storm of the Decade
An Advisory from the Fire Department: Exposure to Carbon Monoxide Can Be Deadly
Big Bear Lake, CA – Carbon monoxide, a colorless and odorless toxic gas, is produced when fuels such as wood, natural gas, propane and gasoline burn incompletely. Heating and cooking equipment are potential sources of carbon monoxide, as well as vehicles and generators operating in enclosed spaces. Just this week, members of the Big Bear Lake Fire Protection District responded … [Read more...] about An Advisory from the Fire Department: Exposure to Carbon Monoxide Can Be Deadly