San Bernardino County, CA, November 25, 2015 - San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon and Deputy Fire Chief Jim Johnstone have announced the graduation of the first County Female Inmate Hand Crew, the first such crew in the nation, known as Glen Helen Crew 15-9. After 8 weeks of training that began in July, with an initial curriculum in wildland fire suppression techniques, … [Read more...] about First County Female Inmate Hand Crew Graduates Fire Training
Motorists Advised of Heavy Traffic Delays for the Week of Thanksgiving
San Bernardino, CA, November 23, 2015 - Caltrans advises motorists that experts are predicting a 0.6% increase in all methods of travel nationwide, with approximately 47 million people traveling either by car or by airplane for the Thanksgiving holiday. Thanksgiving is traditionally the highest travel period in the Inland Empire region. Caltrans expects lengthy delays on … [Read more...] about Motorists Advised of Heavy Traffic Delays for the Week of Thanksgiving
Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake Brings Christmas Cheer with Home Santa Visits in December
Big Bear, CA, November 22, 2015 - Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake Brings Christmas Cheer with Santa Visits in December. The Santa visit program will be providing Valley youngsters a treat that they won’t soon forget. The visits this year will take place on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, December 17th, 18th, and 19th, 2015. Santa will visit any child in the Big Bear Valley, … [Read more...] about Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake Brings Christmas Cheer with Home Santa Visits in December
Big Bear City Airport Selected for High Altitude Testing
Big Bear City, CA, November 19, 2015 - The Big Bear City Airport was selected by Agusta Westland Helicopters as a high altitude airport to test the AW169 helicopter. The tests they are performing are required to gather data at low speeds (up to 50KTS) around the hover with a CARGO load of one ton connected to the helicopter HOOK. They recently completed such tests in Thermal … [Read more...] about Big Bear City Airport Selected for High Altitude Testing
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning The “Silent Killer” Can be Prevented
Big Bear Lake, Ca, November 16th, 2015 – Winter is fast approaching, and the Fire Department encourages everyone to practice safe winter heating. Big Bear Valley residents and tourists alike are now lighting pilot lights and finding other ways to keep warm during the chill of the season. When not functioning properly, the heating appliances that are keeping us warm, can turn … [Read more...] about Carbon Monoxide Poisoning The “Silent Killer” Can be Prevented