County supervisors voted April 7 to put repeal of the Fire Protection Service Zone Five, or FP-5, fire fee on the ballot this November. Now there may be more bad news for the county’s cash-strapped fire administration. Reporter Mike Lipsitz has…
Morongo Basin firefighters were called to three fires Sunday. The first fire was reported at 12:51 a.m. in the area of Valle Vista and Barbara Lane in Wonder Valley. Arriving firefighters discovered two small motor homes fully involved in flames…
Photo courtesy San Bernardino County Fire Department A mobile home was a complete loss after an early morning fire in Twentynine Palms Saturday. County Fire Battalion Chief Mike McClintock said that fire crews from the San Bernardino County Fire…
A body was found following a fire in Joshua Tree early this morning. County Fire Battalion Chief Mike McClintock said just before midnight Thursday, firefighters were dispatched to a reported structure fire in the area of Sunset Road and…
The San Bernardino County Fire Department has set up a survey to gauge how well residents are informed about the virus. Rebecca Havely has more information about how you can participate… The San Bernardino County Fire Department has an…
The final fate of the infamous FP-5 special fire fee will be on the ballot in the presidential election this November 3. That was the decision of county supervisors at yesterday’s meeting in San Bernardino. The $157 per parcel fire fee repeal…
San Bernardino County reported three additional coronavirus deaths as of this morning, (Tuesday, April 7), and the number of confirmed cases shot up by more than 150. There are now 530 cases of COVID-19 and 16 deaths. In the Morongo Basin, we…
No county action in recent memory has raised the ire of property owners like the $157 per parcel special fire tax imposed following a dubious “protest vote” in 2018. Now the measure, which has survived multiple lawsuits and attempted court…
Firefighters are calling a fire at a Wonder Valley abandoned homestead cabin Friday suspicious. Just before 5 p.m. Friday, firefighters from Twentynine Palms, Joshua Tree, Yucca Valley, and the Combat Center, as well as a water tender crew, were…
A motorhome is a total loss following a fire in Landers Sunday evening. County Fire Captain David Bullsworth said firefighters were called to the 56600 block of Cypress Lane at 7:18 p.m. The motorhome was fully involved when they arrived, but…
First responders, such as firefighters/paramedics, are on the front lines in the COVID-19 pandemic, as they are called to help patients who may have been exposed to, or infected by, the coronavirus. Managing editor Tami Roleff explains how the…
A Twentynine Palms woman called the fire department Wednesday for help when she started delivering her baby at home alone in the 5900 block of Aztec Avenue. About 8:17 a.m., the woman, identified only as a Marine spouse whose husband was at…
During a special, emergency meeting yesterday, the Yucca Valley Town council approved a resolution proclaiming an emergency within the town due to COVID-19. The resolution makes the town eligible for emergency aid from the state, county, and…
Twentynine Palms High School held its 21st annual career exploration day earlier this month. Managing editor Tami Roleff has more… This year the Transition Partnership Program, in conjunction with the Work Ability I program, hosted the 21st…
A Yucca Mesa house is a total loss following a fire Monday morning. Fire crews from Yucca Mesa, Yucca Valley, and Joshua Tree were called to the 57800 block of Starlight Mesa Drive at 8:09 a.m. County Fire Battalion Chief Scott Tuttle said the…
The residents of an assisted living center in Yucca Valley had to be evacuated during a small fire at the center Monday morning. Sheriff’s deputies were first on scene to the Santa Fe Assisted Living Center on Santa Fe Drive at 10:19 a.m. and…
On Saturday, November 23, Dance Mojave is hosting a fundraising event to help…
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