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“Curbside Chipping Program Suspended”
Big Bear Fire Suspends Popular Chipping Program for 2020 Season

April 15, 2020 admin Comments Off

BIG BEAR, CA/April 15, 2020–Big Bear Fire Department announces that it will suspend its popular chipping program for the 2020 season. This grant-funded program has been highly successful helping residents create defensible space around their […]

Structure Fire Lake Arrowhead

April 14, 2020 admin Comments Off

Crews Fight Well Involved Home in Lake Arrowhead, Two Firefighters Injured This morning at 11:34 #SBCoFD Crews were dispatched to a reported residential fire in the 27000 block of Alpen Drive in Lake Arrowhead. ME92, […]

“BIG BEAR FIRE DEPARMENT IMPLEMENTS NEW EMERGENCY TEXT NOTIFICATION SYSTEM”

April 6, 2020 admin Comments Off

BIG BEAR, CA/April 6, 2020– Big Bear Fire Department has implemented a new emergency text alert notification system that may be used to deliver time sensitive emergency alerts to residents when there is a threat […]

BBFD RESPONSE TO COVID-19 Emergency Personnel Fully Staffed to Respond to All Calls

March 18, 2020 admin Comments Off

Big Bear Fire Department crews are fully staffed and ready to respond to all calls. To slow the spread of COVID-19 and for the safety and security of our administrative staff and visitors, the Department’s […]

COMMUNITY DONATIONS HELP FIRE DEPARTMENT

March 12, 2020 admin Comments Off

Fire Department Equipment Purchased with Donations Big Bear Fire Department recently took delivery of three new gas monitors and six new thermal imaging cameras. This much-needed equipment was made possible in part from community donations. […]

Prescribed burning this week on the San Bernardino National Forest

March 2, 2020 admin Comments Off

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – Fire crews will be back this week to continue prescribed burning operations across the forest, creating safe spaces for firefighters to be placed between communities and natural areas should a wildfire […]

The Mill Incident – Smoldering Brush Extinguished

September 13, 2019 admin Comments Off

This article brought to you by Golden Bear Cottages Article and photos by Brandi Eastin Earlier today, 911 dispatch received calls reporting visible smoke on Old Mill Road at Highway 138 in Crestline. A California […]

Multiple Fires Started in the Big Bear Area During Summer Lightning Storm

September 4, 2019 admin 1

Article Sponsored by Mercy Air and Valor of the Lake Alarms Link to live broadcast from the scene: CLICK HERE A stormy summer day brought rain and lightning to the Big Bear Valley on Tuesday. […]

Champion Fire Burns in the Forest Two Weeks After the Bluff Fire Burns the Same Area

September 1, 2019 admin Comments Off

Sponsored by Kaila Brooks, Realtor and Lake Gregory Recreation Shortly before 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, 911 callers reported smoke visible from across the Big Bear Valley. The smoke was reportedly originating somewhere south of the […]

Bluff Fire Burns 1/4 Acre Near Big Bear, Fully Contained

August 18, 2019 admin Comments Off

Article sponsored by Mercy Air and Goodwin’s Market Article and photos by Malia Dietz (unless otherwise noted) Shortly after noon on Sunday, volunteer lookouts from Keller Peak fire watch tower as well as multiple 911 […]