Mountain Emergency Updates

Don’t let the new year go up in smoke

By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer After the holidays, it’s time to take down the Christmas tree, pack up the lights and decorations and return your home’s decor back to the way it was. Unless you bought a potted live tree that you can plant in your yard, a cut,...

Vehicle plunges 100 feet off Highway 18

Jul 23, 2025 | Front Page, Mountain Emergency Update

San Bernardino County Fire crews responded on July 19 to a report of a vehicle over the side of Highway 18 below Crestline. A passenger vehicle left the roadway at a turnout and plunged approximately 100 feet down steep mountain terrain, coming to rest on its side in...

Tragic Drowning Lake Arrowhead Reported by ALA

Jul 9, 2025 | Mountain Emergency Update

Dear Members, It is with deep sadness that I report a tragic incident that occurred earlier yesterday, July 8, in the North Bay area of Lake Arrowhead. According to reports, the incident involved an 18-year-old male who went underwater while swimming and did not...

Edison town hall meeting disappoints community

May 1, 2025 | Mountain Emergency Update

By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer Southern California Edison was hosted by State Senator Ochoa Bogh and County Supervisor Dawn Rowe during a virtual community town hall meeting on Wednesday, April 23. The meeting lasted two hours and was mostly a presentation...

Patience – not chains – required last weekend

Mar 19, 2025 | Mountain Emergency Update

The traffic coming up and going off the mountain was very backed up and slow this last weekend, because of the closure of Highway 330. That closure forced all the snow seekers, skiers and snow boarders going to the ski resorts at Snow Valley and Big Bear to use...