by Community Reports/Events | Jul 26, 2022 | Bishop Police Department, Bishop Volunteer Fire Department (BVFD), California Highway Patrol, City of Bishop, Community Event, Inyo County, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, Law Enforcement
Local law enforcement and first responders in the Eastern Sierra are continuing a nationwide tradition by hosting the National Night Out event in Bishop. “National Night Out is a longstanding community policing event that allows for the opportunity to...
by Press Release | Jul 11, 2022 | Bishop Volunteer Fire Department (BVFD), Fire, Inyo County, Press Release
Fairview Fire Nine homes destroyed, four others damaged At 2:45 p.m. Friday, July 8, 2022, the Bishop Fire Department was dispatched to Fairview Circle for a structure fire. When the first unit arrived at the scene, three structures were already fully engulfed, with...
by Deb Murphy | Mar 3, 2022 | Bishop City Council, Bishop Volunteer Fire Department (BVFD), City of Bishop, Fire, Inyo County
Two weeks after the Airport Fire raced down the Owens River scorching 4,136 acres, Bishop Fire Department Chief Joe Dell gave his report to the Bishop City Council. While Big Pine residents, east of Hwy. 395, were told to evacuate to the Bishop Senior Center, few did....
by News Staff | Feb 16, 2022 | Bishop Volunteer Fire Department (BVFD), CAL Fire, Fire, Inyo County, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, Law Enforcement
UPDATE 7:40AM 2/17/22 #AirportFire off Airport Road and East Line Street, east of Bishop in Inyo County is 2,800 acres and 0% contained. 150 structures threatened. CAL FIRE San Bernardino/Inyo/Mono Unit For more information:...
by Press Release | Dec 21, 2021 | Bishop Police Department, Bishop Volunteer Fire Department (BVFD), City of Bishop, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, News Releases, Press Release
Tuesday, December 21st, starting at 5:30 pm, Santa Claus will visit the Bishop area during “Operation Santa.” But he won’t be in his sleigh or with his reindeer. Instead, the Bishop police officers, Inyo County Sheriff’s deputies, and Bishop firefighters...
by Press Release | Sep 17, 2021 | Bishop Police Department, Bishop Volunteer Fire Department (BVFD), City of Bishop, Inyo County, Law Enforcement, Press Release, Schools, State of California
On 09/16/21 at approximately 1:44 PM, a Bishop Unified School District school bus, loaded with multiple school aged children, was traveling in the slow lane of northbound US-395 near Jay Street in Bishop. At the same time, Christopher Rufener of Mohave Valley, AZ, was...
