by News Staff | Jul 22, 2020 | Fire, Inyo County, Press Release
SUPPORT OUR LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS! July 21, 2020 – For 65 years the Big Pine Volunteer Fire Department has walked door-to-door to sell their annual Community Calendar. This long-standing fundraiser is supported each year by hundreds of residents with the proceeds...
by News Staff | Jul 10, 2020 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Inyo County, Law Enforcement, Press Release
(Photos courtesy of BPVFD Facebook Page) Big Pine Fire responded to a single car rollover yesterday about 7:30 pm. The Driver was wearing his seatbelt and was uninjured. Driver signed AMA and Sierra 35 returned, Engine 2316 and WT 2313 stayed on scene to...
by News Staff | Jul 8, 2020 | Fire, Government Agencies/Utilities, Inyo County, News Releases, Press Release, United States Forest Service
The Inyo National Forest has selected John F. “Pancho” Smith as the Acting Forest Supervisor. Pancho comes to the Inyo from the Los Padres National Forest where he is the District Ranger for the Santa Barbara and Ojai Ranger Districts. Pancho will be here for the next...
by Community Reports/Events | Jun 24, 2020 | City of Bishop, Fire, General Misc. Stories
The Bishop Fire Department was dispatched to a vehicle fire off Tu Su Lane on Monday, June 22nd. Buildings were threatened and the fire was upgraded to a structure fire. Thanks to the swift response from BVFD, the building was saved and no injuries were reported. As...
by Community Reports/Events | Jun 17, 2020 | Fire, Inyo County, News Releases
The Friends of Cerro Gordo Ghost Town went online to thank everyone calling and contacting them since the devastating fire. Around 2am on June 15th, 2020, a fire broke out in the historic American Hotel. The fire then spread to the Crapo House and the Ice House...
by Community Reports/Events | Jun 15, 2020 | Fire, Inyo County, News Releases
The historic American Hotel, built in 1871, the Crapo House and the Ice House at Cerro Gordo burned down in what is thought to have been an electrical fire in an early morning fire on Monday, June 15, 2020. No injuries were reported, and the rest of the town is...
