As of 6:00 a.m. this morning, the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District has declared a ban on open fires due to several high-risk factors. Reporter Heather Clisby has details …
Fire Marshal and Deputy Fire Warden Michael Horton of the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District (SBCF
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Two hikers were hoisted out of 49 Palms Canyon in Joshua Tree National Park on Thursday (May 13) by Morongo Basin deputies with assistance from County Air Rescue. Lost and suffering from heat exhaustion, Mercedes Sironi, 65, and Jefferey Knox, 71, both residents of Imperial Beach, California, contacted county sheriff’s dispatch for assistance about 10:30 a.m. The two were located and transported via helicopter to the 49 Palms Canyon trail head where they were treated by medical personnel and released.
The Sheriff’s Department reminds hikers to bring plenty of food, water, and a charged cell phone with them during their hike. In the summer months plan to hike in the early morning hours, bring a companion, and let someone know your intended hiking destination.
The Morongo Basin Healthcare District’s Mobile Medical Unit will be traveling throughout the Morongo Basin offering COVID-19 vaccinations. The first vaccination clinic will be tomorrow (Saturday), May 15, in the Walmart parking lot in Yucca Valley from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Staff will dispense the one-do