New agreement between Victorville, San Bernardino County Fire could save some more lives
Victorville Daily Press
An agreement city officials say will reduce response times for emergencies, such as car crashes and strokes, has been approved by the Victorville City Council.
The City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously in favor of the automatic aid agreement between the Victorville Fire and San Bernardino County Fire departments.
As part of the agreement, fire engines from both departments can be dispatched to a call based on proximity, regardless of whether an emergency occurs within city or county boundaries.
Previously, the city and county operated under a mutual aid agreement, which required prior authorization for assistance and a potentially longer wait time for someone in need of emergency services.
Jewel Wilmoth, High Desert s community action hero, dies after contracting COVID-19
Victorville Daily Press
Jewel Leilani Wilmoth, described by those who knew her well as a “caring soul” who loved her family and touched countless lives through her involvement with the Lions Club of Spring Valley Lake and the Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council, has died. She was 64.
Wilmoth died Friday at her home in Victorville after recently being diagnosed with COVID-19, according to her niece, Laura Cotter, who said further details surrounding her passing were forthcoming.
“We got together on Thanksgiving and just before Christmas,” said Cotter, 35, a resident of San Bernardino. “My aunt would frequently stop by, sometimes once a week, but we didn’t get to see her at Christmas because she wasn’t feeling well.”
Police previously called to Spring Valley Lake home of 91-year-old who was fatally shot
Deputies made contact with Betty Francois twice in 2020 for false alarms
Victorville Daily Press
Law enforcement responded at least twice last year to the Spring Valley Lake home of a 91-year-old disabled woman who was fatally shot by deputies last weekend after she reportedly pointed a shotgun at them.
The February and April 2020 calls occurred when the alarm at the residence went off and were determined to be false alarms, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Jodi Miller told the Daily Press on Tuesday.
Deputies made contact with the woman, Betty Francois, during both calls, Miller added.
Family, neighbors seek answers after deputies shoot, kill 91-year-old Victorville woman who is legally blind
Family, neighbors seek answers after deputies shoot, kill 91-year-old Victorville woman who is legally blind
Family members and neighbors are demanding answers after an elderly woman who reported a possible intruder in her home was shot and killed by deputies over the weekend.
VICTORVILLE, Calif. - Family members and neighbors are demanding answers after an elderly woman who reported a possible intruder in her home was shot and killed by deputies over the weekend.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff s Department responded to a call of a possible home intruder in the Spring Valley Lake community of Victorville at about 9 a.m. on Saturday. When deputies arrived, the door was opened by 91-year-old Betty Francois, who lived alone in the house with her dogs and a cat.
A 91-year-old Southern California woman was fatally shot by sheriff’s deputies responding to a break-in report at her home after she pointed a shotgun at them, authorities said.Betty Francois of Victorville died early Monday at a hospital where she.