Sean Menasco’s day job includes being safely hoisted up and carried by a helicopter to the top of a transmission tower 300 feet high in remote desert and mountainous areas. He is supporting the new HALO (Helicopter Assisted Line Organization) team ...

Evan Ashmore and some of her fellow Big Creek community members were gathered at the local helipad on Sept. 4 in the evening where they could see a tree on fire in the canyon about a mile away. ...

Along state Route 330 past Running Springs is the Keller Peak Fire Lookout near Big Bear. For the past few months, Julian Marenco, 26, a Crewleader with the California Conservation Corps, and his fellow Corpsmembers have worked to clear hazardous brush and trees in the area. ...