Fire Stations
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From Baker to Vegas to Washington D.C., Southern Inyo Fire Has a Big Month
Board members gathered last Thursday evening at the Hurlbut Rook Community Center in Tecopa for the April meeting of the the Southern Inyo Fire Protection District, wrapping up in just about an hour — and what moved through that hour was a portrait of a rural fire agency hitting its stride. A New Ally Arrives…
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An Afternoon in Tecopa With the Inyo County Board of Supervisors
There is a worn path carved out by the county officials traveling four hours southeast of Bishop on the long road down through the northern Mojave, where the scale of Inyo County becomes visceral rather than statistical. The mountains recede. The highway narrows in the imagination if not on the map. The communities grow smaller…
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SIFPD Fire Station Plans Spark Progress — and Debate — as County Awaits Key Details
The Southern Inyo Fire Protection District (SIFPD) has taken a significant step toward building long-awaited fire stations in Tecopa and Charleston View, but key details remain unfinished before the project can move from concept to construction bids — and the process of finalizing them has been anything but straightforward. A draft document prepared by local…