Community action in Palm Springs has long been a source of getting resources and making friends. Back in the 1930s, local business owners held a fish fry to raise funds for the volunteer Palm Springs Fire Department. The result was the city’s first fire truck and a community event that would last for decades to come.
The Palm Springs Fire Department now has two new heavy-duty, high-tech Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting vehicles to help in emergencies at the Palm Springs International Airport. NBC Palm Springs got a first-hand, behind-the-wheel look at how rescue trucks operate. “Eighteen years of new technology, quicker, faster, safer,” said Fire Captain Nathan Gunkel with the Palm […]
The city of Indio launched a web portal Thursday with highlights of its 2021-22 fiscal year budget. The “Budget-In-Brief” portal was created in the interest of making the information easier to find and digest, and an alternative to downloading a massive file, according to the city. “Most people just don’t have the time to dig […]
An arrest woman is behind bars Monday after two early morning fires in Palm Springs. The first call was for a fire in the back of a business in the 300 block of South Palm Canyon Drive at 5 a.m. When crews arrived they found a stack of debris outside of the business engulfed in […]
A small fire broke out Friday at the location where an enormous sculpture of Marilyn Monroe is being erected in downtown Palm Springs, though the statue was undamaged. The non-injury blaze was caused by a welder working to install the piece named “Forever Marilyn” and bubble wrap on the statue caught fire from the welding […]
Lila, the two-year-old black lab is getting ready for a special mission. She will become the newest member of the U.S. Capitol Police and serve as a live in emotional support dog for the department that’s still dealing with the trauma of January 6. “She’s going to be part of the team she’s going to […]
