Important Numbers Abatement assistance: California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection, 659-3337 or Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council, 659-6208 Animal services Adoptions: Idyllwild Animal Rescue Friends (ARF), 659-1122 Living Free Animal Sanctuary, 659-4687 Adoptions & Impoundment (Riverside County): Ramona Humane Society, San Jacinto, (951) 654-8002 Department of Animal Services (Riverside County), 1-888-636-7387, www.rcdas.org Low Cost Spay/Neuter Program & Rabies/Vaccination & Microchip Clinic (Riverside County), Riverside, (951) 358-7373 Veterinarian: Sadie’s Clinic 659-1122 Cable television: Time-Warner Cable, 1-800-TW-CABLE Electricity: Southern California Edison, 1-800-655-4555 (24-hour); 1-800-611-1911 (downed lines, power outages) Fire: For emergencies, call 911 These numbers are for nonemergencies only: Idyllwild Fire Department, 659-2153 Riverside County Fire Departments: Anza, (951) 763-5611 Garner Valley, 659-5353 Pine Cove, 659-2732 Pinyon Pines, (760) 349-3209 U.S. Forest Service, (909) 382-2922 Library: Idyllwild Branch, 659-2300 Medical: Fern Creek Medical Center, 659-9912 Idyllwild Health Center, 659-4908 Idyllwild Pharmacy, 659-2135 Idyllwild Chiropractic, 659-4663 Mountain Chiropractic, 659-4522 Desert Regional Medical Center, 1150 N. Indian Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, (760) 323-6511 Eisenhower Medical Center, 39000 Bob Hope Dr., Rancho Mirage, (760) 340-3911 Hemet Valley Medical Center, 1117 E. Devonshire Ave., Hemet, (951) 652-2811; TDS 1-888-837-8700 (toll-free) Newspaper: Idyllwild Town Crier, 659-2145 Office on Aging (Riverside County), 1-800-510-2020 Parks and wilderness areas: U.S. Forest Service, (909) 382-2921 Mt. San Jacinto State Park & Wilderness, 659-2607 Idyllwild County Parks Reservations, 1-800-234-PARK (7275) Nature Center, 659-3850 Lake Hemet Campground & Fishing, 659-2680 Planning & Zoning: (951) 955-3200 or www.rctlma.org/planning Police: California Highway Patrol: Beaumont, (951) 769-2000
7 Riverside County Sheriff ’s Department: Nonemergency, (951) 776-1099 (Hemet station) or 1-800-950-2444 (24-hour) Lake Hemet substation, 659-3871 Post offices: Idyllwild, 659-9719, Mountain Center, 659-2361 Propane gas: AC Propane, (951) 769-0227 AmeriGas (formerly Ballard Gas), (951) 296-3118 SoCal Propane, (951) 791-8686 Ferrellgas, 659-4085 Mutual Propane, 1-888-926-8574 Suburban Propane, 659-2642 Radio Station: WNKI, 1610 AM: 659-5029 Recreation: Town Hall, 659-2638 Road Conditions: Caltrans, 1-800-427-ROAD (7623), www.dot.ca.gov/hq/ roadinfo/ inside California or Reno/Lake Tahoe areas; (916) 445-7623, outside those areas County Road Yard, 659-2603 Schools: Hemet High School, (951) 765-5150 Hemet Unified School District Office, (951) 765-5100 Idyllwild Arts Academy, 659-2171 Idyllwild School, 659-0750 Mt. San Jacinto Community College, (951) 487-6752 Taxes: Business & Business Property Taxes, Property Exemptions & Valuations, Riverside County Assessor, Hemet, 1-800- 746-1544 or http://riverside.asrclkrec.com/default.asp Property Tax Payments, Riverside County Treasurer, (951) 955-7650 or www.riversidetaxinfo.com/riverside_ onlineinfo.asp State Board of Equalization, 1-800-400-7115 or www.boe.ca.gov Telephone: Verizon: Residential repair, 1-800-483-1000 Residential service, 1-800-483-4000 Business billing & service, 1-800-483-5000 Business repair, 1-800-483-2000 Town Hall: 659-2638 Trash: Idyllwild Transfer Station, 659-5790; Waste Management of Inland Valley, 1-800-874-7774 Veterans Services: (Riverside County): (951) 276-3060 Visitors Center: 659-2145 Water: Fern Valley Water District, 659-2200 Idyllwild Water District, 659-2143 Lake Hemet Municipal Water District, (951) 658-3241 Pine Cove Water District, 659-2675 Pinyon Pines Water District, (760) 349-3261 Weather: Idyllwild Town Crier, www.idyllwildtowncrier.com National Weather Service, (858) 675-8700