Governmental groups

Important Numbers 2

Animal services

Adoptions: Idyllwild Animal Rescue Friends, 659-1122

Living Free Animal Sanctuary, 659-4687

Adoptions & Impoundment (Riverside County): Ramona Humane Society, San Jacinto, (951) 654-8002 Animal Control (Riverside County), Hemet, (951) 925-1624 Low Cost Spay/Neuter Program & Rabies/Vaccination & Microchip Clinic (Riverside County), Riverside,

(951) 358-7373

Bark beetles in trees: California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection, 659-3337 or Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council, 659-6208 Cable television: Time-Warner Cable, 1-877-256-2788 Chamber of Commerce: 1-888-659-3259 (toll-free) 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: Garner Valley, 659-5353 Pine Cove, 659-2732 U.S. Forest Service, (909) 382-2922

Hospitals:

Hemet Valley Medical Center, 1117 E. Devonshire Ave., Hemet, (951) 652-2811; TDS 1-888-837-8700 (toll-free) Eisenhower Medical Center, 39000 Bob Hope Dr., Rancho Mirage, (760) 340-3911 Library: Idyllwild Branch, 659-2300 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.tlma.co.riverside.ca.us Police:

California Highway Patrol: Banning, (951) 769-2000 Riverside County Sheriff’s Department: Nonemergency, (951) 791-3400 (Hemet station) or 1-800-950-2444 (24-hour) Lake Hemet substation, 659-3871

Post offices:

Idyllwild, Pine Cove, 659-9719 Mountain Center, 659-2361

Propane gas:

AC Propane, (951) 769-0227 Ballard Gas, (951) 652-6854 Ferrellgas, 659-4085 Mutual Propane, (909) 208-2159 Suburban Propane, 659-2642 Radio Station: WNKI, 1610 AM: 659-9654 Recreation: Town Hall, 659-2360

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

Schools:

Hemet High School, (951) 765-5150 Idyllwild Arts Academy, 659-2171 Idyllwild School, 659-0750

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, http://www.boe.ca.gov/

Telephone:

Verizon: Residential billing, 1-800-483-3000 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 Trash: Idyllwild Transfer Station, 659-5790; Waste Management of Inland Valley, 1-800-874-7774 Veterans Services: (Riverside County): (951) 766-2566

Water:

Fern Valley Water District, 659-2200 Idyllwild Water District, 659-2143 Pine Cove Water District, 659-2675 Lake Hemet Municipal Water District, (951) 658-3241

Weather:

Idyllwild Town Crier, www.towncrier.com

National Weather Service, (858) 675-8700