As 2018 arrives, so will the Calimesa Fire Department.
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department will be replaced by the new Calimesa Fire Department when 2018 gets underway in a move, the city says, will save money by bringing fire services in-house. “Everybody said ‘that’s impossible, it’s too expensive, you can’t do it,'” said Mayor Jeff Hewitt, who credits the city leadership in building the department. “What we’re doing is setting up a sustainable and stable department going into the future.