Mayor Natasha Johnson shared the latest “Poppy Watch” details at the Feb. 14 Lake Elsinore City Council meeting and Council Member Robert Magee reported that the lake officially reopened for recreational activities on Feb. 10.A presentation of CalFire 2022 fourth quarter statistics from Division Chief Lonny Olson started the meeting. There were 1,829 total calls for service with an average response time of 4.8 minutes. His report included some year-end numbers as well, stating that there were 6,993 total calls for service in 2022 with an average 4.9 minute response time, which is an improvement over 2021 when it was 5.1 minutes. Olson cited the new Medic Squad at downtown Station No. 10 as making a tremendous difference as it responded to 1,345 of the total service calls, reducing
