El Centro, California - The Imperial County Fire Department and Office of Emergency Services is currently on scene of a 2nd alarm fire located at the 1400 block of Evanhews Highway. Units on scene have reported a fully engulfed hay barn with multiple exposures. Current operations are focused into containing and exposures.

Imperial, Arizona -  IID Board President Erik Ortega: "Today the House Natural Resources Committee and Senate Energy Committee introduced legislation to authorize the federal Drought Contingency Plan.

El Centro, California - Imperial County Behavioral Health Services is partnering with Alvarado Parkway Institute Behavioral Health System to bring Jackson House, a short–term acute residential mental health and addictive disease treatment facility, to El Centro.  This will add much needed behavioral healthcare beds to the community.

Imperial, California - Imperial Irrigation District: Prepared Remarks by Erik Ortega, President IID Board of Directors, on DCP, March 18, 2019:

El Centro, California - Today, a troubled person climbed a structure/tower at 5th and Broadway and indicated his dire wishes to officers and crisis negotiators on scene. Just prior to 6:30 PM, the man came down from the structure and was safely taken into custody. He will be taken to the appropriate local facilities through Imperial County Behavioral Health Services who equipped to deal with suicidal persons.

El Centro, California - This morning, at approximately 2:16 AM, Officers from the El Centro Police Department were dispatched to the 300 block of East Holt Avenue regarding a call of a traffic collision. The collision involved a vehicle which crashed into a house in the area. Prior to the officers arriving at the location, ECPD Dispatch radioed the officers and advised the driver of the vehicle was last seen walking south from the location of the accident.

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