The person’s condition and the circumstances surrounding the shooting around 15th Street and Independence Avenue were not immediately known.

The Secret Service encouraged people to avoid the area as emergency crews responded to the shooting not far from the White House, where President Donald Trump was holding a small business event.

The White House was briefly locked down as authorities investigated the incident. The Secret Service ushered journalists who were outside into the briefing room, and Trump continued his event without interruption.

Vito Maggiolo, spokesman for the D.C. Fire and EMS Department, said emergency units transported an adult male to the hospital and were treating what appeared to be a teenage male for minor injuries. He referred other questions to the police department.

The incident drew a large police presence, coming just over a week after a gunman tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives. Cole Tomas Allen has been charged in that incident, in which a Secret Service officer was wounded.

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“Soboba has provided me with the opportunity to build a solid fire career foundation. Working my way up the command chain to captain over the last 10 years there, has definitely given me the skill set to be able to lateral into such a demanding position,” Briones said.

CalFire captains’ main duties are to supervise crews and/or engines companies and share in the management of stations, fire apparatus and equipment. There are also captain specialty assignments like peace officer, dispatch, air attack, helitack, instructor and supervising conservation camp crews. Briones accepted a position at Fenner Canyon Conservation Camp #41.

“Deciding to make the move to CalFire did not come easy; I honestly felt like I would be with Soboba for the rest of my professional career,” Briones said. “Promoting to Captain, I realized that there was plenty more to accomplish if I wanted to advance in my profession any further. CalFire’s footprint and vast resources seemed like the perfect move; it has opened many more doors for career development and advancement.”

According to San Bernardino CalFire Public Information Officer Chloe Castillo, Fenner Canyon Conservation Camp #41 is jointly operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). The camp’s primary mission is to provide incarcerated fire crews for assignments in Los Angeles, Kern and San Bernardino counties, however, crews can be dispatched throughout the state. Fenner Canyon Conservation Camp is located in the city of Valerymo in Los Angeles County.

The primary mission of the Conservation (Fire) Camp Program is to support state, local and federal government agencies as they respond to emergencies including fires, floods, and other natural disasters. Additionally, hand crews respond to rescue efforts in local parks or flood suppression. All camps are minimum-security facilities and staffed with correctional and fire staff.

Briones still resides at the Soboba Indian Reservation with his wife, Faith. They have four children who are all pursuing their personal goals. In the past, Briones has served on the Soboba Tribal Council and the Soboba Foundation board. In his spare time, he can be found at the gym, working on his personal health and fitness goals.

To learn more about Fenner Canyon Conservation Camp #41, please visit www.cdcr.ca.gov/facility-locator/conservation-camps/fenner-canyon.

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But just in case, they’re ready to ship from Amazon’s first disaster relief hub focused on wildfires.

The online retailing giant on Thursday, Aug. 22, unveiled the hub — Amazon’s 14th disaster relief hub worldwide and its second in the U.S. — that runs from a warehouse known as a fulfillment center in the Riverside County city of Beaumont.

Stacked among the towering aisles of consumer goods are plastic-wrapped, forklift-movable pallets with gloves, shovels, masks and other supplies — more than 6,000 items in all — that can help those in wildfire-stricken areas.

Using Amazon’s sophisticated logistics network, the hub aims to send supplies anywhere in the country within 72 hours — all on the global retailer’s dime.

According to Amazon, the company since 2017 has donated more than 24 million items worldwide to people affected by more than 160 disasters.

Amazon wants to provide disaster relief “with as much attention to detail, thoroughness and commitment as we do with any Amazon product launch,” said Vidya Sampath, senior product manager with Amazon Disaster Relief.

“This perspective leads us to see those affected by disasters not merely as people who are impacted, but as our valued community who deserves the best of our efforts and our resources.”

The hub operates out of an 860,000-square-foot fulfillment center just off the 10 Freeway, about 25 miles from Amazon’s air hub at San Bernardino International Airport and roughly 40 miles from Ontario International Airport.

Fulfillment centers send packages to Amazon’s “middle mile” network that includes facilities like the San Bernardino air hub. From there, they make their way along what Amazon calls  the “last mile” to customers’ doorsteps.

The hub uses this same network, only instead of fulfilling customer orders, relief supplies go where they’re needed. Nish Mohan, general manager of Amazon’s Beaumont fulfillment center, said the facility can handle normal business and disaster relief at the same time.

Sampath said Amazon coordinates with agencies such as the American Red Cross to make sure the right supplies arrive as quickly as possible and in a way that doesn’t hamper relief efforts. The company routinely seeks feedback from relief agencies to improve its disaster outreach.

Amazon chose Beaumont to house the disaster hub in part because of its proximity to the company’s air and ground transportation network, Sampath said.

Amazon also wanted a location that was close — but not too close — to wildfire-prone areas, Sampath added. It’s the same reason Amazon’s other U.S.-based disaster hub is in Atlanta and not hurricane-prone Florida.

California wildfires are expected to happen more frequently and with greater intensity throughout the year as climate change spurs droughts and high winds combine with hot temperatures to make bone dry vegetation ripe for igniting.

Five of California’s most destructive wildfires on record have happened since 2018, with three of the deadliest occurring since 2017, according to Cal Fire.

Knowing what supplies are available at the hub is useful in a disaster, said Yevette Baysinger, the Red Cross executive director serving San Bernardino County.

“To be able to have the partnership to have access and to know that, within 72 hours, they can actually dispatch the items needed saves so much time,” said Baysinger, who visited the hub Thursday. “To be able to have that ability will allow us to provide the services in a much faster, efficient way to ultimately those that need it.”

Baysinger recalled the difficulty finding supplies during the 2003 Old Fire in San Bernardino County, which killed six and destroyed 192 structures while burning more than 91,000 acres. Back then, it was hard to find shovels, gloves and other equipment to help families find items left behind, she said.

“It really just warms my heart to know that, in the event that we have a major wildfire … we have a partner that can dispatch all of the supplies that the community is going to need in that moment’s notice,” Baysinger added.

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The snake bite was reported just after 2 p.m. in the area of Highway 371 and Lakeshore Boulevard, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.

The agency said that several engine crews were sent to the location and discovered the youth, whose identity was not disclosed, suffering from a bite and receiving aid from his mother.

A REACH Air ambulance was summoned to retrieve the victim from Lake Riverside Estates Airport, a private field that emergency personnel are free to use just north of the highway.

As of 2:45 p.m., the helicopter was en route.

There was no word regarding how the child was bitten, including whether it occurred close to a residence or elsewhere in the remote area.

Elevated temperatures and sunny spring weather draw rattlesnakes out of their winter beds between March and May every year.

Residents are advised to use caution and give rattlers wide space, never attempting to handle them. The snakes can use their full length — sometimes over five feet — to strike. Bites can be deadly.

The county Department of Animal Services provides information on snake encounters here: https://rcdas.org/sites/g/files/aldnop301/files/migrated/images-DOWNLOADS-WILDLIFE-FLYERS-Rattlesnake-2021-v1.pdf

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