The Latest News and information about California Fires

On August 22nd, around 2:30 pm, a blaze started in Riverside County.  The fire was quickly contained by the next morning and only burned 189 acres.  The winds pushed the flames toward a residential area, forcing evacuations.  With the help of about 200 people, three water-dropping helicopters and three fire retardant-dropping air tankers, fire crews were [...]

Riverside County firefighters successfully battled the Gilman Fire over the weekend, reaching full containment on August 7th around 6 p.m. Covering 945 acres of vegetation near Moreno Valley, the fire is located in a remote area and never threatened any structures. The 2-mile stretch of Highway 60 that had to be closed while firefighters battled [...]

Wednesday morning, a brushfire broke out in Riverside County near the Orange County border. The blaze began behind Hillcrest High School, which is currently under construction, and threatened a number of homes along the ridge. It burned about 35 acres near Indiana Avenue and Lakepointe Drive.  First reported at 11:30 a.m., the fire was 100% contained [...]

  PEDLEY, Calif. — Twenty-nine homes were evacuated and more than 500 residents were urged to stay indoors for about six hours Thursday when a barn filled with pest-control chemicals caught fire in Pedley. The fire was reported at 10:17 a.m. in the 8600 block of 54th Street, off Pedley Road, the Cal Fire/Riverside County [...]