Several framed-up homes in Moreno Valley caught fire early Monday morning. The fire was reported at 12:40am at Lightning Way and Avenger Drive. Firefighters took a defensive posture to keep the flames from spreading to other homes that were also under construction. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
A pick-up truck that was off-roading in the Jurupa Hills sparked a 6-acre brushfire. San Bernardino County firefighters got the call around 3pm Sunday at Tamarind and Alder avenue. A second alarm was quickly called after the fire rapidly spread up steep rocky terrain. Firefighters had a line around the fire within an hour and Read More…
Firefighters rushed to contain a 27-acre fire in the San Bernardino National Forest. The “Manzanita Fire” forced the closure of Highway 330 Friday afternoon. The fire was reported around 3:30pm. Within an hour the fire was holding on a ridgetop allowing crews to make progress on fighting it. Several aircraft made drops while crews hiked Read More…
Acres of stacked cardboard sent smoke and flames billowing into the air Monday afternoon in Moreno Valley. The fire broke out around 1:30pm in the 22000 block of Opportunity Way. Fire officials quickly called a 5th-alarm that brought dozens of resources to help battle the blaze. At least one firefighter was transported for heat exhaustion. Read More…
It is becoming an almost monthly occurrence. San Bernardino County Firefighters were back out at the abandoned Carousel Mall in San Bernardino for another fire Sunday morning around 10am. This time the fire compromised the walls of the building. A third alarm was called bringing a large amount of resources to the property. The mall Read More…
A hangar at the Chino Airport caught fire early Saturday morning. Firefighters received the call around 1:53am in the 7000 block of Merrill Avenue. They found the building fully involved in fire with arcing power lines. A second-alarm was called to bring additional resources to the scene. It took firefighters over two hours to knock Read More…
This story was updated on 9/8/22 Firefighters are working to contain a 1088-acre fire in the San Bernardino National Forest. The “Radford Fire” is currently burning near Big Bear. An evacuation order was in place from Glass Road to South Fork River. New evacuations were ordered Tuesday afternoon for the Moonridge neighborhood between Bear Mountain Read More…
This story was updated 9/8/22 Two people were killed as a fire rapidly spread through Hemet Monday afternoon. The fire broke out near Fairview avenue and Bautista road around 3:30pm. High winds pushed the flames allowing the fire to rapidly grow in size. The “Fairview” fire has exploded to 23,919 acres and seven structures have Read More…
An aggressive attack by fire crews has kept the Bronco Fire in the Cajon Pass to just ninety-nine acres. The fire broke out just before 1pm on the hillside of the northbound I-15 near Kenwood avenue. A ground and air attack was quickly launched as the flames spread. Firefighters hiked up hillsides in 100-degree heat Read More…
A fire broke out at a San Bernardino apartment complex early Tuesday morning. The fire was reported at 1:15am in the 300 block of west 8th street at the Linda Vista Apartments. Firefighters arrived to find smoke and fire showing from the roof a garden style apartment complex. They had the blaze knocked down within Read More…