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…
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 in the unincorporated Riverside County community of Woodcrest Saturday afternoon. The fire reported around 12:15pm in the 15000 block of Cartwright Drive. It spread quickly from palm trees to neighboring structures and trailers. Dozens of firefighters responded and mandatory evacuations were ordered. By late afternoon, firefighters had a complete knockdown of Read More…
A fast moving fire broke out in the Santa Ana Riverbed in Jurupa Valley Saturday afternoon. Dozens of fire crews and aircraft battled the fire which threatened several structures around 4pm. Riverside Sheriff Deputies quickly evacuated the Riverview neighborhood as flames came right up to backyards. By 10pm, firefighters had the fire under control and Read More…
Officials have lifted evacuations and reopened Highway 2 in the area of the Sheep Fire. The fire was downgraded to 865 total acres with 85% containment. Caltrans crews worked to repair signage and guardrails along Highway 2 that sustained damage in the fire. Motorists traveling through the area are asked to exercise caution as crews Read More…
The Sheep Fire near Highway 2 just south of Wrightwood started out a 1/4 acre fire Saturday evening. By nightfall the fire grew to 35 acres. As the winds picked up Sunday afternoon and temperatures rose, the fire quickly exploded to 990 acres within just a few hours. It jumped Highway 2 in several spots Read More…
Firefighters from the San Bernardino County Fire Department, CalFire and the US Forest Service stopped a fire from growing and burning structures Monday afternoon. The fire broke out around 2pm off of Highway 138 in the Summit Valley area of Hesperia. Two airtankers and two helicopters along with a full response of ground crews stopped Read More…
Firefighters in Riverside County made quick work of a brush fire in Jurupa Valley on Friday afternoon. The fire broke out near Granite Hill Drive and Pyrite Street just before 1pm. The fire spread to sixty acres before firefighters on the ground and in the air stopped forward progress. There were 100 children on a Read More…
A wind-driven fire sparked by a vehicle that caught fire while off-roading burned dangerously close to homes in Riverside. The fire started around 11:30am in the Arlanza neighborhood of Riverside off of Jurupa and Tyler streets. Dozens of firefighters and aircraft battled the 17-acre fire. The fire burned in a mulch pile with extremely gusty Read More…