US EditionBrush Fire Prompts Highway 74 Closure In Riverside County, Evacuation Warnings Issued
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, AUG 5 – A brush fire burned about 125 acres near Anza, prompting evacuation warnings and a Highway 74 closure while aircraft slowed the fire's rapid spread, officials said.
- The Rosa Fire erupted near Highway 74 in Riverside County on Monday, rapidly burning about 1,200 acres and prompting a highway closure.
- The blaze was initially reported shortly before 12:30 p.m., with its cause still unknown, prompting Cal Fire to request the closure of Highway 74 between Highway 371 and Palm Desert.
- Firefighters established tentative containment lines on the fire's back side while aircraft focused on the head, amid light variable winds and thick overgrowth.
- Cal Fire reported that firefighters are responding to a fast-moving fire affecting 10 acres of brush, as authorities issued evacuation alerts for various homes located west of Pinyon Pines.
- No injuries occurred, but evacuation orders and warnings affected mountain areas around Ribbonwood, with shelters and animal evacuation support set up by local agencies.
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Luis Medina ANZA, Calif. (KUNA) – Highway 74 has been closed due to a vegetation fire that has burned more than 1,000 acres between Anza and Pinyon Pines. The fire was initially reported shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Highway 74 east of the Santa Rosa Truck Trail. “Firefighters are on scene with 10 acres of vegetation burning rapidly. Additional air and ground resources have been requested,” CAL FIRE wrote on social media. By 4:30 p.m., the fire h…
Brush Fire in National Forest Scorches over 300 Acres
A brush fire that erupted Monday in the San Bernardino National Forest between Anza and Pinyon Pines charred more than 300 acres, prompting closure of Highway 74 and evacuation warnings. The non-injury blaze was reported at 12:25 p.m. Monday on the north side of the highway at Santa Rosa Truck Trail, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The agency said multiple engine and hand crews from the county, U.S. Forest Service, Palm Spring…
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The Press-EnterpriseThis map shows where the Rosa fire is burning east of Anza in Riverside County
A brush fire erupted Monday east of Anza in Riverside County, prompting the closure of Highway 74 as well as evacuation orders in nearby communities. Rosa brush fire breaks out east of Anza, prompts closure of Highway 74
Rosa brush fire breaks out east of Anza, prompts closure of Highway 74
ANZA — A brush fire that erupted Monday in the San Bernardino National Forest between Anza and Pinyon Pines had charred roughly 300 acres by mid-afternoon, prompting closure of Highway 74 along with evacuation orders and warnings. Click here to see a map showing evacuation orders and warnings The evacuation orders were issued for scattered properties on the west side of Pinyon Pines. The non-injury Rosa blaze was reported at 12:25 p.m. Monday on…
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