Moreno Valley fire burns 437 acres, 85% contained
Update 7/17/23 8:00 PM
Containment on the Reche FIre burning in Moreno Valley grew to 90%. The fire remains at 437 acres.
Update 7/17/23 7:00 AM
The fire remains at 437 acres and is now 85% contained. There are no road closures or evacuations in the area.
Update 7/16/23 9:45 PM
The fire remains 437 acres and is 80% contained. There are no road closures or evacuations in the area.
Update 7/15/23 4:25 PM
The fire remains 437 acres and is 50% contained.
Cal Fire said two previous evacuation warning zones are now under evacuation orders:
North and West of Highway 79 (Lambs Canyon), East of California Avenue, and South of First Street. North of County Landfill (Lamb Canyon Road), East of Highway 79 (Lambs Canyon), South of E. First Street and West of Manzanita Park Road.
Follow this link to search if you are in an affected area: http://linktr.ee/calfirerru
New Road Closures are in place:
- Reche Vista Drive and Heacock Street to the south
- Reche Vista Drive and Reche Canyon to the north
Cal Fire said people should avoid the area as fire resources continue working in the area.
Update 7/14/23 8:15 PM
The fire acreage has grown to 437 acres. Containment remains at 5%.
Update 7/14/23 6:00 PM
The fire is now 5% contained.
Update 7/14/23 5:00 PM
FIRIS has mapped the fire at 400 acres.
OES Intel 24, July 14 on the #RecheFire, RRU. Fire is mapped at 400 acres at 15:16 hours. pic.twitter.com/8na398hgJR
— FIRIS (@FIRIS) July 14, 2023
Update 7/14/23 4:55 PM
The fire has grown to 385 acres with 0% containment. All evacuations and warnings remain in place
Update 7/14/23 4:20 PM
The fire is 340 acres and 0% contained. All evacuations and warnings remain in place, Cal Fire confirmed.
#RecheFire [UPDATE] 3:50 pm - Evacuation Order – South of Reche Canyon Road, West of Locust/Trust, North of Alta Vista and East of Reche Vista Drive/ Perris Blvd.
— CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department (@CALFIRERRU) July 14, 2023
Evacuation Warning: North of Ironwood, East of Perris Blvd, South of Alta Vista, West of Moreno Beach. pic.twitter.com/YciqzGZVGU
The fire has grown to 185 acres as voluntary evacuation orders were issued.
#RecheFire There is a hard closure at Perris Blvd Northbound X Heacock Ave At Reche Vista.
— Riverside County Sheriff (@RSO) July 14, 2023
Communities east of Perris Blvd to Moreno Beach Drive just North of Ironwood Ave are under voluntary evacuations. #morenovalley pic.twitter.com/rArIDxIYnh
Original Report 7/14/23 2:49 PM
A brush fire erupted today in a canyon north of Moreno Valley, scorching 160 acres and threatening residential properties.
The blaze was reported about 1 p.m. in the area of Reche Canyon Road and High Country Drive, near the boundary separating Riverside and San Bernardino counties, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
The agency said multiple engine and hand crews from the county, Idyllwild Fire Protection District and Cal Fire-San Bernardino County were sent to the location and encountered flames moving at a rapid rate through medium brush.
Outbuildings in the path of the brusher were reportedly damaged as the flames pushed to the east.
The area where the blaze started is lightly populated, with both single-family dwellings and mobile homes. However, the brusher was pointed in the direction of a larger community bordering the Badlands.
Four Cal Fire air tankers and two water-dropping helicopters were making runs on the blaze, but as of 2:40 p.m., no containment lines had been established, and the forward rate had not been stopped.
It was unclear whether evacuation warnings would be issued.
The Cal Fire air boss coordinating operations requested two additional tankers and three more choppers to assist.
California Highway Patrol officers were conducting traffic control in the area due to the large amount of public safety equipment, but the fire was not threatening Reche Canyon, which remained passable.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
