Doolittle Incident
Incident Name: Doolittle Incident
Date Reported: 06/09/2023
Time Reported: 1600 Hours
Incident Location: 6600 Doolittle Ave
Ward #: Ward 7 Hemenway
Type of Incident: Vegetation Fire
Incident Number: RIV#23-0019147
Control Time: 1627
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Chief Officer(s): 1
Engine Companies: 4
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Firefighter(s): 15
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Incident Size Acreage: .5 Acres
Current Situation
At 1608 the City of Riverside Fire Department was dispatched to a vegetation fire on Doolittle Avenue near Hole Lake. The first arriving unit found a quarter acre of vegetation burning in light fuels spreading laterally along the bank of Hole Lake. Fire attack was initiated, and a perimeter was established around the fire. The size of the fire was approximately a half-acre and there were no structures threatened. The cause of the fire was undetermined after investigation but with human involvement. The fire appeared to originate within a homeless encampment. There were no firefighter or civilian injuries.
Assisting Aid Agencies
Incident Commander: Battalion Chief Garrett Coryell
Prepared By: Battalion Chief Garrett Coryell
Date / Time Posted: 06/09/2023 1852
Information Center: 951.351.6120
