Doolittle Incident



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Incident Name: Doolittle Incident

Date Reported: 12/21/2024

Time Reported: 1043 Hours

Incident Location: 6700 block of Doolittle

Ward #: Ward 7 Hemenway

Type of Incident: Brush Fire

Incident Number: RIV #24-044994

Control Time: 1120 Hours

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Displaced Persons: 0

Loss: 0

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Chief Officer(s): 1

Engine Companies: 6

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Firefighter(s): 21

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Fire Investigator(s): 1

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Incident Size Acreage: 1 Acre


Current Situation


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Current Situation

On December 21st, 2024, The City of Riverside Fire Department responded to a brush fire reported at Hole Lake.  Fire department crews arrived and found approximately 1 acre burning near Doolittle Ave. in dense vegetation and multiple palm trees.  Crews made an aggressive attack on the fire and kept it contained to 1 acre.  The intense heat from the burning palm trees damaged nearby vehicles parked at an adjacent business.  The fire likely started at a nearby homeless encampment.  The cause of the fire was undetermined but most likely human related.  There were not any civilian or firefighter injuries reported.


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Incident Commander: Battalion Chief Mike Allen

Prepared By: Battalion Chief Mike Allen

Date / Time Posted: 12/21/2024 1547

Information Center: 951.826.5321