Incident Name: Northgate Incident
Date Reported: 8/10/2025Time Reported: 0921 Hours
Incident Location: 750 Marlborough Ave, Riverside, CA 92507
Ward #: Ward 2 Cervantes
Type of Incident: Vegetation Fire
Incident Number: CA-RIV-25-028147
Control Time: 1030 hours
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Chief Officer(s): 3
Engine Companies: 7
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Firefighter(s): 36
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Percent (%) Contained or Completed: 100%
Total (%) of Perimeter that will be Contained: 100%
Incident Size Acreage: .43 Acres
Current Situation
On Sunday, August 10, 2025, at 9:21 a.m., The City of Riverside Fire Department responded a first alarm vegetation fire response to the Box Springs Preserve at 750 Marlborough Ave. Due to smoke showing the location of the fire, the alarm was upgraded to include a second alarm. Cal-Fire Riverside County responded as well. Firefighters arrived to discover the fire was burning in Riverside County on the city line in the Box Springs Preserve on the Sugarloaf Mountain slope. The City of Riverside and Cal-Fire Riverside County Fire Department entered into Unified Command.
The fire as held to less than a ½ acre. The investigation of the fire is under Cal-Fire Riverside County jurisdiction. Mutual Aid was provided by the City of Riverside. There were no firefighters or civilian injuries.
Assisting Aid Agencies
Incident Commander: Battalion Chief Bruce Vanderhorst
Prepared By: Battalion Chief Bruce Vanderhorst
Date / Time Posted: 08/10/2025 1343 Hours
Information Center: 951.826.5321
