Scout Incident
Incident Name: Scout Incident
Date Reported: 8/26/2021
Time Reported: 1654 Hours
Incident Location: 4785 Scout Lane, Riverside, CA 92501
Ward #: Ward 1 Edwards
Type of Incident: Vegetation Fire
Incident Number: RIV #21-027064
Control Time: 08/28/2021 at 1600 Hours
Fatalities: 0
Critical: 0
Moderate: 0
Minor: 0
Non Injury:
Displaced Persons: 0
Loss: 0
Save: Undetermined at this time
Cause:
Evacuations: None
Evacuation Comments:
Resources Assigned
Chief Officer(s): 3
Engine Companies: 18
Truck Companies: 0
Squad(s): 0
Ambulance(s): 0
Firefighter(s): 70
Safety Officer(s): 0
Public Information Officer(s): 0
Fire Investigator(s): 0
Overhead Personnel: 6
Mutual Aid:
Specialized Equipment:
EOC: 3
Utilities: 0
Red Cross: 0
Percent (%) Contained or Completed: 100
Total (%) of Perimeter that will be Contained: 100
Incident Size Acreage: 14 Acres
Current Situation
FINAL UPDATE August 29, 2021
The Scout Incident is now complete with 100% contained and overhauled as of 0730 hours on August 29, 2021. Final acreage is 14 acres.
SCOUT Incident Update August 26, 2021
The City of Riverside Fire Department was dispatched to a vegetation fire in the area of the Boy Scout Camp between Mission Inn Avenue and Fairmount Park. The first arriving unit found a well established fire burning in heavy vegetation with a moderate rate of spread being fed by gusty winds. Battalion 1 arrived on scene and requested a second and a third alarm as well as a mutual aid response from Cal Fire. Due to another large fire burning in the South end of the City, the request for additional resources came from Cal Fire and the neighboring Cities of Ontario, Rialto, Redlands, and Murrieta. In addition a water dropping helicopter from Cal Fire responded.
Firefighters made an aggressive attack on the fire while establishing structure protection on La Paz, Bubbling Well, and Dexter Drive. The fire's forward rate of spread was stopped at 2100 Hours. The fire is currently 60% contained within the burn area, and 90% of the perimeter is secured. Fire crews will be working throughout the night and over the course of the next several days to fully extinguish the fire due to difficult access and dense overgrown vegetation. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. There was no dollar loss in the burn area and there were no structures damaged or lost as a result of the fire. In addition there were no firefighter or civilian injuries.
Assisting Aid Agencies
Incident Commander: Battalion Chief Garrett Coryell
Prepared By: Battalion Chief Bruce Vanderhorst
Date / Time Posted: 8/28/2021 1625 Hours
Information Center: 951.237.6310
