Tequesquite Incident
Incident Name: Tequesquite Incident
Date Reported: 9/29/2020
Time Reported: 1005 Hours
Incident Location: 5000 Tequesquite, Riverside, CA 92501
Ward #: Ward 1 Edwards
Type of Incident: Vegetation Fire
Incident Number: RIV #20-028314
Control Time: 9/29/2020 at 1630 Hours
Fatalities:
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Minor: 1
Non Injury: 1
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Resources Assigned
Chief Officer(s): 5
Engine Companies: 11
Truck Companies:
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Ambulance(s): 1
Firefighter(s): 41
Safety Officer(s): 1
Public Information Officer(s): 1
Fire Investigator(s):
Overhead Personnel: 5
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Percent (%) Contained or Completed: 100
Total (%) of Perimeter that will be Contained: 100
Incident Size Acreage: 2
Current Situation
On Tuesday September 29, 2020 at 10:05 a.m., The City of Riverside Fire Department dispatched a first alarm vegetation fire assignment to the 5000 Block of Tequesquite for reports of a vegetation fire in the Santa Ana River Bottom. Riverside Dispatch advised of several calls received. Firefighters arrived to find a one-acre fire in the Santa Ana River Bottom adjacent to the SOLAR Farm and Tequesquite Arroyo drainage. Due to the remote location, Red Flag conditions a second and third alarm were assigned to the incident. The fire was located off the bike path on a dirt road with difficult access. The fire was contained at two acres in heavy fuels. The cause of the fire was undetermined after investigation but originated in a homeless encampment. The fire was brought under control at 13:30 p.m. The last apparatus to clear was at 4:30 p.m. There were two firefighter injuries on the incident with one firefighter transported to a local area hospital in minor condition. A total of 41 firefighters and 10 overhead personnel responded to the incident.
Assisting Aid Agencies
Incident Commander: Battalion Chief Bruce Vanderhorst
Prepared By: Battalion Chief Bruce Vanderhorst
Date / Time Posted: 9/29/2020 2100
Information Center: 951-237-6310