Valley Incident
Incident Name: Valley Incident
Date Reported: 7/04/2020
Time Reported: 2252 Hours
Incident Location: 10800 Block of Valley Drive, Riverside, CA 92505
Ward #: Ward 7 Hemenway
Type of Incident: Vegetation Fire
Incident Number: RIV #20-018995
Control Time: 2345 Hours
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Chief Officer(s): 1
Engine Companies: 7
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Firefighter(s): 21
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Percent (%) Contained or Completed: 100
Total (%) of Perimeter that will be Contained: 100
Incident Size Acreage: 2
Current Situation
On Saturday July 4, 2020 at 10:52 p.m., The City of Riverside Fire Department responded a first alarm vegetation fire assignment to the open land space at Valley Drive X Misty Ridge. Firefighters arrived on scene to discover a 2-acre vegetation fire burning in annual grasses being held by two dirt roads. Firefighters had difficult time making access to due to the fire being remote in the open land space. A second alarm was requested. Witnesses reported several vehicles in the area off roading and lighting off fireworks. Firefighters contained the fire to two acres. There were no firefighter injuries. After investigation the fire cause is undetermined, but more than likely fireworks were the cause. There were numerous dispensed firework mortar’s in the immediate area of the fire. A total of 21 firefighters and one chief officer responded.
Assisting Aid Agencies
Incident Commander: Bruce Vanderhorst
Prepared By: Bruce Vanderhorst
Date / Time Posted: 07/05/2020 0650
Information Center: 951.826.5321