Vegetation Fire
Incident Name: Fairmount
Date Reported: 10/22/2019
Time Reported: 1448
Incident Location: Locust and Banks
Ward #: Ward 1 Gardner
Type of Incident: Vegetation Fire
Incident Number: RIV #19-0031821
Control Time: 1615
Fatalities: 0
Critical: 0
Moderate: 0
Minor: 0
Non Injury: 0
Displaced Persons:
Loss: $500
/* $ 850,000 */
Cause:
Evacuations: none
Evacuation Comments:
Resources Assigned
Chief Officer(s): 2
Engine Companies: 5
Truck Companies: 1
Squad(s):
Ambulance(s):
Firefighter(s): 22
Safety Officer(s):
Public Information Officer(s):
Fire Investigator(s):
Overhead Personnel: 1
Mutual Aid:
Specialized Equipment:
EOC: 1
Utilities: 1
Red Cross:
Percent (%) Contained or Completed:
Total (%) of Perimeter that will be Contained:
Incident Size Acreage: 1/4
Current Situation
The City of Riverside Fire Department responded to a report of a vegetation fire near Lake Evans in Fairmount Park. Additional reports placed the fire on the Southwest side of the park near the bandstand. The first due Battalion Chief arrived on scene and reported a spot of vegetation on fire on the hillside at the intersection of Locust and Banks. The fire was immediately threatening at least 2 homes on Parkview Terrace which was above the fire. Due to threat to structures above the fire, a second alarm brush response was requested to the scene. The first arriving engines companies were directed to the intersection of Brockton and Parkview Terrace to provide structure defense, while other units were deployed on Locust to attack the fire from below. Riverside City Firefighters quickly deployed attack lines between the threatened homes and the advancing fire. As firefighters attacked the fire, they observed a powerline that had fallen. All personnel on the scene were advised to stay away from the downed line, and Riverside Public Utilities was requested to the scene to render the downed line safe. Firefighters were able to stop the forward progress of the fire in about twenty minutes, but remained on scene for an additional 90 minutes to fully contain and mop-up the fire. The cause of the fire was a powerline that had come down from a residence on Parkview Terrace. There were no structures damaged as a result of the fire, and no civilian or firefighter injuries.
Assisting Aid Agencies
Incident Commander: Battalion Chief Jeff DeLaurie
Prepared By: Jeff DeLaurie
Date / Time Posted: 10/22/2019 1948
Information Center: 951.826.5321