River Bottom Incident
Incident Name: River Bottom Incident
Date Reported: 11/13/2024
Time Reported: 1942 Hours
Incident Location: Old Boy Scout Camp, Mission Inn and the Bike Path
Ward #: Ward 1 Falcone
Type of Incident: Vegetation Fire
Incident Number: RIV #24-040047
Control Time: 11/13/2024 at 2014 Hours
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Chief Officer(s): 1
Engine Companies: 4
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Firefighter(s): 17
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Incident Size Acreage: .25 acres
Current Situation
Final Update: All resources have been released from the incident. The location of the fire was a homeless encampment in the Old Boy Scout Camp. Fire Investigators will be following up in the morning to determine the cause. There are no injuries to firefighters or civilians.
The City of Riverside Fire Department is currently on scene of a vegetation fire in the area known as the Old Boy Scout camp. It is located North of Mission Inn between there and Fairmount Park. The first arriving units found a quarter acre fire burning in very heavy vegetation. Fire crews are making access to the fire. Commitment time for units on scene is 1-2 hours. Battalion 1 Hopkins is the River Bottom Incident Commander.
Assisting Aid Agencies
Incident Commander: Battalion Chief Pat Hopkins
Prepared By: Battalion Chief Garrett Coryell
Date / Time Posted: 11/13/2024 2013
Information Center: 951.826.5335
