Hawarden Incident: Information for Riverside Residents

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Published: 07/22/2024

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HAWARDEN INCIDENT UPDATE, 7/26, 11:24AM:

The fire is currently 85% contained, with full containment expected by tonight or tomorrow morning. The fire has affected 588 acres of land, resulting in 18 homes being damaged and 7 homes destroyed.

The City of Riverside Fire Department is actively patrolling the area with fire apparatus, while closely monitoring the weather and fire conditions. The necessity for additional patrols over the weekend will be assessed accordingly.

With the incident almost concluded, there will be no further updates unless there are significant changes in incident information. We appreciate your ongoing support of our Fire Department and the Riverside community during this challenging time.

HAWARDEN INCIDENT UPDATE, 7/22, 7:00PM:

Today, the City of Riverside, along with its mutual aid partners, continued their efforts to extinguish smoldering fires within the fire perimeter. As of now, a total of 527 acres have been burned. The damage assessment shows that six (6) homes have been destroyed, with seven (7) homes sustaining damage. There is no change with the one (1) firefighter and an update of one (1) civilian injury both reported to be minor.

Tonight, mutual aid fire departments have been released back to their respective agencies. The Riverside Fire Department and Riverside Police Department personnel will be patrolling the area throughout the night and into tomorrow morning to ensure the continued safety of the community.

HAWARDEN INCIDENT UPDATE, 7/22, 8:00AM:

The Hawarden Incident has burned a total of 527 acres. The fire response includes 21 engines on-scene and 2 hand crews, with any additional hot spots being closely monitored throughout the day. There has been no forward progress of the fire, and it is fully contained within the established perimeter. Consequently, all evacuation orders have been lifted.

Teams will be focusing on overhaul operations throughout the day to ensure that all remaining fire activity is fully extinguished.

Unfortunately, we can confirm that 3 homes have been destroyed and 4 others have been damaged. The County Assessment Team is currently on-site to conduct a thorough evaluation of the affected areas.

The City of Riverside Arson Task Force is working diligently to investigate various reports of fireworks to determine cause and origin of the fire.

RFD is continuing to work with multiple agencies from Riverside County, San Diego County, and Orange County. Cal OES is also on-site in support of this incident. Riverside Police Department is continuing to patrol and secure the affected areas.

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HAWARDEN INCIDENT UPDATE, 7/22, 7:00AM:

50 Fire Engines were assigned to incident with CalFire aircraft to mitigate fire spread

1,500 residents are in the surrounding area

3 structures destroyed, 4 damaged with damage assessment being conducted at 8AM

527 acres burned

0 civilian injuries

1 minor firefighter injury

Today (7/22), 21 fire engines and 2 hand crews are assisting with extinguishment

For the location of the latest incident hazard map, visit: RiversideCA.gov/Fire

Please note: The Riverside Police Department is actively patrolling the area to ensure safety.

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HAWARDEN INCIDENT UPDATE, 7/21, 8:14PM:

There will be police patrols throughout the night in the evacuation zones and affected fire areas.

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HAWARDEN INCIDENT UPDATE, 7/21, 5:48PM:

We urge residents in the affected areas to please follow evacuation orders when officers come to your home. We also ask the public to avoid driving near the impacted area to ensure public safety resources have safe passage for evacuations and emergency vehicles.

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HAWARDEN INCIDENT UPDATE, 7/21, 4:48PM:

400 acres

50 units on-scene

2 tankers

1 helo

Additional evacuations are in the area of Barry Road and Via Vista, moving towards Trautwein and Alessandro.

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HAWARDEN INCIDENT UPDATE:

A fire is currently active in the Hawarden neighborhood.

Estimated 230 acres

Approximately 30 units on-scene