Overview
- The blaze was reported at 3:23 p.m. Monday near Lake Shore Drive and San Timoteo Canyon Road in the Badlands southwest of Calimesa and has been mapped at about 500 acres.
- Cal Fire issued an evacuation order for zone RVC-0231-B and several evacuation warnings for nearby properties.
- Multiple engine and hand crews from Riverside County, Hemet Fire, Palm Springs Fire and Cal Fire‑San Bernardino County are on scene with air tankers and helicopters supporting operations.
- An evacuation center for people and pets was opened at Valley View High School in Moreno Valley and large‑animal intake is available at the San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus.
- Containment and the fire’s cause remain unreported, and the incident adds to a string of early‑summer Southern California brush fires that have relied on mutual‑aid responses and prepared sheltering plans.