Overview
- The brushfire ignited near Yearling Way and Baldwin Avenue in a neighborhood at the edge of open land, threatening multiple homes.
- Fire officials ordered evacuations on Yearling Way and Gray Mare Drive and issued warnings for zones JUR-0100, JUR-0027-A, JUR-0030-B and JUR-0028-B.
- Water-dropping aircraft arrived to support crews on the ground and reduced the fire’s rate of spread.
- As of 5:15 p.m., the blaze was estimated at about 38 acres with no injuries reported and the cause under investigation.
- Riverside and Ontario fire departments assisted Cal Fire as teams worked behind backyards to keep flames from reaching structures.