Incident Update Fairview Fire
- Date:
- 09/16/2022
- Time:
- 7:13 PM
CAL FIRE / Riverside County Fire Information Center: : (951) 940-6985
Incident Facts
- Name
- Fairview Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2022-09-16
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Fairview Avenue and Bautista Canyon Road, near Hemet
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- Riverside
- Administration Unit
- Unified Command: CAL FIRE Riverside Unit, Hemet Fire Department, and USFS – San Bernardino National Forest, Riverside Sheriff County Sheriff's Department
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 28,307
- Containment
- 97%
- Structures Threatened
- 112
- Structures Destroyed
- 36
- Structures Damaged
- 8
- Civilian Injuries
- 1
- Firefighter Injuries
- 2
- Civilian Fatalities
- 2
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
The marine layer moved in again overnight with low clouds and patchy drizzle. Clouds will clear by mid-morning with sunny skies in the afternoon. Temperatures will be seasonably cool and in the 80s. Winds will be light in the morning with gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon around the fire perimeter. Smoldering material will continue in areas well interior and among heavy dead and down fuels. Crews are continuing to mop up within the fire perimeter. The whole fire perimeter continues to be in patrol status. No fire spread is expected.
Closures
For U.S. Forest Service information and current San Bernardino National Forest Closures, please go to: San Bernardino National Forest -Home (usda.gov)
For Bureau of Land Management Information on current closures, please go to: https://tinyurl.com/938cwmyk
Evacuation Zones
Evacuation Information:
Evacuation Warnings
All remaining areas in the fire perimeter under an Evacuation Warning have been lifted
Road Closures
There are no remaining traffic control points.
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 33
- Water Tenders
- 10
- Helicopters
- 3
- Air Tankers
- 0
- Dozers
- 16
- Hand Crews
- 28
- Other
- 20
- Total Personnel
- 1095
Cooperating Agencies
| Name | Phone | Address | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemet Fire Department, Riverside Emergency Management Department, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, SERT, American Red Cross, Riverside County Fire Department, Riverside Department of Animal Services, Cahuilla Fire. |