Fire ! In South Hemet foothills

[Eat Dirt]

Started about 3:30
From the dark smoke I thought it was structural

Now : Over 500 acres / 0 containment / structures burned

Fairview Fire / started at East side at Fairview & Bautista canyon rd

[Eat Dirt]

Wind is pushing it strong to the West

Probably will go all the way to state st.

Homes burning in Gibble rd area / South of Hemet

I'm about 1/2 mile north of fireline/ in street I can see flames !

[Pinto]

Fairview Fire

Updated a few seconds ago

600
Acres

0% Contained

Bautista Rd & Fairview Ave, south of Valle Vista Riverside County

Reported Sep 5th at 3:47 PM

Evacuation Orders
South of Thornton Avenue, North of Polly Butte Road, West of Fairview Avenue, East of State Street.
Evacuation Warnings
Evacuation warnings in place for an area to the south of the fire, refer to the map below.
Evacuation Notes
Evacuation map: tinyurl.com/Fairviewfire

https://app.watchduty.org/incident/1255#allow-back

[BigPimping]

[999nPRC]

There's another big one burning just north of Barton Flats in the San Bernardino National Forest. Hope they have enough air assets to go around. So far it looks like 4 fixed wing and 5 rotor wing on it now.

[Eat Dirt]

[Ron-Solo]

[Eat Dirt]

Just wanted to share an update :::

Good friend of mine , His son in law doesn't know if he has a house left ....... He just moved to Gibble rd a few months ago. And that's the road where the news was showing homes burning ....
He can't go check,,, Because he is a Hot-shot working the Big Bear Fire !!!!!!!!!!!

And my daughter knows the family that lost 2 of it's members on Gibble rd.

At it's closest, Fire was just 1/2 mile from my house


Air quality in valley is Terrible today ,,, smoke is thick as fog out
Going to wear a covid mask today !!!!

[BajaJames83]

we have family on Harvard only a few blocks away no evacuation yet.

[Rakso]

I was in Hemet on Sunday right when the fire started. 5k acres as of now I believe.

[axel4488]

I live right down State near the turn where it becomes Cactus Flats. Evacuation orders are in effect, and I couldn't go home Monday night after work. Last night, the roads were open and was able to come home. The fire was right on the ridge Monday. but now looks to be heading back east by south east away from us. I have animals and thankfully my landlord is a stubborn SOB and told the cops to stuff it, they ain't leaving. Everything is fine down here, but the smoke is bad. I am a little worried leaving for work today and not being able to come back home.

[Eat Dirt]

FIRE now at 7,000 acres

Could burn all the way to Anza,
No paved roads out there to make a Stand !!

[SilveradoColt21]

I got family down towards that area, they called me as soon as everything broke out, everyone is in my prayers for the fires.

[axel4488]

Update.

I made it home around 1am tonight, it's not getting better. Luckily I am off for the next 2 days and will stay as long as I safely can. I have my go bag ready in the truck and all my firearms, documents ready to go. Just have to throw in the cats and myself. The fire is spreading faster down south towards Sage and east towards the mountain side.

What streets I know are closed.

Domenigoni at Sanderson
State at Thornton
Stetson at Buena Vista
Sage and Red Mountain
74 at Willowbrook
74 at the 243.
Fairview is shut down but I don't know how far north.

Wilson Valley is shut as of 10pm Wednesday.

Right now they are not letting anyone in unless you have an address on your license and have to evacuate someone. Even then, it's a tough call whether or not they will send one of their own. No reports of perished livestock or pets yet according to the captain I spoke too.

This photo is in my backyard, I apolgize for the potato quality my iPhone is horrible at night. That ridgeline is roughly 5-7 as the crow flies from me.

[axel4488]

Another update!

As of 12pm South of Rawson Rd, East of Washington St, North of Borel Rd, East of Rancho California, East of Anza Rd, North of Temecula Parkway (HWY79), Northwest of 371 and West of 74 is now under Evacuation Warning.

East of De Portola Rd, west of Sage Rd, North of East Benton Rd, and South of Diamond Valley Rd are under Mandatory Evacuation.

Currently the fire is at 19,000 acres and still 5% containment.


As for my area, the smoke is thick and ash is currently falling from the sky. The ridge line in my previous photo no longer has noticeable flames or fire. I believe the fire is moving rapidly to the South East and will continue until containment and/or topography limits its movement. If you have loved ones in the area that are affected and need to place animals in a shelter, San Jacinto Animal Shelter is giving free boarding to small pets. They are open and available with plenty of room. There was a gentlemen who was offering free boarding for livestock on his ranch, but I am unsure if he was affected by the new evacuation orders.