Wildomar Fire: See Palomar Fire Perimeter, Evacuation Orders

The blaze was reported near Palomar and Wesley streets, fire officials said.

By Corey Washington, Patch Staff

Apr 17, 2026 2:55 pm PDT | Updated Apr 17, 2026 4:38 pm PDT

This map shows properties under mandatory evacuation from the Palomar Fire in red and under evacuation warning in yellow as of 2:50 p.m. Friday. (Cal Fire)

WILDOMAR, CA — Evacuation orders were lifted for residents in the central part of Wildomar after a brush fire erupted Friday afternoon, fire officials said.

The blaze, called the Palomar Fire, was reported around 1:15 p.m. near Palomar and Wesley streets, according to Cal Fire-Riverside County Fire Department.

This map shows properties under mandatory evacuation from the Palomar Fire in red and under evacuation warning in yellow as of 2:50 p.m. Friday. Click the map for interactive live updates. (Cal Fire).

An evacuation order was initially issued for residents living in zone WDR1913 and an evacuation warning was issues for residents living in WDR1880 and WDR1943.

A Cal Fire water-dropping helicopter was initially requested to make targeted runs on the brusher, but by the time the chopper reached the area, firefighters had already stopped its forward rate of spread, which occurred at 2:10 p.m.

A short time later, the fire was more than 50% contained, according to reports from the scene.

No homes were damaged.

No additional information was immediately available.

City News Service contributed to this report.

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