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RivCo Fire Crews Respond To Reche Canyon Road Wildfire, Evacuation Warnings Issued
Smoke was billowing from yet another hillside wildfire in Riverside County on Thursday afternoon. What to know.
MORENO VALLEY, CA — Firefighters responded to a wildfire that sparked in the hills of unincorporated Moreno Valley and triggered evacuation warnings on Thursday afternoon.
AS of 3:45 p.m., 18 acres had burned in the blaze that reached 15% containment.
"The forward rate of spread has been stopped. Crews are making good progress on the fire from both the air and the ground," according to the afternoon situation summary report.
Evacuation warnings remained in place for the time being as 176 personnel worked the firefight, including two helicopters, 22 engines, five hand crews, and two bulldozers.
An evacuation shelter was opened at Valley View High School, at 13134 Sun Street in Moreno Valley, according to Cal Fire.
Shortly before 1 p.m., crews rushed to the area of Reche Canyon Road and Locust Avenue, where at least 10 acres had burned as of 1 p.m., Jasmine Wood, a spokesperson for the Riverside County Fire Department/Cal Fire, told Patch.
The fire was burning at a moderate rate of spread in "light flashy fuels." More firefighting resources were requested by the department to get control of the blaze, officials said. Three Cal Fire air tankers and a water-dropping helicopter were summoned and initiated runs on the brusher by 1:30 p.m.
No other information was immediately available about the wildfire, which was dubbed the Reche fire.
#RecheFIRE [UPDATE 2:15PM]: The fire is 10 acres. Evacuation WARNINGS are in place for the following zones:
MOE-0370
MOE-0372-A
MOE-0372-B
Genasys map link: https://t.co/3C1hsP8i1u
NORTH of Ironwood Drive
SOUTH of Locust Avenue
EAST of Nason Street
WEST of Highland Blvd.
— CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department (@CALFIRERRU) July 10, 2025
The Reche fire is the second-largest brush fire to break out on Thursday as an extreme heat wave bears down on the region. The Madera fire, burning in the Temecula Valley, consumed 19 acres, as containment grew.
