Published November 5, 2023, Sunday

Highland Fire

Incident Location

The Highland Fire which is located about 19 miles southeast of Temecula and the fire’s origin on the Highland and Aguanga Ranchos Roads, Aguanga(Riverside), California remains with minimal fire behavior and smoldering.

Photo Credit — Alert CALIFORNIA

Increased Containment Status

Firefighters have been taking advantage of more favorable weather conditions, and have been able to gain a containment status of 80% today.

There has been a total of 2,487 acres of brush and grass scorched.

Unified Command

The leadership of this incident still remains under Unified Command: CAL FIRE Riverside, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, and the Riverside County Type 3 All Hazard Incident Management Team.

Resources

Resources include the following:

CAL FIRE

  • 647 total personnel
  • 47 engines
  • 10 dozers
  • 10 water tenders
  • 14 crews
  • 2 other types assigned

Incident Cooperators

California Highway Patrol, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Department of Transportation, American Medical Response, California Conservation Corps, California Office of Emergency Services, Red Cross, Riverside County Emergency Management Department, Riverside County Animal Services, United States Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Southern California Edison, Anza Electric Co-op.

Photo Courtesy — CAL FIRE

Damage Assessment

  • 7 structures damaged
  • 13 destroyed
  • 2 firefighter injuries
  • $750,000 CTD as of Friday, November 3, 2023.

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