San Diego County wildfire starts to threaten Riverside County areas

[Pelican Press 0]

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

San Diego County wildfire starts to threaten Riverside County areas

Evacuation warnings were ordered for a portion of Riverside County as

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

began threatening to push north.

Per Cal Fire, the

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

was first reported around 5:45 p.m. Friday near Henderson and Pala Mission roads in the small community of Pala, which is located within the Pala Indian Reservation in northern San Diego County.

As of late Saturday morning, the blaze had scorched 300 acres.

Evacuation orders were in place for areas immediately surrounding the Pala community, which is just south of the San Diego-Riverside County line and is home to the

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

. As the fire spread, more evacuation orders and warnings were issued, including for a portion of southwest Riverside County.

In

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

, officials lifted all evacuation warnings in Riverside County.

The Henderson Fire burns in northern San Diego County. (Credit: Richard Berni/Pala Band of Mission Indians)

The

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

(which indicate a potential threat to life and/or property) included several neighborhoods south of Temecula:

Parts of the Pechanga Reservation

Rural portions of the Agua Tibia Wilderness

Additionally, several local road closures were in place as hundreds of firefighters worked to contain the brush fire. Smoke advisories have been issued by the

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

and the South Coast Air Quality Monitoring District.

Huntington Beach being listed as sanctuary city was ‘serious mistake,’ mayor says

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

, winds were transporting smoke northward towards western Riverside County communities, and the Air Quality Index indicated a moderate presence of pollutants in the area.

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

The Henderson Fire scorched 300 acres in less than 24 hours after breaking out May 30. (Cal Fire)

The

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

set up an evacuation center at Temecula Valley High School, located at 31555 Rancho Vista Road in Temecula.

Cal Fire officials provided an update on the fire just before 10:30 a.m., saying that crews continued to battle the flames from the ground and above.

“Firefighters were able to make progress last night as fire behavior was minimal,” the status summary said. “A substantial number of extra firefighters and equipment have been requested for today, as there will be work to fully contain the fire, [which] is burning in steep and rugged terrain near Pala Reservation.”

What started the Henderson Fire is not known.

Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

#San #Diego #County #wildfire #starts #threaten #Riverside #County #areas

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up