[californiadisasters] Wildland Fire-RUU-CA-Van Buren

Riverside County Fire Department in cooperation with CAL FIRE

Incident Name: Van Buren - CONTAINED	Type of Incident: Vegetation Fire
Incident Address: Van Buren Blvd X Jurupa Rd	Incident Number: CA-RRU-44601
Community: Jurupa Valley	Date Reported: 5/2/2013
	Time Reported: 8:24 AM
Fatalities: 0  Major: 0  Moderate: 0  Minor: 0  Non Injury: 0
Transported Ground Ambulance(s): 0	Est. Containment Time:
Air Ambulance: 0	Est. Control Time:
Loss: $0.00
Saved: $0.00	Evacuations: Yes
Cause: discarded hot object, most likely a cigarette	Evacuation Comments: Update and Correction 10:07 a.m. - Van Buren Elementary was evacuated to Mira Loma Middle School. Chevron station, located on Van Buren, cross of Jurupa.

Resources Assigned

Fire Fighters: 57	Helicopters: 0	Utilities: No
Engine Companies: 16	Air Tankers: 0	Air Attack: No
Truck Companies: 1	Fire Crew(s): 0	OES: Yes
Overhead Personnel: 5	Water Tenders: 0	Red Cross: Yes
Prevention: Yes	Bulldozers: 0	Displaces Persons: No
RVC Medics(s): 0	Adult(s): 0
Ambulance Air: 0  Ground: 0	Specialized Equipment: None,

Current Situation

(Recent updates are posted at the top of the Current Situation)

Update 1:23 p.m. - The fire was contained to 12 acres at approximately 12:00 p.m.  The cause of the fire was determined by CAL FIRE Investigators to be a discarded hot object, most likely a cigarette.   Update 11:13 a.m. - The fire is now approximately 12 acres, still 50% contained.   Update 10:27 a.m. - The fire is still 5 acres,  50% contained.  Two residential structures were destroyed, two were damaged, five outbuildings were destroyed, 10 vehicles destroyed and one boat destroyed.  Jurupa Rd is closed from Van Buren to Rutile and Van Buren is closed from Jurupa to Rutile.    Update 9:50 a.m. - The vegetation fire began on the center divider of Van Buren and Jurupa Rd.  Four residential structures are well-involved with fire.  Van Buren Elementary was evacuated to Mission Bell Elementary.  A Public Information Officer is enroute to the Incident Command Post located at Hill Place and Jurupa Road.  Updates will be posted as information becomes available.   Update 9:27 a.m. - A local gas station on Van Buren and Jurupa has been evacuated and Van Buren Elementary is sheltering in place.  Updates will be posted as information becomes available.   CAL FIRE/Riverside County Firefighters responded to a vegetation fire.  Firefighters are on scene of four structures, well-involved with fire.  Updates will be posted as information becomes available.

Source: http://www.rvcfire.org/_Layouts/Incident%20Information/IncidentInfoDetail.aspx?115

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