Crime & Safety
Aguanga Fire: See Dale/Bradford Ranch Fire Perimeter
Evacuations and warnings were removed after two fires merged and ballooned to more than 1,000 acres in hours in the Aguanga.
AGUANGA, CA — A pair of brush fires burning in Aguanga merged and scorched more than 1,090 acres in a matter of hours Wednesday, triggering evacuation orders and warnings. That fire was 95% contained as of Monday morning.
The blaze chewed up more than 1,000 acres across a massive swath of land that was placed under evacuation orders and warnings when it first began. Now, all have been removed as the fire nears full containment.
The most recent information on the blaze would be posted on the below X, formerly Twitter page:
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VEGETATION FIRE - Rpt @ 12:34 p.m. Lugo Road / Highway 371 in Aguangua. Firefighters are on-scene of approximately a 20-acre vegetation fire burning at a moderate rate of spread. Additional resources responding.#DaleFIRE pic.twitter.com/lf4rjKIBqH
— CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department (@CALFIRERRU) July 16, 2025
Read more about the Dale Fire, burning near Cahuilla Casino, here.
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