Winchester-Area Brusher Scorches Half-Acre

HOMELAND, CA — A brush fire that erupted Thursday adjacent to Highway 74 in Homeland blackened roughly a half-acre before it was stopped.

The non-injury blaze was reported about 4:50 p.m. on the north side of the highway at Calvert Avenue, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

The agency said that multiple engine crews were sent to the location and encountered flames moving to the east at a moderate rate through medium brush.

Firefighters quickly encircled the blaze, stopping its forward rate of spread just after 5 p.m. and completely containing it a short time later, according to reports from the scene.

There was no word on what might have triggered the brusher.