Incident Name: BAXTER FIRE (CONTAINED)
Incident Address: 35000 Block of Avenida Manana in unincorporated Menifee
Community: Menifee, Murrieta
Loss: 0
Saved: 0
Cause: Under Investigation
Incident Type: Wildland Fire
Incident Number: CA-RRU-078067
Date/Time Reported: 5/15/2025 3:25:00 PM
Est. Containment Date/Time:
Est. Control Date/Time:
Evacuations: No
Evacuation Comments:
An evacuation WARNING area has been established for RVC-1896.
The streets are: North of Clinton Keith Road South of Golden Jay Lane West of Briggs Road East of Menifee Road
An interactive evacuation map can be found here: https://go.genasys.com/chxczf
FINAL UPDATE 5/16 7:00A.M. Firefighters made great progress over yesterday evening and the fire is 100% contained.
UPDATE 5/15 8:00 P.M. The fire is 90% contained. Crews will remain on-scene for an additional four hours continuing mop-up, and will patrol the fire tomorrow morning checking for any hot spots within the containment lines. This will be the final update of the evening unless significant activity occurs.
UPDATE 5/15 6:00 P.M. The evacuation warning area has been released. Fire resources remain on-scene working on full containment.
UPDATE 5/15 @ 5:24 P.M. The forward progress of the fire has been stopped at 59.5 acres and the fire is now 30% contained. The evacuation warning for zone RVC-1896 remains in place.
UPDATE 5/15 @ 5 P.M. The fire is currently mapped at approximately 40 acres. As a precaution, an Evacuation Warning has been issued for area RVC-1896. Residents in the warning area should remain alert and be prepared to evacuate if conditions change.
CAL FIRE / Riverside County Firefighters are on-scene of 20 acres burning at a moderate rate of spread in light flashy fuels. Additional ground and air resources en-route.