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Fairview Fire Updates: 98% contained, 28,307 acres burned

Published September 9, 2022 at 6:22 PM PDT

The Fairview Fire near Hemet is now 98% contained and has burned 28,307 acres.
Updated 9/19/22 at 6:00 p.m.

The Basics
CAL Fire Riverside County, the U.S. Forest Service, and City Hemet Fire Department are co-managing the fire response. There are over 1,353 personnel at the incident as of Wednesday, Sept. 15.

Background
The Fairview Fire was first reported on Monday, Sept. 5 at approximately 3:40 p.m. Several evacuation orders are still in effect, and a handful of roads are closed.

Evacuation Centers for residents and animals
Residents:
None at this time.
Animals:
None at this time.

Evacuation Orders
You can visit the CAL FIRE Riverside County evacuation map for the latest up-to-date evacuation map. Cal Alerts provides the following definitions for the difference between an evacuation warning and an evacuation order.
Evacuation Order: Immediate threat to life. This is a lawful order to leave now. The area is lawfully closed to public access.
Evacuation Warning: Potential threat to life and/or property. Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.

Fairview Fire now 94% contained

Posted September 16, 2022 at 4:08 PM PDT

According to the latest update by CAL FIRE Riverside County, the Fairview Fire is now 94% contained.

Fairview Fire now 75% contained

Posted September 14, 2022 at 8:06 PM PDT

According to the latest update by CAL FIRE Riverside County, the Fairview Fire is now 75% contained.

All remaining evacuation warnings lifted

Posted September 14, 2022 at 6:11 PM PDT

On Wednesday evening CAL FIRE Riverside County lifted all remaining evacuation warnings that were in place.

Fairview Fire now 69% contained

Posted September 14, 2022 at 4:01 PM PDT

According to the latest update by CAL FIRE Riverside County, the Fairview Fire is now 69% contained.

All evacuation orders lifted, some evacuation warnings remain in place

Posted September 13, 2022 at 8:02 PM PDT

According to the latest update by the CAL FIRE Riverside County, all evacuation orders have been lifted, with evacuation warnings remaining in all areas that are within the fire perimeter. The department's up-to-date evacuation map can be found here.

Flooding around Fairview Fire remains minimal

Posted September 13, 2022 at 4:47 PM PDT
Flooding around Fairview Fire remains minimal

While Monday’s rain caused flash flooding in other burn scar areas, things remained relatively calm around the Fairview Fire. “We haven't seen any large debris flows over the fire, there has been some some minor roadway flooding, but ultimately, no there's not been a significant amount... not like we've seen in some other areas of California,"said CAL FIRE Riverside County spokesperson Rob Roseen.

Since the rain over the weekend, fire crews have been able to make substantial progress on containing the fire. Roseen says CAL FIRE’s outlook on the fire remains positive. “Ultimately they're looking at some payment by this weekend, obviously that will be evaluated as we move forward with this firefight, but yes firefighters have been doing an excellent job aided by the weather, and we're hoping to have this wrapped up pretty soon.”

As of Tuesday evening, the Fairview Fire in total has destroyed 22 structures and damaged four.

Fairview Fire now 62% contained

Posted September 13, 2022 at 3:04 PM PDT

This morning CAL FIRE Riverside County posted that the Fairview Fire is now 62% contained. There are now 21 reported structures that were destroyed by the fire, as well as four structures that have been damaged.

Fairview Fire now 56% contained

Posted September 12, 2022 at 7:04 PM PDT

The Fairview Fire is now 56% contained according to the latest release by CAL FIRE Riverside County.

Additional reductions in evacuation orders and warnings

Posted September 12, 2022 at 5:08 PM PDT

CAL FIRE Riverside County has issued additional reductions in evacuation orders and warnings for the Fairview Fire.

Fairview Fire now 53% contained

Posted September 12, 2022 at 8:42 AM PDT

As of Monday morning, the Fairview fire is now 53% contained. The burned total acres remains the same at 28,307.

Additional reductions in evacuation orders and warnings

Posted September 10, 2022 at 4:08 PM PDT

CAL FIRE Riverside County has issued additional reductions in evacuation orders and warnings.

More reductions to evacuation warnings

Posted September 10, 2022 at 3:43 PM PDT

CAL FIRE Riverside County has downgraded more areas to "evacuation warning" from "evacuation order."

Fairview Fire now 40% contained, 28,307 Acres burned

Posted September 9, 2022 at 8:55 PM PDT

The Fairview Fire is now 40% contained and has burned 28,307 acres. According to a CAL FIRE Riverside County release, fire crews saw minimal growth and activity in all areas of the fire. They added, "Crews are continuing to strengthen and improve control lines, while establishing new control lines where it is safe to do so. Heat will still be present in deep-seated stump holes, heavy dead/down material, and trees. The fire area is forecasted to have rain over the next few days with an increase in relative humidity and a decrease in temperatures."

Reduction to evacuation warnings

Posted September 9, 2022 at 6:29 PM PDT

CAL FIRE Riverside County has downgraded the following areas to an "evacuation warning" from an "evacuation order."
- South of Diamond Valley Lake, East of Washington St., North of Borel Rd., East of Rancho California Rd, East of Anza Rd., North of Temecula Pkwy (Hwy79), Northwest of Hwy 371, and West of Springbrook Rd.