Riverside County Fire Department

Evacuations In Effect as Firefighters Battle A Fast Moving Brush Fire In Murrieta

September 6, 2019 6:24 amSeptember 6, 2019 9:14 am

RIVERSIDE COUNTY – Neighborhoods are evacuated and schools are closed as the Tenaja Fire in Murrieta, CA grows to over 2,000-acres with 7 percent containment Thursday afternoon. Firefighters responded to reports of a brush fire around 4:00 p.m. Wednesday near...

Could a Marijuana Grow House Be Planting Its Roots Next Door?

September 2, 2019 3:00 pmSeptember 4, 2019 8:08 am

A homeowner in Temecula, California reported a break in unfolding on a video surveillance camera on August 28. What Riverside County Sheriffs found when they arrived was an illegal marijuana grow house. Across the Golden State, families are often unaware...

Riverside County Agencies Receive Fiscal Responsibility Award, Each With Overtime Exceeding $1 Million Dollars

August 29, 2019 11:04 amAugust 29, 2019 12:21 pm

Eight Riverside County departments with reported excess overtime of $1 million each, were selected for a monitoring report that was reviewed by the County Supervisors on Tuesday, August 27. The same day the audit was released, Riverside County announced they...