Containment of the Rabbit fire in the Beaumont and Lakeview area of Riverside County more than doubled overnight into Monday, even as the number of acres grew, the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department said. A firefighter sprays down the remaining hot spots on Monday, July 17, 2023, due to the Gavilan Hills bush fire that erupted on Saturday near Lake Mathews (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG) A Cal Fire truck drives past the burned Gavilan Hills fire area on Monday, July 17, 2023. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG) A firefighter sprays down the remaining hot spots on Monday, July 17, 2023, at the Gavilan Hills brush fire. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG) Burnt bush branches contrast against the white ash ground and pink fire retardant spray on Monday, July 17, 2023, where the Gavilan Hills bush fire erupted on Saturday. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG) A car drives past the burnt Gavilan Hills brush fire Monday, July 17, 2023. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG) A firefighter hoses down the remaining hot spots on Monday, July 17, 2023, due to the Gavilan Hills brush fire. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG) Firefighters hose down the remaining hot spots on Monday, July 17, 2023, due to the Gavilan Hills brush fire. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG) A car burned in the Rabbit fire sits on the side of Gilman Springs Road as firefighters hose down trees in the background in the Moreno Valley area on Sunday, July 16, 2023. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) © The Press-Enterprise/SCNG A firefighter drags a fire hose up a hill to knock down hot spots east of Highway 79 during the Rabbit Fire in the Beaumont area on Sunday, July 16, 2023. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) © The Press-Enterprise/SCNG A Cal Fire brush unit keeps watch of backfires as they burn to Highway 79 as the Rabbit Fire burns in the Beaumont area on Saturday, July 15, 2023. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) © The Press-Enterprise/SCNG Containment was at 35% on Monday morning, July 17, up from 10% the day before, Assistant Chief Josh Janssen said. On Monday evening, Cal Fire reported the blaze was 45% contained as crews made more progress on the fire lines. Containment refers to the percentage of a fire’s perimeter that has been surrounded by a control line, created by firefighters or natural elements such as a water body, that officials believe the fire will not cross. The acreage did grow overnight from 7,600 acres to 7,950. Then on Monday evening the latest Cal Fire report put it at 8,283 acres. “The Rabbit fire had minimal activity throughout the night, with smoldering in heavy fuels,” Cal Fire said in a morning statement. “High temperatures, steep terrain and difficult access continue to hamper fire-suppression efforts.” “Fire crews built containment lines and patrolled for hot spots and will continue through the night,” Cal Fire said Monday evening. Radio towers, natural gas and petroleum pipelines remain threatened, as did 152 structures. Firefighters on Monday were focusing on the area near the southbound Highway 79 south of Beaumont, Janssen said. Crews were also strengthening the lines around the flames. Northbound Highway 79 has reopened south of Beaumont, as has Gilman Springs Road between Alessandro Boulevard and the 79. The southbound 79 remained closed Monday evening, as did Jack Rabbit Trail, Bridge Street and County Landfill Road. But southbound Highway 79 will reopen from Gilman Springs Road to Beaumont Avenue at 4 a.m. Tuesday, Cal Fire said. RELATED: Map: Rabbit Fire prompts evacuations in Southern California While some evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings, the Rabbit fire map showed an evacuation order remained in place Monday evening in a sparsely populated area north of Gilman Springs Road, east of Jack Rabbit Trail, south of First Street, west of Highway 79 (Lamb Canyon) and California Avenue. The cause of the fire was under investigation. Cal Fire also updated other fires in the county: • The Highland fire south of the 10 Freeway in the Beaumont and Banning area was at 105 acres and 100% containment. No evacuations or road closures were in effect. • The Reche fire near Moreno Valley was at 437 acres and 90% containment. No evacuations or road closures were in effect. • The Gavilan fire southeast of Lake Mathews was at 338 acres and 60% containment. Evacuation orders were lifted and all roads reopened. Fire officials urge residents to create an evacuation plan. Information is available at readyforwildfire.org. Updates on the fires and road conditions are available on Twitter for Cal Fire at @calfirerru and Caltrans District 8 at @caltrans8. Fire Captain Richard Cordova and Incident Commander/Division Chief Josh Janssen provide us with an update on the #HighlandFire, #RecheFire, #GavilanFire, and #RabbitFire pic.twitter.com/xZ1plRO0xp — CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department (@CALFIRERRU) July 17, 2023.
Current Status: Southern California Rabbit Fire Showing Signs of Smoldering, 45% Containment Reached
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