EVENING UPDATES - CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department battled 3 significant vegetation fires throughout Riverside County. Fire Captain Richard Cordova, PIO Tawny Castro and Fire Captain Thomas Shoots provide updates on each fire. #RecheFire - 437 Acres 5% Contained #HighlandFire - 105 Acres 20% Contained #RabbitFire - 2,815 Acres 0% Contained All Acreages and Containments in the video are as of 8:30 p.m. Please continue to follow @CALFIRERRU for updates and information on each of these fir

Californians and concerned loved ones can now get near-real-time updates on wildfire incidents through CAL FIRE’s newly upgraded incident map, available at fire.ca.gov. The incident map now offers rapid updates on wildfire acreage and containment, incident maps, evacuation information, and aircraft flight paths. Stay up-to-date like never before. Video created by CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department | CAL FIRE

CAL FIRE uses various devices, including the helitorch shown in this video, to ignite vegetative material on wildfires and vegetation management projects like #PrescribedBurns. Resources such as equipment, personnel, a burn plan, and a water supply are essential, too. #ToolsOfTheTrade #Helitorch #CALFIRE #firefighters | CAL FIRE

FIRE scanner Chatter Fire Scanner @CAFireScanner 24m #DixieFire (Plumas-Butte Co) - Radio traffic: the fire is down to the causeway east of #Chester, stretching all the engines out along Hwy 36, the fire is really close to crossing the highway. Moving engines into the Peninsula area for structure protection. #dixiefire #ReddingBuzz #Redding #reddingca #reddingcalifornia #fires #california #californiafires #calfire #forestfire #firefighters #forestfires #wildfire | Redding Buzz