All of the photos below were taken by Jenny Kirchner.
The Little Fire is burning from Little Thomas Mountain in Garner Valley, north toward Lake Hemet.




Photos of the Little Fire
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All resources made their way to Highway 74 and Little Thomas Mountain Rd for assignments.
All of the photos below were taken by Jenny Kirchner.
The Little Fire is burning from Little Thomas Mountain in Garner Valley, north toward Lake Hemet.




Riverside County Sheriff’s Investigator Sgt. Robert Duckett, Hemet Station, reported early Tuesday that a gray 2015 Ford F-150 truck belonging to local residient Shane Stewart has been located, along with several other stolen vehicles, in Anza. Investigators were on the scene as this was being written. The theft was reported on Tuesday, Dec. 8, but…
Resolution of double payment of health benefits was not announced at the May 14 meeting of the Idyllwild Fire Protection Commission meeting. However the commission unanimously approved a motion authorizing Commissioner Jerry Buchanan and Fire Chief Patrick Reitz to prepare a request for a proposal soliciting a firm to manage the agency’s financial responsibilities including…
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Northwest winds from the Sherpa Fire on the Los Padres National Forest near Santa Barbara are causing heavy smoke in the San Jacinto Mountains today, according to Riverside County Fire. An earlier report of a fire near Camp Emerson ended in a false alarm. At 7:45 a.m. Thursday, firefighters responded to the area but were…