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Lakeview fire scorches over 8,200 acres; multiple blazes at various containment levels burn countywide
Firefighters work to contain the Rabbit Fire near Gilman Springs Road in Lakeview. | Photo courtesy of the Riverside County Fire Department
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Josh Janssen, the incident commander for the fire, said at a briefing Tuesday. "Hot and dry steep and rugged terrain are still going to be the challenges for the firefighters but they continue to work aggressively on these fires to help the containment." The evacuation order reduced Tuesday to an evacuation warning covered an area east of Jack Rabbit Trail, north of Gilman Springs, south and west of First Street and west of Highway 79. The reduction was announced at noon. All previous evacuation warnings have been lifted, according to Cal Fire Riverside. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. Friday northeast of Gilman Springs Road and Jack Rabbit trail. Officials said 152 structures were
threatened, but no structures have been destroyed or damaged. Southbound Highway 79 from Gilman Springs to Beaumont Avenue reopened Tuesday morning. All other roads remained open, but officials urged drivers to be cautious as firefighters were still out working on full containment and control of the fire. A total of 184 fire engines, 20 water tenders, seven helicopters and 30 hand crews were involved in the firefighting effort, numbering 1,578 total personnel, according to Cal Fire Riverside. Additional air tankers were flying in from throughout the state. One civilian was injured. There were no details on who was injured or how serious the injury was. The cause of the fire was
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Corona secures $1.4 million in grants for new homeless facility By Joe Taglieri joet@beaconmedianews.com
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By City News Service
ontainment of the Rabbit Fire in Lakeview increased to 55% Tuesday while an evacuation order was reduced to an evacuation warning, the Riverside County Fire Department reported. The update to the containment figure was announced at 8 p.m. and was the first update since 8 p.m. Monday when the containment figure was increased from 35% to 45%. Full containment was expected Friday, according to the fire department. The fire has burned 8,283 acres, a figure that has not changed since Monday night when it was updated from 7,950 acres. "Crews were very successful throughout the fire all day and into the night last night," Riverside County Fire Department Division Chief
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under investigation. The Rabbit Fire was the largest of four brush fires that broke out Friday and Saturday across the county. The other three were fully or nearly fully contained by Tuesday. Reche Fire in Moreno Valley 95% contained at 437 acres Containment of the Reche Fire north of Moreno Valley increased to 95% Tuesday, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The update issued at 7:34 p.m. Tuesday was the first since 6:24 p.m. Monday when it was reported that containment rose from 85% to 90%. The fire was reported at about 1 p.m. Friday in the 9400 block of Reche Canyon See Lakeview fire Page 28
orona has secured $1.4 million in state and federal funding for the city's new homeless facility, officials announced Tuesday. The Harrison HOPE Center, which welcomed its first guests in June, is a supportive-services hub for Corona community members experiencing homelessness. The facility at 420 W. Harrison St. provides an on-site medical clinic, job development and life skills training as well as housing resources that include tenant-based rental assistance and permanent supportive housing. City officials recently applied for a $400,000 grant from the state's Housing and Homelessness Incentive Program to expand after-hours recuperative care and supportive services at the Harrison Center. The second successful grant application was a $1 million American Rescue Plan Act grant to reimburse the city for a portion of its $3 million capital investment to renovate the Harrison Center, officials said. The $1 million reimbursement from ARPA will go toward expanding services and supporting the day-to-day operation of the center. Both grants received approval from the Riverside County Board of Supervisors after input from the county's Housing and Workforce Solutions Department. "Since the launch of the City of Corona’s Homeless Strategic Plan in June 2020, the County of Riverside Housing and Workforce Solutions Department has been a key strategic partner in the See Homeless facility Page 27
Board OKs attaching fire mitigation fee assessments to property tax bills
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he Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved the Riverside County Fire Department's proposal to attach fire mitigation charges to the tax bills of more than 100 property owners, all of whom are designated as delinquent in paying the cost of abating weeds and other potential fire hazards around their parcels. In a 5-0 vote without comment or public testimony, the board authorized imposing the tax liens on 119 property owners in unincorporated communities countywide, who owe a total $71,856 under the county's Fire Hazard Reduction Program. See Tax bills Page 27