Small brush fire near Central Ave and Van Buren in Riverside, Riverside CA

Wildfire

Reported: 11/5/2025 05:37 PM

Central Ave & Van Buren Boulevard, Riverside, CA 92503

A small brush fire occurred near Central Avenue and Van Buren Boulevard in Riverside. Fire crews responded and confirmed the fire was limited to vegetation and brush. No nearby buildings were threatened and the fire appeared to be under control.

Audio|Source: Riverside City Fire

02:21

Transcript:

00:00

To respond to our veg fire the area Central Avenue cross at Van Buren. Central Cross at Van Buren.

00:05

We have one caller so far advised veg and brushes on fire.

00:08

Negative near any structure. It's unknown how it started. Respond on command to utilize Tack 4 1737.

00:14

1737.

00:18

00:26

Cleared by apparatus drill, I'm Danbyron, you can cancel that third engine. I'll take that.

00:31

Responding to the benchfront. Okay.

00:43

The time, do I copy?

00:50

Ingenate, Riverside.

00:58

Engine 8, Riverside, engine 7's en route, you can cancel.

01:07

Cancel. Can't handle.

01:09

And copy it, that was built, cordery.

01:19

7 to respond to Avaire City Central Avenue across the Van Buren.

01:25

T.B is also in the area of Dizant, it's going to be near the golf course. Respond, Command 2, U.U.A.S. 4. 7.6.9.

01:37

Delay, Madison. Track.

01:42

Detion is your copy.

01:44

We're excited fire.

01:48

We're on the city. We have a small spot.

01:55

We're working on fire.

01:57

It appears to be that too.

01:58

So the other know what we actually have on fire. We're trying to make that access off essential.

02:02

Let's go ahead make this essential. They're going to attack for how all units level one essential.

02:07

I'll get some of station with a two and a half a gap.

02:15

We can make access of all responding units level one state on central, the central IC.

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Central Ave & Van Buren Boulevard, Riverside, CA 92503

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