So far, the Post Fire burned 120 acres in unincorporated Riverside County.
Cal Fire downgraded evacuation orders to warnings late Wedensday evening for people living near the Post Fire in unincorporated Riverside County. The wildfire broke out just before 4 p.m. Wednesday and burned 130 acres near the 20800 block of Gardenias Street in Good Hope, about 4 miles away from Perris. Crews tried to extinguish the fire while temperatures reached above 95 degrees. At about 8:50 p.m. Wednesday, Cal Fire crews made progress fighting the fire, advancing containment to 20%.
Initially, firefighters did not issue warnings, but a wind shift forced authorities to evacuate seven zones near the fire: RVC-1170RVC-1171 RVC-1172RVC-1173RVC-1174RVC-1272RVC-1273 Cal Fire issued warnings for zones LSN-1407 and RVC-1408. The evacuation zone stretched from South of San Jacinto Avenue/Santa Rosa Mine Road, West of W. 4th Street/Highway 74, East of La Barranca/El Nido Road and North of Eucalyptus Avenue.
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