Incident Update Baxter Fire
- Date:
- 05/15/2025
- Time:
- 8:39 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Baxter Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2025-05-15
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Avenida Manana / Running Rabbit Road, Murrieta
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- Riverside
- Administration Unit
- CAL FIRE Riverside Unit
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 60
- Containment
- 30%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
#BaxterFIRE [UPDATE 8:00 P.M.]: Crews will remain on-scene for an additional four hours continuing mop-up, and will patrol the fire tomorrow morning, checking for any hot spots within the containment lines. This will be the final update of the evening unless significant activity occurs.
The forward progress of the fire has been stopped.
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 20
- Water Tenders
- 2
- Helicopters
- 0
- Dozers
- 2
- Hand Crews
- 5
- Other
- 23
- Total Personnel
- 168