Madison Incident
Incident Name: Madison Incident
Date Reported: 4/29/2024
Time Reported: 1801 Hours
Incident Location: 2300 Block of Madison, Riverside, CA 92504
Ward #: Ward 4 Conder
Type of Incident: Vegetation Fire
Incident Number: 24-014573
Control Time: 04/29/2024 at 1845 Hours
Fatalities:
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Moderate:
Minor:
Non Injury:
Displaced Persons: 0
Loss: 0
Save: 3,000,000
Cause:
Evacuations: None
Evacuation Comments:
Resources Assigned
Chief Officer(s): 1
Engine Companies: 5
Truck Companies:
Squad(s):
Ambulance(s):
Firefighter(s): 23
Safety Officer(s):
Public Information Officer(s):
Fire Investigator(s):
Overhead Personnel:
Mutual Aid:
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EOC:
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Red Cross:
Percent (%) Contained or Completed: 100
Total (%) of Perimeter that will be Contained:
Incident Size Acreage: 2.5 Acres
Current Situation
On 4/29/2024 at 1801, the City of Riverside Fire Department was dispatched to a reported vegetation fire in the 2300 block of Madison Avenue/ Pontoosuc Ave. The first arriving unit found approximately 1.5 acres of grass burning with a direct threat to multiple houses in the area. A second alarm was dispatched at that time. Firefighters on scene deployed hose lines at multiple locations within the incident and were able to save all the threatened homes without any damage. The total acreage of the fire was 2.5 with no loss of property and no injuries to firefighters of civilians. The cause of the fire was undetermined after investigation, though witnesses heard an explosion in the area just prior to the fire starting.
Assisting Aid Agencies
Incident Commander: Battalion Chief Garrett Coryell
Prepared By: Battalion Chief Garrett Coryell
Date / Time Posted: 4/29/2024 2037
Information Center: 951.351.6120
