Shore Fire Near Calimesa, California, Burns 3,085 Acres Before Containment; Evacuation Orders Lifted in Stages, No Injuries
The Shore Fire broke out on June 15, 2026, in the San Timoteo Canyon area southwest of Calimesa in Riverside County, California. CAL FIRE reported at 11:08 p.m. that evening that the fire stood at 92 acres; it became a fast-growing brush fire in Riverside County that month.
The fire spread quickly overnight. By 1:21 a.m. on June 16 it had grown to 500 acres, and evacuation orders and warnings were issued. By that morning it had reached 2,053 acres and was 20 percent contained. Westbound Highway 60 at the Interstate 10 interchange was closed for a time and reopened on the afternoon of June 16; motorists were urged to use caution amid drift smoke and to watch for firefighters, heavy equipment and emergency vehicles entering and leaving the incident.
After days of firefighting, the fire was finally mapped at 3,085 acres. On the evening of June 17, evacuation orders for zones including RVC-231-B and RVC-231-C were downgraded to warnings, and on the evening of June 18 the evacuation order for the fire perimeter zone was likewise downgraded to a warning while other warnings were canceled. CAL FIRE stated in its June 17 and June 19 updates that no injuries had been reported in the fire.
Crews then continued strengthening containment lines, extinguishing interior hotspots and carrying out suppression repair, and by June 20 the fire was 95 percent contained.
Source: CAL FIRE
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：2026年6月15日，空中情报飞机拍摄的加州河滨县 Shore Fire 火场与烟柱（本事件官方航拍图，画面为 FIRIS 情报叠加层）。加州林业与消防局（CAL FIRE）／加州州长紧急服务办公室发布。 / Photo: The Shore Fire in Riverside County, California, and its smoke column, photographed from an intelligence aircraft on June 15, 2026 (official aerial image of this incident, with FIRIS intelligence overlay). Released by CAL FIRE and the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services.
