Highland Fire
The Highland Fire was reported on October 30, 2023 in Riverside County, California and burned 2,487 acres. It was declared out on November 12, 2023.
- Size
- 2,487 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 30, 2023
- Personnel
- 272
Map
Perimeter mapped January 8, 2024 at 2:35 PM PST, 2,495 acres (auto-generated). Point of origin 33.438, -116.823.
The incident
- Size
- 2,487 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 30, 2023 at 12:39 PM PDT
- Contained
- November 5, 2023 at 5:00 PM PST
- Declared out
- November 12, 2023 at 5:00 PM PST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- Community of Aguanga, unincorporated area of Riverside County
- County
- Riverside County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Aguanga
- Protecting agency
- CAL FIRE
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 272
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $14,315,268
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-CARRU-160976
- IRWIN identifier
- A81913DF-822A-4ADB-A61F-A3B07B21FFB4
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from November 1, 2023 (0 acres) to January 8, 2024 (2,495 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,495 acres, mapped November 2, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2023 | 0 | |
| November 2, 2023 | 2,495 | +2,495 |
| November 3, 2023 | 2,495 | 0 |
| January 8, 2024 | 2,495 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Aguanga, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Aguanga, CA2 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Anza, CA12 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Rainbow, CA19 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Temecula, CA19 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Valley Center, CA19 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Murrieta Hot Springs, CA21 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated November 30, 2023 at 5:47 PM PST. Identifier 2023-CARRU-160976.