Verona Fire

Perimeter mapped May 23, 2026 at 12:50 PM PDT, 638 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.763, -117.084.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Green Acres

Size

500 acres

Containment

100%

Discovered

May 19, 2026 at 12:20 PM PDT

Contained

May 29, 2026 at 6:00 PM PDT

Cause

Undetermined

Location

1 Miles NW from Hemet, CA

County

Riverside County

State

California

Nearest city reported

Homeland

Protecting agency

CAL FIRE

Land ownership at origin

Private

Personnel assigned

18

Incident management

Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident

Primary fuel

Short Grass (1 foot)

Estimated cost to date

$4,705,826

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-CARRU-081019

IRWIN identifier

5FA51A06-A7D8-4926-84CB-C4A1F2BBB6A8

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from May 20, 2026 (439 acres) to May 23, 2026 (638 acres). The largest one-day growth was 209 acres, mapped May 21, 2026.

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Green Acres, CA covers the area today.

• Green Acres, CA2 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Homeland, CA2 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
• Winchester, CA4 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Menifee, CA4 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
• Nuevo, CA4 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
• Romoland, CA5 miles west of the fire’s origin