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Fire chief reviews Pyrite Fire response; says wildland-protection agreement helped secure aircraft
Summary
Riverside County Fire officials reported the Pyrite Fire started Sept. 5 and ultimately burned hundreds of acres; mutual aid, aircraft and a wildland protection agreement with the city were credited with limiting structure loss.
Riverside County Fire Division Chief Tim Voigt delivered an after‑action report to the Jurupa Valley City Council on Oct. 16 about the Pyrite Fire, the Sept. 5 incident that threatened homes north of Highway 60.
Chief Voigt recounted the timeline, resource deployment and mutual‑aid operations used to fight the blaze. Firefighters received early 911 calls the evening of Sept. 5; the first arriving engine reported roughly 3 acres. The fire spread up a ridge and rapidly threatened homes, prompting requests for additional engines, aircraft and hand crews. County and state agencies moved into a unified command for several days.
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