Anza Rock Fire stopped at 250 acres, four homes and seven outbuildings destroyed

As reported by Lone Wolf Media via Cal Fire-Riverside County Fire Department

ANZA, Calif., — Although CAL FIRE/Riverside County Firefighters made quick work extinguishing a wildland vegetation fire after responding to reports of blaze burning in Anza, officials have since reported that four homes and seven outbuildings were destroyed by the swift-moving fire.

No injuries were reported as a result of the destructive blaze, which erupted in the area of Gulley View and Rock Canyon roads late Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 24.

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Deputies are seen assisting with traffic control and area evacuations during Tuesday’s Rock Fire that destroyed four homes and seven outbuildings. Lone wolf Media photo

Cal Fire-Riverside County Fire Department was dispatched to the area around 1:30 p.m., after receiving reports of a vegetation fire.

The first arriving engine company reported two to three acres of vegetation burning at a slow to moderate rate of spread, according to a Cal Fire social media release. However, that figure quickly rose, forcing officials to call for immediate evacuations of several residential neighborhoods.

Due to the fire’s close proximity to numerous area homes, evacuation orders were issued for the areas south of Bailey Rd and west of Terwilliger Rd, south of Nickerson and Tule Canyon Truck Trail, and east of of Nicholson Springs Road. Additional evacuations were ordered for the areas of south of Coyote Canyon Road and east of Terwilliger Rd, north of Tule Canyon Truck Trail and west of Covered Wagon Trail.

Although firefighters had the blaze under control around 6 p.m., the evacuation orders remained in effect for area residents overnight, as firefighters continued to work on containment, mop up and overhaul of the blaze.

See below for all Cal Fire updates regarding this fire:

4:50 PM UPDATE: EVACUATION ORDERS in effect for residents South of Bailey Rd, West of Terwilliger Road, South of Nickerson and Tule Canyon Truck Trail and East of Nicholson Springs Rd.

6:10 P.M. UPDATE: The forward spread of the fire has been stopped at 250 acres. Firefighters will remain on scene overnight for mop up and containment.

6:45 P.M. UPDATE: The fire destroyed four homes and seven outbuildings. The evacuation order and warning remain in place. No injuries reported.

7:41 P.M. UPDATE: The forward spread of the fire has been stopped at approximately 250 acres. Firefighters will remain on scene overnight for mop up and containment. The evacuation order and warning will remain in place overnight while firefighters work to contain the fire. The evacuations will be re-evaluated in the morning. This is the final evening update unless significant fire activity occurs.

7:50 P.M. EVACUATION UPDATE: The evacuation order and warning will remain in place overnight while firefighters work to contain the #RockFIRE in Anza.The interactive map will show you the affected areas and allow you to check your address in relation to the fire. @RSO@RivCoReady

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Trevor Montgomery, 50, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS).

Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County-based newspapers Valley News, Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; the Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County; and Mountain Echo in Shasta County. He is also a regular contributor to Thin Blue Line TV and Law Enforcement News Network and has had his stories featured on news stations throughout the Southern California and North State regions.

Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)

During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with other locations.

Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.

Trevor has been married for more than 30 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 18 grandchildren.

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