Updated: 3:22 p.m. May 15

First discovered: 6 weeks ago, 2:27 p.m. March 30

Initial location: Riverside County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Hurst

Hurst Fire initially started 2:27 p.m. March 30 at in Riverside County, California.

It has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for six weeks. Although the fire is believed to be human-caused, there is no information available on the exact event that caused it. At this time, there is no information available on the containment of the fire.

Historic data

In 2024, California witnessed 8,011 fires caused by humans, as reported by NIFC, which burned 990,939 acres of wildland.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center