Update: Veg/ff/thermal Fire in Riverside County – May 16 status

Published May 17, 2026 #Veg/ff/thermal fire

Updated: 11:37 p.m. May 16

First discovered: 3 hours ago, 7:54 p.m. May 16

Initial location: Riverside County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Veg/ff/thermal

Veg/ff/thermal Fire initially started today at 7:54 p.m. at in Riverside County, California.

It has been burning on federal land managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs for three hours. There is currently no information on the containment of the fire and its cause remains unknown.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center