Update: Veg/gt/61a Fire in Riverside County – Dec. 12 status

Published Dec 13, 2025 #Veg/gt/61a fire

Updated: 6 p.m. Dec. 12

First discovered: 7 hours ago, 10:44 a.m. Dec. 12

Initial location: Riverside County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Veg/gt/61a

Veg/gt/61a Fire initially started today at 10:44 a.m. in Riverside County, California.

It has been burning on federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management for seven hours. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center