MEAD VALLEY (CNS) - A brush fire broke out Wednesday on a hillside in Mead Valley, quickly consuming about five acres and threatening several homes.
The blaze was reported at 4:08 p.m. in the area of Day Street and Cajalco Road, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
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The agency said multiple engine crews were sent to the location and encountered flames "moving at a critical rate" through medium brush amid stiff southwesterly winds.
Firefighters immediately deployed to establish protective screens around two properties in the path of the brusher.
Four Cal Fire air tankers and a water-dropping helicopter were summoned to make runs on the blaze, according to officials at the scene.
There was no immediate word regarding how the fire might have started.
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