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

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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. Currently, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it is still undetermined.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center

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This story was originally published May 16, 2026 at 9:37 PM.