East County Wildfire & Emergency Alerts

Update 5:40 p.m.  -- Forward rate of spread has been stopped at 2 acres with bo damage to any structure. Firefighters will no continue to put out hotspots and strengthen control lines. Cal Fire praises homeowners for having defensible space, which helped save their residences.

June 4, 2024 (Potrero, CA) -- The #RanchFire has burned two acres after starting this afternoon in the 1000 block of Harris Ranch Road in Potrero's Bell Valley.  The fire is burning at a moderate rate of spread and has potential for 40 acres, per Cal Fire.

Structures are threatened, but firefighters are making good progress, according to the incident commander.