UPDATE: The Palmas Fire is 50% contained as of Thursday afternoon, and the acreage burned was reduced to 285 acres after more precise mapping, according to BLM's official incident website.

While an official cause of any fire has not been released, various accusations, rumors, lawsuits and reports have emerged ...

the first wildfire incident handled by the state fire agency occurred in February. The Palmas Fire burned 239 acres in Riverside County last February. In 2024, CAL FIRE responded to 8,024 ...

The area in question, near Via Las Palmas and Via La Costa in the Palisades-Highland community is less than a mile from Piedra Morada where the fire was reported Jan. 7 at around 10:30 a.m. The ...