MURRIETA, CA — Murrieta Fire and Rescue is warning residents to watch out for rattlesnakes this week. Even though temperatures were slated to drop over the coming week, the recent warmer weather ...

The Murrieta Police Department announced on Instagram that unauthorized drone flights were hindering firefighters' efforts to combat the Alamos Fire.

The fire was reported around 2 p.m. Saturday along the east side of Interstate 215 between Los Alamos and Clinton Keith roads, according to the Murrieta Police Department.

Murrieta is now one of several Inland fire departments equipped with pet oxygen masks. Other cities where firefighters use them include Riverside, San Bernardino, Corona and Redlands.

The fire was reported along the east side of the 215 Freeway between Los Alamos and Clinton Keith roads, according to the Murrieta Police Department.

Fire crews battled a brush fire Saturday afternoon that burned near the 215 Freeway in Murrieta and prompted an evacuation order. Camilla Rambaldi reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Aug. 3, 2024.

A brush fire near Murrieta burned through hundreds of acres Wednesday as it continued to spread rapidly, according to Cal Fire. At 9 p.m., Cal Fire tweeted that the fire had burned 994 acres. Only … ...

Murrieta Mesa High School, located at 24801 Monroe St. in Murrieta A second fire was also reported in the area of Guava Street and Hayes Avenue, the Murrieta Police Department said after 2 p.m.

A seven-acre brush fire that briefly threatened 30 homes in Murrieta is now 80 percent contained and is no longer threatening any structures, fire authorities said.