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The Riverside Fire Department is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Riverside, California. As of 2015 [update] the department is responsible for servicing a population of 314,034 in an area of 81.51 square miles (211.1 km 2 ).
There are two CAL FIRE training centers. The original academy is the CAL FIRE Training Center in Ione, east of Sacramento. The second academy is at the Ben Clark Training Center in Riverside. Both centers host the Fire Fighter Academy (FFA). All CAL FIRE Fire Protection employees go through this academy once they become permanent employees.
The wildland fire shelter was mandated for all Cal Fire firefighters after the Spanish Ranch fire in 1979, and it was redesigned and improved after the disastrous South Canyon fire near Glenwood Springs, CO. in 1994. [9] The 1990 death of Kenneth Enslow prompted use of the "Look Up, Look Down" safety training program for Cal Fire employees.
Rebecca Marodi, a fire captain for Cal Fire, died on Feb.17, 2025 after being stabbed multiple times in her Ramona home. She was 49. Marodi spent around 32 years in fire service.
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The fire was reported at 1:32 p.m. in the 22000 Block of Opportunity Way, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
Ysmael R. Villegas (1924–1945), first Medal of Honor recipient from Riverside County, California, now buried at Riverside National Cemetery as the cemetery's first interment. [12] Robert F. Worley, (1919–1968), U.S. Air Force Major General and fighter pilot.
The Airport Fire was a wildfire that burned 23,526 acres (9,521 ha) in the Santa Ana Mountains in Southern California in September and October 2024. [1] [2] The fire destroyed 160 structures in Orange and Riverside counties and caused 21 non-fatal injuries.