Shore Fire Prompts Beaumont Evacuation Warning for Zone RVC-0231B

An evacuation warning was issued late Monday afternoon for the 125-acre shore fire near Beaumont after it broke out near San Timoteo Canyon Road in El Casco. As of 4:30 p.m., the warning covered zone RVC-0231B, and residents there were told they may be forced to leave at any time.

Valley View High School at 13135 Nason St. in Moreno Valley was opened as an evacuation shelter. Large animals can go to the San Jacinto Animal Campus at 581 S. Grand Ave. in San Jacinto, giving people in the warning area a place to move family members and animals as crews worked the blaze.

San Timoteo Canyon Road Closure

The fire was reported at 3:22 p.m. Monday, and multiple air and ground crews responded. Sheriff's deputies shut down San Timoteo Canyon Road between Redlands Boulevard and Lake Shore for public safety, closing the route through the El Casco area west of Fisherman's Retreat.

By 5:52 p.m., the blaze had zero containment. The cause remained under investigation.

Zone RVC-0231B

El Casco sits in San Timoteo Canyon between Beaumont, Redlands and Moreno Valley, a setting that leaves nearby roads and evacuation routes central to the response. For residents in zone RVC-0231B, the immediate step is to stay close to the warning area guidance and be ready to move without delay.

The shelter at Valley View High School and the animal campus in San Jacinto are the named destinations for anyone pushed out by the warning. With the fire still at zero containment late Monday, the practical question for people in the zone is simple: whether they can leave before deputies or fire crews force the issue.