A new wildfire was reported today at 6:58 p.m. in Riverside County. Chambers Fire has been burning on private land. There is currently no information on the containment or cause of the fire.

A small fire broke out in the Hemet area of Riverside County. SkyFOX is heading to the scene of the "Chambers Fire" as flames have become very visible in the area. Officials did not say what caused the fire.

Firefighters stopped the forward progress of a fast-moving wind-driven brush fire in Riverside County Monday night. Preliminary information suggests the Chambers Fire, first reported around 6 p.m. in the area of Chambers and Gilbert streets in Hemet,

A resident in the area opened fire on Battalion Chief Bart Cauthen and the driver as they walked up his driveway for help.