Two fires in Cabazon that together scorched almost 80 acres were approaching full containment Wednesday, with no threats to homes or other structures.
The first blaze was reported shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Apache Trail and Bonita Avenue, while the second broke out about 6:30 p.m. near the intersection of Almond Street and Esperanza Avenue, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
The fires were just over two miles apart.
The agency said a combined 36 engine crews and 11 hand crews, numbering more than 300 personnel, were sent to the locations, encountering flames burning at rapid rates through medium brush.
Cal Fire air tankers and water-dropping helicopters were summoned to make runs on the brushers, neither of which prompted evacuations.
The drops slowed down the fires, enabling crews to begin encircling them.
As of 11 a.m. Wednesday, the Apache Trail blaze was 95% contained and holding at 36 acres, while the fire along Esperanza was 70% contained, holding at 40 acres, officials said.
Multiple agencies from the region were providing mutual aid, including the Morongo and Calimesa fire departments, as well as the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
The fires causes were under investigation.