A brush fire that broke out in the Gavilan Hills area of Mead Valley was holding at 54 acres and roughly 50% containment Monday.
The non-injury blaze was reported shortly before 2 p.m. Sunday near the Harford Springs Reserve, south of the intersection of Gavilan Road and Multiview Drive, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
A spokeswoman confirmed Monday morning that engine and hand crews were making steady progress encircling the brusher, with the possibility of full containment by nightfall.
No evacuation orders or warnings were in place.
Temperatures in the area were forecast to top out in the low 100s Monday.
The fire’s forward rate of spread was halted at 3:50 p.m. Sunday, following retardant and water drops by Cal Fire aircraft.
The cause of the blaze was under investigation.