Firefighters succeeded overnight in keeping a wildfire burning northwest of Palm Springs from devouring additional acreage.
The Snow Fire, which was 38% contained as of Monday morning, has blackened 6,013 acres since being sparked by a vehicle fire Thursday afternoon in the 15000 block of Snow Creek Road, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
No injuries or structure damage have been reported.
Heading into the weekend, the flames threatened about 450 homes in communities near Snow Creek and Windy Point, but firefighters have since mitigated the threat to those areas and canceled all evacuation edicts.
A temporary evacuation point established by the American Red Cross at the James A. Venable Community Center in Cabazon was shuttered following the rescinding of evacuation directives.
Because of the smoke from the Snow, Bobcat and El Dorado fires, the South Coast Air Quality Management District extended its air quality advisory through Monday afternoon.
The CHP reported that the blaze began after a work truck caught fire north of Snow Creek about 2:40 p.m. Thursday and spread to nearby vegetation. Flames have since spread into the San Bernardino National Forest and Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, prompting a multi-agency response.
A total of 215 firefighters were assigned to the firefight from several agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. They were being assisted by four Cal Fire aircraft and two water-dropping helicopters.