A brush fire was spreading quickly near Highway 74 in the mountains southwest of the Coachella Valley during the afternoon of Monday, Aug. 4.
Cal Fire described the blaze, which it is calling the Rosa Fire, as burning in vegetation located west of the community of Ribbonwood. That small unincorporated community is about 15 miles from the southern edge of Palm Desert’s city limits.
Cal Fire reported online at just before 1 p.m. that the fire had burned about 10 acres and was “burning at a rapid rate of spread.” The fire was first reported to Cal Fire at about 12:30 p.m. The agency said aircraft were being called in to help fight the blaze.
A resident told The Desert Sun the fire was burning near the Santa Rosa pit stop gas station. As of 1:10 p.m., Cal Fire had not announced any evacuation orders or warnings related to the fire.
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This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Rosa Fire above Palm Desert: Location, size, evacuations, road closures