A fire started in the HVAC unit atop the Apple Valley on Saturday morning, shutting down two stores for the day.

The blaze, dubbed the Ranch Fire, was first reported about 1:35 p.m. on June 10 just south of Apple Valley, about 90 miles outside of Los Angeles, according to Apple Valley Fire Department records.

Firefighters made progress battling a wind-driven brush fire burning in steep, rugged terrain south of Apple Valley overnight. The Ranch fire, which has burned through 4,205 acres of vegetation, is ...

As of Wednesday, June 11, 2025, the Ranch Fire had burned 4,205 acres and was 10% contained, according to Cal Fire. ... just south of Apple Valley, according to fire officials.

Firefighters start to beat back California's Apple Fire with 20,000 acres burned. ... Flames and heavy smoke approach on a western front of the Apple Fire, Aug. 1, 2020,in Cherry Valley, California.

The Ranch Fire near Apple Valley has burned over 4,200 acres and impacted a portion of the Mojave Desert Land Trust's Rock Springs Ranch Preserve. The 592-acre preserve, acquired in 2019 to ...