Moreno Valley: FireFighter while fighting a brush fire

On July 13, 2019 at 1:18 am Calfire Riverside responded to a brush fire in the 27000 block of Dracea ave in Moreno Valley.
Upon arrival firefighters noticed a hillside on fire. The fire was moving up hill away from the homes in the area. The fire was in heavy brush moving at a slow rate of spread.
While attempting to put out the fire, a firefighter suffered an injury and had to be carried off the mountain. The Firefighter was loaded into an awaiting ambulance and taken to a local hospital.
Fire crews will remain on scene for the next several hours.