Riverside County wildfire

One RV survived, but another didn’t after a fast-moving fire burned through thick brush near the community of Aguanga. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Aug. 14, 2012 11:39 PM PT

A wildfire in Riverside County has burned 3,000 acres. At least four structures have been destroyed as flames race through dry brush and grasslands during the heat wave. See story

A burned-out RV sits in a pile of rubble on a hilltop property. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

A U.S. Forest Service battalion chief monitors the wildfire. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

A snake inspects a burned-out RV. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

A large aircraft prepares to drop fire retardant on the fast-moving brush fire near Aguanga, between Hemet and Temecula. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Andy Werhanowicz, left, and Nick Cervantes, both Sage residents, watch the fast-moving fire burn through thick brush. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

An all-terrain vehicle was partially melted in the fire. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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Riverside County wildfire

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