A brush fire in the San Bernardino National Forest east of Anza was 40% contained Friday at 1,690 acres, with all evacuation orders reduced to warnings and the number of personnel required on the fire lines gradually falling.

“As you return home, you may see smoke or fire due to unburned pockets of fuel within the fire’s perimeter,” the Riverside County Fire Department said in a statement intended for those previously in the evacuation zones. “The fire continues to hold within the established containment lines.”

The brusher’s size had not changed since Wednesday afternoon, and there were no reports of structures damaged.

All mandatory orders were converted to warnings mid-morning Friday, enabling residents around Alpine Village and west of Pinyon Pines to return to their properties at t

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