Hugo Township
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I don't see how Cameo Shores, Pelican Point, and southern CdM can be a high fire risk zone. It's right next to the ocean! Thanks for sharing anyways.
Another Wildfire
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Shocking, but important to know! Being coastal does not make you immune to an uncontrollable fire. We shouldn't forget that the Laguna Beach Fire in 1993 was one of the most destructive fires in the state of California, and the most destructive in Orange County--ever. 441 homes were severely damaged, and over 60 homes were completely destroyed, most of them in Emerald Bay!! The fire burned through Laguna Beach (of course) and through where Newport Coast, Turtle Ridge, Shady Canyon, and parts of Quail Hill sit today.HMart said:
http://www.latimes.com/tn-cpt-me-1023-1993-fire-gallery-20131023-photogallery.html
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irvinehomeowner
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HMart said:
Villager already mentioned it but there was a huge fire in Laguna Beach. I remember you can see from Turtle Rock and they were evacuating certain neighborhoods up there.
The chances are higher inland (as we've seen more of those fires since 1993) but in dry weather like we've been having, it can happen anywhere.
Here's drone video and image of Santa Rosa fire devastation. Unbelievable
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/7522487-181/drone-video-shows-postal-worker?gallery=7515439&artslide=10
https://youtu.be/3wsegE01zUE
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/7522487-181/drone-video-shows-postal-worker?gallery=7515439&artslide=10
https://youtu.be/3wsegE01zUE
iacrenter
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Brace yourselves. Another fire North of Orchard Hills started about an hour ago--OCFA calling it the Santiago Fire: 100 acres burning near N 241 and South of Santiago
https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/1006332252404400129
https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/1006332252404400129
iacrenter
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iacrenter
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https://www.ocregister.com/2018/06/11/brush-fire-breaks-out-along-241-toll-road-in-orange-county/
100-acre brush fire breaks out along 241 Toll Road in Orange County
By KELLY PUENTE | kpuente@scng.com | Orange County Register
PUBLISHED: June 11, 2018 at 5:34 pm | UPDATED: June 11, 2018 at 7:16 pm
Firefighters Monday afternoon were battling a fast-moving brush fire that had so far scorched about 100 acres near the 241 Toll Road just west of Santiago Canyon Road.
Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Tony Bommarito said the blaze started just before 5 p.m. More than 300 firefighters were on scene along with six helicopters and six fixed-wing aircraft.
He said firefighters planned to hold the fire west of Santiago Canyon Road. No structures were immediately threatened, but that could change if the blaze jumps Santiago Canyon Road.
The fire, fueled by six- to eight-mile-per-hour winds, was moving quickly and has potential to grow to 500 hundred acres, he said.
The blaze is moving over an area that burned a few years ago, which means it?s faster than last week?s Aliso Fire, which burned a thick brush area that hadn?t seen fire in more than 100 years, he added.
?With the wind behind it, it moves very quickly,? he said.
The northbound 241 Toll Road was closed, he said, adding that multiple agencies were responding to help.
100-acre brush fire breaks out along 241 Toll Road in Orange County
By KELLY PUENTE | kpuente@scng.com | Orange County Register
PUBLISHED: June 11, 2018 at 5:34 pm | UPDATED: June 11, 2018 at 7:16 pm
Firefighters Monday afternoon were battling a fast-moving brush fire that had so far scorched about 100 acres near the 241 Toll Road just west of Santiago Canyon Road.
Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Tony Bommarito said the blaze started just before 5 p.m. More than 300 firefighters were on scene along with six helicopters and six fixed-wing aircraft.
He said firefighters planned to hold the fire west of Santiago Canyon Road. No structures were immediately threatened, but that could change if the blaze jumps Santiago Canyon Road.
The fire, fueled by six- to eight-mile-per-hour winds, was moving quickly and has potential to grow to 500 hundred acres, he said.
The blaze is moving over an area that burned a few years ago, which means it?s faster than last week?s Aliso Fire, which burned a thick brush area that hadn?t seen fire in more than 100 years, he added.
?With the wind behind it, it moves very quickly,? he said.
The northbound 241 Toll Road was closed, he said, adding that multiple agencies were responding to help.
It's pretty close to Orchard Hills on this map:
https://www.ocregister.com/2018/06/...ning-near-the-241-toll-road-in-orange-county/
https://www.ocregister.com/2018/06/...ning-near-the-241-toll-road-in-orange-county/
Dresden215
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Saw a big plume of smoke from the Holy fire while exiting OH. Hopefully it doesn?t head towards Santiago Peak.
https://hpwren.ucsd.edu/cameras/I/sp-e-mobo-c.html
https://hpwren.ucsd.edu/cameras/I/sp-e-mobo-c.html
