Portola Springs fire

[The I-R-V]

Reading some tweets saying its 3 acres and threatening some homes being built.  I think the fire started from some mulch at the Irvine Blvd exit off the 133.  The homes must be the Pavilion Park build?  Seeing helicopters swaying by above in the strong winds.

 

[The Motor Court Company]

PP and PS are serving as wild fire barriers for other communities

 

[paperboyNC]

Looks like it's under control.

 

[lnc]

Heard it on the radio too, it's near the southbound 241 and 133.

 

[jmoney74]

was this another one?
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fire-612008-wind-winds.html

 

[The I-R-V]

was this another one?
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fire-612008-wind-winds.html

I guess I'm confusing the two fires? 

 

[ps99472]

Small mulch fire off irvine blvd exit 261 (near NP square), knocked down and freeway reopened.

Another fire (but under control) near 241 tomato springs toll plaza (near Portola Springs)

 

[aquabliss]

I could see this from my second story window... Looked like it was only 2-3 miles away and they had 3 helicopters flying back and forth dropping water.

 

[irvinehusky]

Is this fully out now?  I wasn't sure but when I opened my windows last night, there was a peculiar odor. Anyone else notice anything?  I wasn't sure if it was due to the fires or my neighbors cooking stinky fish. 

I could see this from my second story window... Looked like it was only 2-3 miles away and they had 3 helicopters flying back and forth dropping water.

 

[irvinehomeowner]

Poor Quinterra and Colibri.

 

[ps99472]

Now's the time for that lowball offer...

 

[irvinehusky]

If nothing else, it should remind us all the dangers of fires, especially the closer you are to those mountains. 

Poor Quinterra and Colibri.

 

[ps99472]

What if the fire spreads to the landfill?  What contingencies do they have in place?

 

[jmoney74]

Where was the big big fire last time.. where OH is being built now?

 

[lnc]

What if the fire spreads to the landfill?  What contingencies do they have in place?

I don't know what contingency they have over there but just think all the methane gas the landfill produce, it will become the biggest fire pit in the world. 

If it happen, Irvine will have it's own volcano.

 

[Irvinecommuter]

What if the fire spreads to the landfill?  What contingencies do they have in place?

I don't know what contingency they have over there but just think all the methane gas the landfill produce, it will become the biggest fire pit in the world. 

If it happen, Irvine will have it's own volcano.

Actually, the landfill does a great job of venting and reusing the methane.  I believe it powers all of the garbage trucks there.

 

[irvinehomeowner]

 

[lnc]

So the Portola Springs will be the Pompeii Springs.

 

[ps99472]

Now if there's a fire near Orchard Hills...that will be really unfortunate.

 

[irvinehomeowner]

Now if there's a fire near Orchard Hills...that will be really unfortunate.

The last big fires burned a large area near Orchard Hills. You could see if from Portola Parkway.

I was calling it "Scorchard Hills".