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Fire updates to continue on ocregister.com

November 18th, 2008, 2:27 pm by Sonya Smith

The Register will no longer be updating fire news and information in this blog. To read our continuing fire coverage, CLICK HERE to go to the Orange County Register fire central.

Posted in: 2008 Orange County Fires • Brea Fire • Building closures • By the numbers • Corona-Yorba Linda-Anaheim Hills Fire • Damage • Evacuations • Fighting the fire • Heroes/Your Stories • How to help • Ortega Fire • Safety • Shelters • Traffic | 2 Comments »

Update: More than 250 residences, more than 28,889 acres burned

November 18th, 2008, 9:30 am by Chris Meyer

ANAHEIM HILLS, CORONA, YORBA LINDA and BREA FIRES

CONTAINMENT: 75%

STRUCTURES: None threatened

Some of the information below is from last night and will be updated today.

ACRES INVOLVED: More than 28,889

FIREFIGHTERS DEPLOYED: An estimated 3,812 state, county and city personnel. 15 helicopters and 10 air tankers

COMMAND POST: Irvine Regional Park

INJURIES: 9 minor injuries to firefighters

HOMES DAMAGED OR DESTROYED: More than 250 residences

  • Anaheim Hills: 31 residences destroyed, 44 damaged
  • Yorba Linda: 113 residences destroyed, 50 damaged
  • Brea: 3 residences destroyed, 1 damaged
  • Corona: 8 residences destroyed, 9 damaged
  • Chino Hills: Several damaged

EVACUATIONS: About 7,000 homes evacuated.

Anaheim: Anaheim lifted all evacuation notices within the city.
Yorba Linda: As of 3:30 p.m., Yorba Linda lifted all evacuation notices within the city.
Brea: Mandatory evacuations remain for Carbon Canyon areas of Olinda Village and Hollydale Mobile Home Park.
Chino Hills: Carbon Canyon areas of Sleepy Hollow and Oak Tree Downs.
Diamond Bar: “The Country” on Diamond Bar Boulevard, Falcon Ridge, Chirping Sparrow, Hawk Wood, Running Branch, Fair Wind, High Bluff.

EVACUATION CENTERS:

  • Brea Community Center, 695 Madison, Brea
  • Corona High School, 1150 W. 10th St., Corona
  • Walnut High School, 400 N. Pierre Road, Walnut
  • Diamond Bar High School, 2140 E. Pathfinder Road
  • Ayala High School, 14255 Peyton Drive, Chino Hills
  • Animals can be taken to O.C. shelter (561 The City Drive, Orange) and large animals to Huntington Beach Equestrian Center (18381 Golden West St.)

Annabella Hotel is offering displaced residents a discounted rate. Call 714-905-1050.

ROAD CLOSURES:

All freeways have reopened but the Brea Canyon off-ramp at the southbound 57 freeway and the Tonner off-ramp at the northbound 57 will remain closed for an unknown amount of time, California Highway Patrol officials say.

Service on the Metrolink’s Inland Empire-Orange County and Antelope Valley lines are running on schedule this morning, officials from the commuter line say.

WATER ADVISORY:

Residents of Hidden Hills Estates are advised by the Yorba Linda Water District to boil tap water at least five minutes before consuming.

Posted in: 2008 Orange County Fires • By the numbers | 53 Comments »

Quick update on the North Orange County fire

November 15th, 2008, 5:16 pm by Tony Saavedra, Register investigative reporter

If only by the numbers, the “Freeway Complex” fires in Brea, Yorba Linda, Anaheim and Corona is turning into a monster. In Anaheim alone, 10,000 people have been evacuated from 3,600 homes. Uncounted more folks have been forced to leave their homes in Yorba Linda, Brea and Corona. So far, 14 structures in Corona,  11 Anaheim Hills, 30 in Yorba Linda and 1 in Brea — Brea-Canyon Continuation School — have been damaged or destroyed, for a total of 56. Flames have scorched at least 2,000 acres. (The scary part is that officials acknowledged that as of 5 p.m. the numbers were probably outdated and bouned to be worse.)

Evacuation centers were set up at Katella High School, 2200 E. Wagner, Anaheim; Tommy Lasorda Field House, 4701 Casa Loma Avenue, Yorba Linda; Anaheim Downtown Community Center, 250 E. Center St., Brea Community Center, 695 Madison Avenue; Valencia High School, 500 N. Bradford,  in Placenia, for Yorba Linda residents.

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