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 Archive for the 'Damage' Category90 percent of Chino Hills State Park burnsNovember 17th, 2008, 4:16 pm by Pat Brennan, green living, environment editorThe weekend’s raging wildfires scorched almost all of Chino Hills State Park, parks officials said Monday. An estimated 90 percent of the park — roughly 13,000 acres out of 14,104 — was blackened in the blaze. Oak trees and rare native walnuts also were seared, although an early look by a state parks environmental scientist suggested most of the trees would survive. And while a number of rabbit carcasses were visible in the park, many animals survived, said Ken Kietzer, an environmental scientist with California State Parks; he saw a coyote, a deer, a rattlesnake and a number of lizards that had escaped harm. The next big worry is erosion and possible debris flows. Although the region has been gripped by drought, no one knows what the normally rainy months ahead will yield. The park will remain closed for at least two weeks. See Green OC blog for more details.
Video: Interiors of burned Brea Canyon HighNovember 17th, 2008, 3:17 pm by rwhitfield
Click here to see the video on our video player. Brea Olinda Unified Schools will be closed Tuesday and Brea Olinda High School could remain closed through Friday, district Superintendent Skip Roland said. More videos: Brea Olinda Unified Schools closed TuesdayNovember 17th, 2008, 3:12 pm by John Crandall, Staff WriterO.C Register staff writer Lou Ponsi reports: Brea Olinda Unified Schools will be closed Tuesday and Brea Olinda High School could remain closed through Friday, district Superintendent Skip Roland said. Roland said initial cost estimates of clean up at school sites is up to $2 million and perhaps $1 million more to re build Brea Canyon High School and damage to Brea Olinda High School, which were ravaged by flames coming from all sides. “We’re looking at 300,000 square feet of campus space and it is not something that can be completed in one day,” said Roland of cleanup at the high school campus. Tuesday will be spent installing special air filtration systems into the air-conditioning units throughout the district, Roland said. Roland said the district doesn’t yet know when or if the students will make up the lost days. Roland said all staff has been given assignments and will report to their locations tomorrow. For more details on school closures, click here.
Returning Brea evacuees could face phone, power outagesNovember 17th, 2008, 2:52 pm by John Crandall, Staff WriterO.C. staff writer Lou Ponsi reports in Brea: When Brea evacuees return home after fleeing the Freeway Complex fire, they could face on-and-off phone and electricity for several days, a Brea official said. Brea Emergency Manager Anna Cave said there are up to 125 power poles down in Carbon Canyon. Authorities are hoping to allow residents back in to Olinda Village and Hollydale Mobile Home Park by 5 p.m., however residents need to be aware that phone service — both land lines and cell service — as well as electricity could be intermittent for several days. Edison crews are in the area assessing the situation. Even after Olinda Village residents are allowed back to their homes, Carbon Canyon Road will likely remain closed for up to four days, from Olinda Drive east. “We are concerned about many issues,” Cave said. “Many phone services are hit or miss and we are getting more miss. … Residents will not necessarily be going back to optimum conditions.” When asked if she could provide a financial tally of the cost of this fire to Brea, Cave said, “No, but it is significant … and at a time when budget issues are staring us in the face, our goal is to make good decisions and provide good documentation.” It could be a few days before the final costs are counted and Cave said the city should be reimbursed for part of the bill.
NASA satellite photographs O.C, L.A. firesNovember 17th, 2008, 1:47 pm by John Crandall, Staff WriterHouses destroyed in Morning Star neighborhoodNovember 17th, 2008, 1:02 pm by Adam Townsend, Staff WriterO.C. Register staff writer Rosalba Ruiz reports: Houses at 621, 625, 629 and 649 S. Morningstar Drive were destroyed by fire. Nearby 531 S. Eveningsong Lane was partially damaged. Firefighters are digging through rubble to extinguish any embers or hot spots that may remain. People are driving slowly through the neighborhoods gawking at the gutted houses.
All is well at Black Gold golf courseNovember 17th, 2008, 1:00 pm by John DunphySomewhere in our zeal to report the fast-moving fires in Orange County over the weekend we reported the clubhouse at the Black Gold golf course in Yorba Linda was destroyed. Not so, say the folks at Black Gold. The course is open for business and all scheduled events including tournaments, weddings and other gatherings will go on as planned.
State workers examine O.C. fire damageNovember 17th, 2008, 12:25 pm by John Crandall, Staff WriterRegister staff writer Doug Irving reports: Even as firefighters watched for flare-ups and residents returned home, state workers fanned out through the burned-out neighborhoods of Orange County to tally the destruction. The information will help Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger make a case for the president to declare a federal disaster. That would open up federal funds to help residents whose homes were damaged recover and rebuild. If Schwarzenegger does request a federal disaster declaration, it would go through the Federal Emergency Management Agency – which requires a report of damage, infrastructure loss, imminent threats and other information. Kelly Huston, the deputy director of the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, said he hopes to provide that report to Schwarzenegger by this afternoon. After that, it would be up to the governor to decide whether to pursue a federal disaster declaration. FEMA announced over the weekend that it would make money available to reimburse three-fourths of the cost of fighting the Freeway Complex fire that swept through Orange County. The money will pay back local fire agencies for some of the expenses they incurred in mobilizing their crews, setting up field camps and repairing or replacing their supplies and equipment.
Flames melt motorcyle in Yorba Linda, leave house mostly untouchedNovember 17th, 2008, 11:19 am by John Crandall, Staff Writer
Most motorcycle owners would be upset if their motorcycle got a ding in the fuel tank. The Briscoes’ motorcycle is a hardened puddle. At least, “we think it’s the motorcycle,” said Conor Briscoe, 9, of Skyline Drive, a cul-de-sac that branches off the fire-blasted Mission Hills Drive. This morning, fire crews were sifting through the charred remains of the house just next door to the Briscoes. Conor, who was checking the house with his mom, dad, siblings and aunt, bounded inside to grab his souvenir from the fire: a solidified 3-foot puddle of some kind of chrome or aluminum. “We just got back - this is the first time we saw it,” said Michelle Briscoe, Conor’s mom. “We got a text from the lady across the street telling us it was OK to come back. We lost our shed in the back.” ADVERTISEMENT
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