Santiago Fire UPDATE: Fire Lurching Toward Riverside County & South OC
 “The Orange County fire hasn’t crossed into Riverside County yet,” Nugent told a few residents prior to the meeting, “It’s burning about 3.5 miles […]
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Santiago Fire UPDATE: Silverado on the Line, US Forest Service Steps Up
Here’s the latest news on the Santiago Fire, courtesy of The Register. Today, firefighters stopped playing defense and began going on the offense. Now that […]
Bush Came Here Today, But Will He Forget Us Tomorrow?
 President Bush had a message Thursday for Southern Californians weary and frightened from five days of wildfires. “We’re not going to forget you in […]
Santiago Canyon Fire Moving Towards Riverside
From the Orange County Register Fire Central FIRE GROWS, CONTAINMENT SHRINKS Santiago Fire grew to 22,000 acres Wednesday night, while containment of the flames shrank […]
Santiago Fire UPDATE
Here’s the latest news on the Santiago Fire. As of today, the fire is 50% contained. However some 2,000 homes are still evacuated in the […]
Your thoughts on the fires… an open thread
What are your observations from around OC? Looking for anyone? Checking in on the status of different neighborhoods? Where are you finding the best OC-specific […]
Santiago Fire & Camp Pendleton Fires UPDATE
Here’s the latest on the Santiago Fire from ABC 7/Los Angeles and The Register So far, some 19,200 acres have been scorched by the Santiago […]
Thank Santiago Fire First-Responders
Make a couple of phone calls. The Orange County Board of Supervisors recently decided to waste taxpayer dollars on a frivolous lawsuit to challenge the constitutionality […]
Santiago Fire UPDATE: Homes Destroyed in Modjeska Canyon, Evacuations Ordered for Trabuco Canyon
Here’s the latest on the Santiago Fire, courtesy of The Register. Mandatory evacuations are now underway for for the canyon areas northeast of Santiago Canyon […]