Santiago Fire/South OC FIRE

(ack) I grew up on Monticello. But when I was there, we went to Irvine High.

Keep us updated

 

really? wow. yeah- she's lived there for about 12 years now.

apparently that end of irvine is under voluntary evacuations. can anyone confirm this?

mom's staying with us tonight. full house! something tells me I'm on the couch :lol:

 

Fire is Heading for Foothill Ranch

Looks like there are some houses being threatened and Whiting. They are doing a report on KTLA from the Walmart Parking lot over by Whiting. Be safe...

 

http://www.ocfa.org/_uploads/images/santiagofire2.png

I think this map is the most up-to-date. fyi, the "disp" line of little circles is the fire teams attempting to head it off.

that would suck- from whiting it could jump up to the luge/stantiago truck trail area.

 

Santiago Fire

We've been watching the fire come over the hills towards Whiting and houses are burning at the end of Portola as of 11:06am.

 

http://www.ocfa.org/_uploads/images/santiagofire2.png

 

here a satellite image from yesterday they update late in the day. and here

 

Sad

The news just reported that the Santiago fire was deliberately set. They closed down my offices in Lake Forest off of Bake and Dimension. The picture is what my coworker took off of Bake and Commercenter.

 

wife just told me that the news just stated that Whiting wilderness park is on fire now. anyone confirm?

fire is going towards foothill ranch, portolla el toro and mission viejo and bake pkwy is closed presumably near the foothills

 

I just heard the same thing on ABC 7. Not sure which section though. Whiting is quite large and encompasses more than the sections we normally ride.

 

holy crap that's CLOSE

 

damn. and I was going to take my newbie friend there this weekend.

edit: isn't most of whiting not road/trail friendly? or have roads at all?

double edit: according to their website, they're closed:
http://www.ocparks.com/whitingranch/

 

Fire threatens thousands of homes in Foothill Ranch

"...The blaze, which erupted about 6 p.m. Sunday, was deliberately set in three areas next to the 241 toll road and quickly exploded, fueled by dense vegetation and fierce Santa Ana winds, Fire Authority investigators said. The fire raced northward through Hicks Canyon toward the Northwood and Portola Springs residential areas...."

From http://www.latimes.com/news/local/o...ry?coll=la-editions-orange&ctrack=1&cset=true

 

thats nuts man... i don't tihnk they'll evacuate my office, but i'm off Commerce Center and Lake Forest

 

Live newsfeed: http://media.myfoxla.com/live/#
For those of us at work.

 

Live newsfeed: http://media.myfoxla.com/live/#
For those of us at work.

 

My sister lives in Foothill Ranch and they're packing some stuff. Foothill Ranch Elememtary is closed which is the school above Whiting Ranch. The homes Northwest of Outback restaurant and McDonalds where most park when going to Whiting are being evacuated.

 

Just got back from helping my mom get the animals out (she's in Foothill). On the way out, off of Masier (Bake/Portola), I was facing flames on the hill

My sister is on the other side of Whiting (off of Glen Ranch) and they're packing the animals as well. However, she said it's not as bad out there.

Funny thing is that the air is much better at my sister and mom's houses than it is here in HB--aside from the falling ash

Edit: Bake pkwy IS closed going up to Portola; Lake Forest is jammed (line to turn left onto Lake Forest from Trabuco extends beyond Bake), but I heard that El Toro is open and not too much traffic going up to Portola

 

Did we lose Whiting?

 

Looks like part of it may have been affected, but I'm not sure how far. Per my sister, she doesn't see any flames yet and it seems clear over there (she's above the park just outside of Cactus)