This is a developing story. Check back for updates and details. UPDATE: The Bond Fire in the Silverado Canyon areas has burned an estimated 7,200 acres and is considered 0 percent contained […]
Bond Fire burns 7,200+ acres
Westminster blaze snuffed out
A home and adjacent houses were saved from a blaze in Westminster Monday evening.. According to the Orange County Fire Authority – which provides fire and medical aid services for the city […]
Friday’s coronavirus updates
Here’s Friday’s news related to the coronavirus crisis, local, state, national and international. This will be updated throughout the day, so check back often for the latest. Local & State • All […]
Closings and cancellations growing
UPDATE: The City of Westminster today (Friday) announced it was cancelling several events as a precaution against the possible spread of the coronavirus. Cancelled are: All Senior Center programs including the Senior […]
Surfboard shop fire is extinguished
Units from the Orange County Fire Authority and the Huntington Beach Fire Department were summoned to a commercial structure Wednesday afternoon and extinguished a blaze at a surfboard glassing shop. It took […]
Gas leak, apartment fire are handled
Friday was a busy day locally for the Orange County Fire Authority, which took over fire and emergency medical services for Garden Grove last week. In Garden Grove, a natural gas leak […]
The OCFA takes over from the GGFD
This morning (Friday), history turned the page in Garden Grove as fire and paramedic service passed from the city fire department to the Orange County Fire Authority. At 8 a.m., the 93-year-old […]
Council isn’t sold on by-district money
A proposal to allocate some money to be spent per district was considered by the Garden Grove City Council on Tuesday night, but – so far – the city leaders aren’t quite […]
A horse is rescued from a dumpster
How does a horse get stuck in a dumpster? Even more important, how do you get a horse out of a dumpster? The Huntington Beach Fire Department and the Orange County Fire […]
Fast thinking isn’t always smart
“A good plan executed in time beats a perfect plan executed too late.” – Gen. George S. Patton. “Act in haste, repent at leisure.” – William Congreve. I am never the first […]
