A hazardous material incident inside a factory in Grove Grove on Wednesday triggered a response from the Orange County Fire Authority. According to the OCFA, water came into contact with sodium hydroxide […]
Another (minor) hazmat call
Two injured in two-car crash
A two-car collision in Garden Grove on Monday morning resulted in one vehicle knocked on its side with the occupants extricated from their car by an Orange County Fire Authority team. According […]
Some good news on fireworks
Nearly a dozen people were burned – financially, that is – for fireworks violations in Stanton. According to a report issued recently by the City of Stanton, 11 citations were issued for […]
Derek Tran directs $1 million to Garden Grove fire station
Congressman Derek Tran (D-45th District) recently presented the City of Garden Grove with $1 million in federal funding he secured to update Station 84. That’s the Orange County Fire Authority station on […]
No smoking on Morgan Lane
Remember the old song, “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes”? Some smoke hit a home in the 11000 block of Morgan Lane in Garden Grove on Friday at around 2 p.m. According to […]
Go home! Evacuations are over
By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune with wire service reports A crisis with a worst-case scenario of a giant chemical explosion is over. Around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Orange County Fire […]
Evacuation area cut to 16,000
UPDATE: There’s good news for most of the people affected by the establishment of the evacuation zone created by the toxic gas emergency created at a plastics factory in West Garden […]
‘Step in the right direction’ in Orange Co plastics tank crisis
UPDATES: A potentially risky operation by Orange County Fire Authority firefighters on Saturday may have resulted in a “step in the right direction” in solving the danger presented by a possible […]
Toxic fumes prompt evacuations
By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune One of the most dangerous environmental crises in local history remains unresolved, casting a shadow of unknown danger over several cities in West Orange County. As […]
Setbacks emerge in efforts to end toxic gas leak in West GG; Beach Boulevard is closed
UPDATE: The evacuation area has been expanded in the toxic gas leak in Garden Grove, which now takes in some parts of Cypress, Stanton and Anaheim, according to authorities. The new boundaries […]
