The Silverado Fire near Irvine has finally been deemed “100 percent contained” by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. That blaze, which started on Oct. 26, covered 12,444 acres and […]
Silverado fire is 100% “contained”
Pedestrian killed crossing street
A pedestrian trying to cross a major thoroughfare in Huntington Beach Sunday evening was struck by a car and suffered fatal injuries. According to Motor Sgt. Joshua Page of the HBPD, the […]
Fires are contained 80 and 82%
UPDATE: Overnight progress against the Silverado and Blue Ridge fires in Orange County continued late Saturday and early Sunday. According to Cal Fire, the Silverado blaze is now 82 percent contained; […]
Containment of fires advances
UPDATE: The Silverado fire is now considered to be 70 percent contained. Nine structures were damaged and three destroyed. Updated at 7 p.m. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– As you can probably tell by looking in […]
Fire evacuations are lifted
UPDATE: The Silverado Fire is considered 51 percent contained. Six structures were damaged and one destroyed. Two “minor” structures were also considered destroyed. Update as of 7 p.m. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Good progress […]
