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Sheriff Carona Indicted

by Mike Lawson • October 29, 2007 • 4 Comments

Ã‚Â The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Sheriff Mike Carona is facing federal corruption charges alleging he used his office for financial gain.Ã‚Â Ã‚Â Ã‚Â The indictment is filed under seal, but details are expected to be made public as early…

by Dan Chmielewski • October 29, 2007 • 1 Comment

from the OCFA’s website (Photo from LATimes.com): INCIDENT NAME: Santiago Incident LOCATION: Originated at Santiago Canyon Road and Silverado Canyon Road (Thomas Brothers page 832 A2). Fire continues to move to the east and north approaching Modjeska, Silverado, and Lost…

by Andrew Davey • October 27, 2007 • Comments Off

Ã‚Â “We are cautiously optimistic that we will have the fire fully contained in 72 hours,” said Phil Rawlings, Fire Captain with CAL Fire.Ã‚Â Finally, we have some good news on the Santiago Fire, courtesy of US Forest Service and…

by Dan Chmielewski • October 26, 2007 • 1 Comment

HT to Democratic Party of OC for the email on this event. Today (Friday) at the Honda Center the Red Cross of Orange County is teaming up with the Anaheim Ducks, KABC, and KLOS to collect funds to aid fire…

by Dan Chmielewski • October 26, 2007 • 15 Comments

I’m back from a quick business trip and wanted to chime in on the fire coverage a bit.Ã‚Â News gathering resources, always stretched to the limit on emergencies like this, are even thinner when the website you’re looking to lead…

by Andrew Davey • October 26, 2007 • Comments Off

Ã‚Â “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 from the county line. Winds are favorable but the air quality is poor.”Ã‚Â Here’s the…

by Andrew Davey • October 25, 2007 • 1 Comment

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 the fire no longer poses an immediate threat to residential areas, OC firefighters are focusing…