I’m back from a quick business trip and wanted to chime in on the fire coverage a bit. News gathering resources, always stretched to the limit on emergencies like this, are even thinner when the website you’re looking to lead…
Tag Archive for OC Wildfires
Santiago Fire UPDATE: Fire Lurching Toward Riverside County & South OC
by Andrew Davey • • Comments Off
 “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.” Here’s the…
Santiago Fire UPDATE: Silverado on the Line, US Forest Service Steps Up
by Andrew Davey • • 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…
Bush Came Here Today, But Will He Forget Us Tomorrow?
by Andrew Davey • • 1 Comment
 President Bush had a message Thursday for Southern Californians weary and frightened from five days of wildfires. “We’re not going to forget you in Washington, D.C.,” he declared in an eerie echo of what he once told Hurricane Katrina…
Santiago Canyon Fire Moving Towards Riverside
by Chris Prevatt • • Comments Off
From the Orange County Register Fire Central FIRE GROWS, CONTAINMENT SHRINKS Santiago Fire grew to 22,000 acres Wednesday night, while containment of the flames shrank from 50 percent to 30 percent. Fire officials blame the difficult terrain. By GWENDOLYN DRISCOLL,…
Santiago Fire UPDATE
by Andrew Davey • • 3 Comments
Here’s the latest news on the Santiago Fire. As of today, the fire is 50% contained. However some 2,000 homes are still evacuated in the canyons, as the fire still poses a grave threat. Still, there is some good news…
Your thoughts on the fires… an open thread
by Ed Velasquez • • 2 Comments
What are your observations from around OC? Looking for anyone? Checking in on the status of different neighborhoods? Where are you finding the best OC-specific coverage on the internet? How can the rest of us help? Can this be prevented…
