Sunday, November 16, 2008
California Fires Ravage Exclusive Yorba Linda and Chino Hills
Over 10,000 people have been evacuated in Yorba Linda alone. There have been 7,373 acres burned so far. The good news is that the Fire Authority says that there is a 5 percent containment, but there are still over 1,000 homes threatened. Earlier in the evening there was no mention of containment. The Chino Hills State Park is burning and the fire is almost into Chino Hills proper. The fire is moving from the east to the west so many homes might be spared. Arial assets are not being used during the night on this fire, as 60 mph gust are creating up to 50ft. walls of fire.Dubbed "The Freeway Complex Fire", this massive fire started...
...near the Prado Dam in the Santa Ana River basin and quickly spread to Yorba Linda, Anaheim Hills, through Brea and Carbon Canyon and has now jumped the 57 freeway to Brea Canyon.
There is a voluntary evacuation for Chino Hills, Carriage Hills, Summit Ranch, and Carbon Canyon. There is a Chino Hills shelter at Reuben S Ayala High School at 14255 Peyton Drive. If you have an animal you can take it Chino Hills McCoy Equestrian Center. Small animals can also be taken to the Orange County Shelter while large animals like horses can be taken to the Los Alamitos Race Track in Cypress.
Thank to Dan Wilson for this update.