Freeway Complex Fires
This Complex’s name has now been changed back to the Freeway Complex. It was changed to the Triangle Complex Fires yesterday morning, and includes the Freeway Fire (Riverside Fwy, Corona, Yorba Linda) and the Landfill Fire (Brea Fire, Carbon Canyon area). The fires merged on 11/16. The game with the name has to do with paperwork at CalFire. The switcheroos were meant to clarify but instead have obfuscated.
Location: Riverside and Orange Cos., CA
Specific Location: Anaheim Hills, 91 Fwy at Green River heading into Orange Co. towards Yorba Linda, Brea, Diamond Bar
Date of Origin: 11/15/2008
Cause: Unknown at this time
Situation as of 11/19/2008 6:00 PM
Personnel: 1,633
Size: 30,305 acres
Percent contained: 100%
Cost to Date : $16.1 million
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Situation as of 11/19/2008 9:00 AM
Personnel: 2,765
Size: 30,305 acres
Percent contained: 100%
Cost to Date : $14.8 million
100% containment achieved yesterday evening. Updated damage assessment:
187 residential structures destroyed (includes multi-family residences)
127 residential structures damaged
2 commercial properties destroyed
2 commercial properties damaged
11 outbuildings/other destroyed
32 outbuildings/other damaged
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Situation as of 11/18/2008 9:00 AM
Personnel: 3,760
Size: 28,889 acres
Percent contained: 75%
155 residential structures destroyed (includes multi-family residences)
104 residential structures damaged
3 commercial properties damaged
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Situation as of 11/17/2008 7:00 PM
Personnel: 3,812
Size: 28,889 acres
Percent contained: 60%
Cost to Date : $10.7 million
Firefighters made good progress in containing this fire as the Santa Ana Winds died down significantly.
Many evacuations and road closures remain in effect at this time.
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Situation as of 11/17/2008 9:00 AM
Personnel: 3,699
Size: 28,889 acres
Percent contained: 40%
Latest damage assessment numbers:
Anaheim – 31 residences destroyed, 44 damaged
Yorba Linda – 113 residences destroyed, 50 damaged
Corona – 8 residences destroyed, 9 damaged
Brea – 3 residences destroyed, 1 damaged
Suppression costs to date : $4.8 million
Situation as of 11/16/2008 7:30 PM
Personnel: 3,699
Size: 23,722 acres
Percent contained: 19%
Resource management/tracking of IA resources is underway to up-date assigned resource totals. Damage assessment is currently underway with additional team members enroute. It is anticipated lost/damaged structures will increase. Fire perimeter and acreage is being mapped and will be reflected in next up-date.
November 16th, 2008 @ 0700 entered into Unified Command with CAL FIRE ICT6 (Hodson), Orange County Fire Authoriy (Kramer), Los Angeles County Fire Department (Bryant), Anaheim Fire Department, Chino Fire Department. Mandatory evacuation of Tonner Canyon and Diamond Bar occurred at 0700 hours. Highway 57 is open; it was the last remaining major road closure.
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Situation as of 11/16/2008 12:00 noon
Personnel: 600 (reported, vast underestimate)
Size: 10,475 acres
Percent contained: 0%
More than 3,500 structures remain threatened. Evacuations and road closures remain in effect. Diamond Bar and Rowland Heights now threatened and evacuated (see N edge of map below).
A Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 4:00 pm. today.
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Situation as of 11/16/2008 7:00 AM
Personnel: 600
Size: 10,475 acres
Percent contained: 0%
Structures Destroyed: 64 buildings, 104 residences.
Anaheim – 10 homes, 10 apartment buildings (50 apartment units) – Total of 60 residences
Yorba Linda – 30 residences
Corona – 14 residences
Large-scale evacuations are in place for the following areas:
Yorba Linda - Olinda Village, East of State College Blvd. and north or Lambert Rd.; north of Yorba Linda cross of San Antonio; and the Apartment Complex at Lambert and Kramer.
Brea - Bryant Ranch, Stone Haven and Foxtail.
Anaheim - Savi Ranch; between Hwy 91, Hwy 241 and Weir Canyon Rd ; between Mohler Dr, Del Giorgio, Canyon Rim Rd, and Deer Canyon Park.
Corona - Deane Homes, at Prado and Santa Ana River.
Rail line closures. Numerous arterial roads closed. Large numbers of evacuations; five evacuation centers established. A Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 4:00 pm. today.
Triangle Complex Fires map/image from Google Fire Maps, 11/16/2008. Perimeter estimated from satellite-detected hot spots. Click on map for larger image.
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Situation as of 11/15/2008 at 6:00 PM
Personnel: 411
Size: 2,000 acres
Percent contained: 0%
Structures Destroyed: 64 buildings, 104 residences.
Anaheim – 10 homes, 10 apartment buildings (50 apartment units) – Total of 60 residences
Yorba Linda – 30 residences
Corona – 14 residences
Evacuations are in place for the following areas:
Yorba Linda - Olinda Village, East of State College Blvd. and north or Lambert Rd.; north of Yorba Linda cross of San Antonio; and the Apartment Complex at Lambert and Kramer.
Brea - Bryant Ranch, Stone Haven and Foxtail.
Anaheim - Savi Ranch; between Hwy 91, Hwy 241 and Weir Canyon Rd ; between Mohler Dr, Del Giorgio, Canyon Rim Rd, and Deer Canyon Park.
Corona - Deane Homes, at Prado and Santa Ana River.
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Situation as of 11/15/2008 at 3:00 PM
Personnel: unknown
Size: 2,000+ acres (unconfirmed)
Percent contained: 0%
Multiple fires, including the Freeway Fire (Riverside Fwy, Corona, Yorba Linda), Brea Fire (Carbon Canyon area)
Freeway Fire reported 12 structures damaged or destroyed in Corona. 30 structures damaged or destroyed in Yorba Linda. Green River subdivision suffered serious damage. At least 20 homes currently burning in Hidden Valley Estates. 250 unit apartment complex buildings in Anaheim Hills completely involved.
Brea Fire reported heading into La Habra Heights, N of Lambert W of 57 Freeway. Fire has crossed Hwy 57 to W.
Red flag warning till 4:00 PM Sunday. Winds moving in a westerly fashion and are gusty and erratic.
Evacuations in Yorba Linda, Brea, Anaheim Hills. ~5,000 people (unconfirmed estimate)
Evacuation Centers:
Downtown Community Center (250 E. Center St., Anaheim)
Brea Community Center (695 Madison Ave., Brea)
Tommy LaSorda Field House (4701 Casa Loma Ave, Yorba Linda)
Katella High School (2200 E. Wagner, Anaheim)
Animals can be taken to the OC Shelter (561 The City Dr., Orange)
Freeway Fire map/image from Google Fire Maps, afternoon 11/15/2008. Perimeter estimated from satellite-detected hot spots. Click on map for larger image.
