The same week that an Orange County Judge stopped the County of Orange from removing the homeless from the Santa Ana River trail, Marilyn Fajardo, a 26-year-old allegedly homeless woman was arrested in Santa Ana on suspicion of starting a fire that burned a tree, a storage container and two semi-truck trailers, according to the SAPD.
Witnesses told the SAPD that Fajardo had been seen at the scene at the fire, with a lighter. Continue reading
A fire broke out this afternoon in Santa Ana at a house located at the 2900 block of McFadden Ave., at about 1:30 p.m., according to the OC Register.
One person was injured in the fire, which was extinguished by three OCFA fire engine crews within 15 minures. Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 18CF0326
Date: January 30, 2018
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was charged with attempted murder and arson for setting fire to a tent with a homeless man and woman inside in Santa Ana.
Defendant: James Anthony Lawlor, 35, Santa Ana
Charged on Jan. 26, 2018, with the following felony counts: Continue reading
A fire occurred at the 2900 block of W. 1st Street in Santa Ana this afternoon, according to the OCFA.
Approximately 30 firefighters dealt with exposure problems on each side of the burning building. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: SAPD Detectives And OCFA Arson Investigators Make An Arrest In Attempted Murder/Arson Case
Suspect/Arrested: James Anthony Lawlor (35) Santa Ana
On Friday, 01/19/2018 at 8:20 am, SAPD officers responded to the vacant lot in the 1300 block of West Tolliver for a tent fire. Officers located the fire and two victims, one male and one female, who advised they were inside their tent when the suspect, who they described as male Hispanic, 35-40 years old, wearing black slacks and a black coat, approached their tent. The suspect then told the occupants they had 15 minutes to leave the area or he would return with his Glock handgun. The male occupant in the tent stuck his head out to talk to the suspect and was immediately kicked twice on the head by the suspect. Continue reading
Approximately 40 OCFA and Orange City firefighters were dispatched at 6:25 p.m. this evening to battle a fire at a single story home at the 1300 block of N. Custer St., in Santa Ana, according to the OCFA. Continue reading
OCFA and Fountain Valley firemen put out a structure fire today at a multi unit townhome at the 600 block of S Harmon., according to the OCFA.
The flames were reported at 3:53 a.m. in the 600 block of South Harmon Street, according to the O.C. Register. Continue reading
Over 90 OCFA firefighters have been battling a five alarm fire that started at about 9:40 p.m. at a 2 story business complex fire, according to the OCFA. The fire is located at the 1500 block of East Edinger Ave. This is a few blocks south of Century High School, near S. Grand Ave.
In their last Twitter update the OCFA said that the fire attack was progressing well and they were attempting to keep the fire contained to the building of origin. Continue reading
Picture Courtesy of the OCFA
The OC Fire Authority’s firemen extinguished a fire this morning at OC Recycling, located at 1601 E. Edinger Ave, in Santa Ana, according to the OCFA.
This was a 2-alarm blaze that started at about 9:45 a.m. Continue reading
A three-alarm fire destroyed Discount Movers today in Santa Ana, but no one was injured, according to the O.C. Register.
The building, at 2941 N Hesperian St B, in Santa Ana, caught fire at around 2:25 a.m. in the area of Bristol and Hesperian streets. Continue reading
SCAQMD Continues Smoke Advisory for Canyon 2 Fire
This advisory is in effect today, Tuesday, Oct. 10, through Wednesday morning, Oct. 11.
SCAQMD will issue an update if additional information becomes available.
A brush fire, named the Canyon Fire 2, is burning in Orange County near Gypsum Canyon, Anaheim Hills and towards the cities of Tustin and Orange. The burn area is reported to be 7,500 acres this morning, with 5 percent containment. Smoke is currently heavy in the vicinity. Breezy winds from the east will transition to a sea breeze from the southwest starting around 11 a.m. Smoke and ash impacts will be greatest in the vicinity of the fire and downwind into portions of Orange County this morning and likely into Riverside County this afternoon, depending on evolving fire conditions. Air quality may
reach Unhealthy levels or higher in areas directly impacted by smoke.
Areas of direct smoke impacts and Unhealthy air quality include portions of: Continue reading
A fire broke out this morning at around 11 a.m. at an abandoned residential building located at the 900 block of East Fourth St., in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.
It took more than 20 firefighters to put out the fire, according to the OCFA. Continue reading
A two alarm fire broke out at a commercial building located at the 1500 Block of E. McFadden, according to the OCFA. Approximately 50 OCFA & Orange City firefighters battled the blaze.
The fire was under control by 2:40 am. The damaged building was a single story unit with two suites that were damaged. Continue reading
A fire broke out early this morning, at 3:54 a.m., at a home located at the 1000 block of N. Freeman St., in Santa Ana’s Washington Square neighborhood, according to the O.C. Register.
The home was destroyed in the blaze. Continue reading
Picture courtesy of the OCFA
A total of 44 firefighters from the OCFA and the Fountain Valley and Costa Mesa fire departments battled a fire last night outside a landscaping business, Wm. Vandergeest Landscape Care, at the 1900 block of South Yale St., in Santa Ana, not far from Centennial Park, according to the O.C. Register.
The fire began as several vehicles parked outside of the landscaping business caught fire. Then the fire spread to the building, according to the OCFA. Continue reading