The OCFA, SAPD and Orange County Sheriff’s Department have responded to the Villa Del Sol apartments at the 800 block of South Fairview Street where one person has died, according to the Fountain Valley Patch.
One victim died at the scene and two others were taken to a local hospital according to the OCFA. Continue reading
In a major disaster or emergency case, learn how to take care of yourself, your family, and your neighbors until help arrives at The City of Santa Ana – Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program:
Saturdays from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, from August 19 to September 2, 2017 .
At the Public Safety Training Center Of Centennial Park, located at 3006 Centennial Road, behind Godínez High School. 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
City of Santa Ana
Advisory: First Street Closure Update: One Westbound Lane Open
The number one westbound lane over the First Street Bridge is reopened after yesterday’s fire which resulted in all three westbound lanes being closed. Continue reading
First St. over the Santa Ana River
City of Santa Ana
Advisory: First Street Bridge Fire Causes Westbound Lane Closures
This afternoon, a fire under the First Street Bridge over the Santa Ana River was reported. The fire intensity was aided by propane and liquid flammable paint.
The damage has forced the closure of all three lanes in the westbound direction until further notice. The closure will not impact access to residents or businesses between the Bridge and Fairview Street. Continue reading
A fire at the Villas at Tustin apartment complex on Wednesday, May 31, at 8:33 p.m., displaced two people, according to the O.C. Register.
The fire was reported at the back bedroom of a first-floor apartment at 2414 Tustin Ave., just north of a Stater Brothers Supermarket, in Santa Ana, on Wednesday evening, according to the OCFA. Continue reading
SAPD police investigators are looking for suspects in two reported vehicle fires in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.
The first incident happened this Thursday at around 10:25 p.m. when a man reported that his 2017 Lexus, which he had parked at the 1800 block of West Pendleton Avenue (just East of Adams Park) had caught fire, according to the SAPD. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana
SANTA ANA – Join the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), the American Red Cross, the City of Santa Ana, and community volunteers as we install free smoke alarms and provide residents with fire safety information. Teens at least 14 years of age are welcome with parent/guardian permission. Continue reading
Nineteen OCFA Firefighters spent were able to put out a fire on Monday evening, at about 8 p.m., at a boarded-up, abandoned house located at the 2600 block of South Orange Ave., in Santa Ana, according to the OCFA.
The fire occurred in an industrial area just north of East Dyer Road, near South Main Street. Continue reading
OCFA firefighters battled a blaze that was reported at 11:47 p.m. last night at a single-story house located at the 4800 block of Morningside Ave., in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.
Several cats and dogs were killed by the fire and five people were hurt, including one victim with critical injuries.
The firefighters were able to extinguish the fire by 12:23 a.m., according to the OCFA. Continue reading
Fire at the 1000 block of W. Washington Avenue in Santa Ana
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
Case # 17CF0551
Date: March 6, 2017
MAN TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR SETTING FAMILY’S HOUSE ON FIRE AFTER DISPUTE
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man is scheduled to be arraigned today for setting his family’s house on fire after a dispute with the other occupants. Jose Luis Martinez Jr., 34, Santa Ana, is charged with one felony count of arson of an inhabited property and one felony count of unlawfully causing fire to an inhabited structure. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of nine years in state prison. The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned today, March 6, 2017, in Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana. The time is to be determined. Continue reading
Fire at the 1000 block of W. Washington Avenue in Santa Ana
Jose Luis Martinez, 34, was arrested and booked on two counts of arson after the SAPD alleged that he set his own two-story house on fire last night, at the 1000 block of Washington Avenue on fire, at around 8 p.m., according to the O.C. Register.
The house was a total loss, according to the OCFA. Continue reading
A massive house fire began at about 8 p.m. at the 1000 block of W. Washington Avenue, in Santa Ana’s Washington Square Neighborhood, according to the O.C. Register.
Thirty OCFA and Orange firefighters fought the blaze according to the OCDA.
A man upset over a recent divorce burned down the house, according to ABC News.
Fire knocked down at 1830 W. 2nd St. in Santa Ana
A fire was knocked down this afternoon just past 3 p.m. at the 1830 block of W. 2nd St. in Santa Ana, according to the OCFA. Continue reading
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A man in his mid-50s was sent to the hospital with severe burns Wednesday evening after a house at the 2700 block of Townley Street exploded in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.
The incident was originally reported as a structure fire but an explosion occurred in the center of the house at around 8 p.m., according to the OCFA. Continue reading