A rapid response and a coordinated fire attack kept a fire in a commercial dumpster in Santa Ana from extending into an adjacent building on Sunday evening.
OCFA Firefighters, including Battalion 9, Engines 74 and 79, & Truck 76 received the call for the fire in the area of E. Glenwood Pl. & S. Standard Ave. at 6:35.
No injuries were reported and no cause is available yet.
At 7:11 tonight a fire broke out in a row of detached garages at the 2700 block of S. Fairview in Santa Ana.
OCFA firefighters quickly knocked the fire down before it could threaten neighboring buildings.
No injuries were reported.
The cause is under investigation.
The SAPD, Costa Mesa Fire Department and Fountain Valley Fire Department assisted.
OCFA firefighter John George Sahm Jr. passed away recently after 36 years as a firefighter. He was born on July 29, 1963 and passed away on July 2, 2022. His Celebration of Life was held on July 30 at the Santa Ana Elks Lodge.
Sahm studied at Santa Ana College and Orange Coast College. He started his career in Santa Ana back in 1986. Sahm transitioned to the OCFA in 2012.
Sahm also worked for the Disneyland Fire Department in their pyrotechnics section.
Away from work Sahm was the lead singer and played guitar in a band called The Midnight Train. As a group they played events all throughout California.
Music was Sahm’s passion, he was also an avid animal lover.
Sahm resided in Mission Viejo and is survived by his wife and family.
Early Saturday morning, Tustin police officers responded to the area of Newport and Holt regarding calls about a vehicle which had crashed into a structure.
The driver had crashed into a utility box, was unconscious behind the wheel, and was still actively accelerating forwards.
The responding police officers quickly devised a plan to trap the vehicle in its place and prevent injury to other motorists or further damage to property.
With the assistance from OCFA firefighters, the male driver was safely removed from the vehicle without risking emergency personnel to injury from possible electrocution.
The male suspect was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence and booked at Orange County Jail.
Driving under the influence often leads to a disastrous ending. Please call a taxi or use a service like Uber instead! Remember if you are buzzed you are drunk…
If you were at the MainPlace Mall on Sunday night you may have noticed a commotion.
A teenage girl somehow got her hand stuck in an escalator rail at the MainPlace Mall at about 6:30 p.m.
OCFA crews were able to dismantle a portion of the escalator without further injuring the victim. She was deemed to be in stable condition and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
It took the firefighters over an hour to free the girl’s hand.
To prevent such instances your hands should always be placed on top of the escalator rails.
Santa Ana – An RV fire adjacent to a structure was extending into the carport w/apartments above at 1:00 am this morning. Due to a rapid attack, firefighters quickly knocked down the fire & prevented further extension. No injuries reported. Fire was in the 900 block of N Grand. pic.twitter.com/LFqJ3WSOKP
— OCFA PIO (@OCFireAuthority) July 26, 2022
Santa Ana – An RV fire adjacent to a structure was extending into the carport w/apartments above at 1:00 am this morning.
Due to a rapid attack, OCFA firefighters quickly knocked down the fire and prevented further extension.
No injuries were reported.
The fire was at the 900 block of N Grand.
Neighbors called 911 at 4:52 p.m. this Saturday when they heard landscapers in a tree yelling for help after reportedly contacting electrical wires while working near La Limonar Rd/Arroyo Ave in unincorporated Tustin.
Firefighters arrived to find two adult males in a tree holding a third adult male who was unresponsive. FF’s quickly conducted a precision technical rescue with an aerial ladder while also keeping everyone safe.
OCFA firefighter paramedics treated and transported one adult male patient in critical condition.
No other injuries were reported.
A pedestrian was struck by an Amtrak Surfliner train on the railroad tracks between Grand and Chestnut Avenues around 11:32 p.m. on Wednesday night, in Santa Ana.
The pedestrian was declared to be deceased by the paramedics who responded to the scene.
The identity of the pedestrian has not been released yet by the OC Coroner.
The SAPD is not sure yet why the pedestrian was on the railroad tracks. However transients are often seen in that area.
The Amtrak train that struck the pedestrian was traveling northbound to Los Angeles. The train was delayed for hours while the investigation took place. Traffic was also affected on local surface streets.
The accident occurred just south of the DMV and a few blocks west of the SAUSD headquarters and Villa Fundamental Intermediate.
OCFA firefighters responded to a garage fire in the 1500 blk of N. Ross in Santa Ana at 8:53 p.m. tonight.
The firefighters quickly laid 300 feet of hose down the alley to knock it down.
The firefighters also mitigated downed power lines to keep everyone safe.
The cause of the fire was identified as unintentional cooking.
The SAPD assisted during the fire with traffic control.
Illegal fireworks caused a residential fire early this morning a 12:53 a.m., according to the OCFA.
The incident was located in the 1100 block of S Flower St.
Due to a rapid attack by firefighters, the fire, which involved an exterior shed and several trees behind a home, was knocked down in less than five minutes.
The quick stop by crews prevented the continued spread towards homes.
One resident was assessed by firefighter paramedics, but they declined ambulance transport to a hospital.
Please keep your community safe this 4th of July, and attend a public fireworks display. To find one in your area click here.
At approximately 6:30 this evening the OCFA responded to a commercial structure fire in Santa Ana.
The fire crews arrived to 2700 block of S Main to find a well involved warehouse at a lumberyard.
The fire crews initiated the fire attack and ordered a 2nd alarm, making good progress on the fire.
Orange Coast Hardware and Lumber is based at 2727 S. Main St.
On Friday, June 10, 2022, at 10:13 PM, Santa Ana Police Communications received a report of a house fire at the 5000 block of West McFadden Avenue. Officers and Orange County Fire Authority responded and discovered the home fully engulfed in flames. Orange County Fire extinguished the fire and discovered a deceased male inside. The investigation revealed the fire was intentionally set.
On Tuesday June 14, 2022, Homicide Detectives gained additional information on the case, which prompted them to return to the house. Orange County Fire Authority also responded and conducted an additional search of the home, at the detectives’ request. During this search, a deceased female victim was located under debris.
The circumstances surrounding these homicides are currently being investigated.
Detectives are attempting to identify and locate any witnesses who can shed light on this incident.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call SAPD Homicide Section Detectives at (714) 245-8390, or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS.
Firefighters found a dead man inside a mobile home that burned in Santa Ana at the 5000 block of McFadden Avenue shortly before 10:30 p.m. last Friday.
The discovery of the dead man led to an arson and homicide investigation involving both the SAPD and the OCFA.
Neighbors heard arguing right before the fire started and someone was seen leaving the scene.
The victim has not been identified.
Police detectives are trying to track down any leads on a possible suspect.
The fire was determined to be arson but no arrests have been made, according to the SAPD as the investigation is continuing.
Recently, OCFA firefighters put out a fire in a storm drain in Santa Ana. The storm drain had several surrounding trees that could’ve potentially caught fire.
The firefighters then noticed a kitten in a nearby planter. Firefighters suspected this kitten might be part of a litter. After a quick search, they discovered five more kittens and their mother.
The firefighters tended to the kittens while they waited for Santa Ana Animal Control.
Fortunately, all the kittens were in good health and meowing while with the fire crews. The firefighters suspected the kittens were saying thank you!
Last night OCFA firefighters arrived on scene to find a two story townhome complex with heavy fire coming from the second story of one of the units.
An aggressive attack contained the fire to the unit of origin.
The call came in at 7:03 in the 1300 block of S. Standard in Santa Ana.
The cause is still under investigation.
The SAPD provided assistance at the scene.