Electrical fire at a Santa Ana home displaces 15 residents
An electrical fire in Santa Ana displaced 15 residents Sunday afternoon, fire officials said, according to the O.C. Register. The fire started at 3:40 p.m. at a home in the…
Santa Ana medical marijuana house burns down
[caption id="attachment_45452" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Pot Building Burns Down - Scene from the movie Pineapple Express[/caption] A fire damaged a Santa Ana home Friday, sending an apparent personal medical marijuana operation…
Who tried to burn a porta potty at Newhope Elementary School?
Fire investigators responded to Newhope Elementary School on Monday morning after construction workers found evidence that a portable toilet had been set on fire, according to the O.C. Register. Who…
Fire causes over $1M in damage at a Santa Ana marijuana growing operation
[caption id="attachment_41350" align="aligncenter" width="256"] Scene from the movie The Pineapple Express, which featured the explosion of an indoor marijuana growing operation[/caption] A marijuana growing operation was discovered early Sunday morning,…
Santa Ana cosmetics company goes up in flames early this morning
Crews from multiple fire departments knocked down a four-alarm blaze that erupted early Wednesday outside at a Santa Ana warehouse belonging to the La Rosa Company, located at the 2100 block…
Valley High School’s gym boiler blows up and students are evacuated
An explosion, possibly involving a malfunctioning water heater, lifted the roof off the Valley High School gym, in Santa Ana, Tuesday morning and sent students scrambling for cover just before the…
Huge fire guts what’s left of the Saddleback Inn
A fire broke out Friday night at a vacant hotel in Santa Ana, the same hotel that has been burned in two other fires in as many years, firefighters said. The…
Santa Ana BERT Survival and Training class set for March 12
Santa Ana Police & Fire present a BERT (Business Emergency Response Training) Survival and Training class on Tuesday March 12, 2013 from 9:30 am to 10:45 am. Contact: Team Leader, Orange County Chapter…
Irvine man convicted after burning church over masturbation disagreement
TONY RACKAUCKAS, ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Date: August 9, 2011 Susan Kang Schroeder, Office: 714-347-8408, Cell: 714-292-2718 Chief of Staff Farrah Emami, Spokesperson, Office: 714-347-8405,…
Fundraiser today to help Santa Ana High School alum whose home burned down
Santa Ana High School grad Brenda Coronado and her family lost their home to a fire on July 22. Click here to read about that in the O.C. Register. Coronado…
The O.C. Great Park presents a “Community Safety Expo”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 21, 2011 CONTACT: JENN STARNES, 949-724-6574 The Great Park Presents "Community Safety Expo" Event offers fun, free activities and safety tips for the whole family IRVINE…
Santa Ana’s Southwest Community Center rises from the ashes
Santa Ana's Southwest Community Center suffered a terrible fire last year, losing holiday food and gifts for the poor. Their structure had to be totally demolished. Nine months later the…
Huge fire guts Santa Ana’s Saddleback Inn
The Saddleback Inn is burning to the ground tonight. The fire is incredible. It is being reported live on Channel 11 News, at this link. The owner of the Saddleback…
Remembering Santa Ana’s Chinatown
Picture Courtesy of the Orange Coast Voice Did you know that Santa Ana used to have a Chinatown? There is no evidence of it today, because the Santa Ana City…
Fire at Santa Ana soup kitchen damages donated food and holiday gifts
The volunteers at Santa Ana's Southwest Community Center are in mourning today, after "A late-night fire damaged their Santa Ana soup kitchen and destroyed $50,000 in food and holiday gifts…
