Santa Ana's top news & views blog

New Santa Ana

Tag Archives: OCFA

OCFA firefighters put out fires at a mobile home park and a warehouse in Santa Ana last week

Posted on by Posted in Fires, OCFA, Santa Ana Leave a comment

OCFA firefighters made quick work of a fire in Santa Ana. on the morning of Jan. 7 The fire involve multiple cypress trees and one mobile home was imminently threatening other homes. Fortunately, thanks to a well coordinated fire attack the adjacent homes were saved.

The fire occurred in the 4000 block of W. 1st street in Santa Ana. The Park Terrace Mobile Home Park is at that location.

No injuries were reported. The cause is under investigation. The SAPD provided assistance on scene.

OCFA firefighters also put out a fire at a warehouse at the 10700 block of Chestnut Ave. on Jan. 6. Fire crews were able to quickly get everyone out and confine the fire.

One worker was treated by firefighter paramedics and was transported to the hospital.

An RV fire was stopped before it spread in Garden Grove’s Resort District this morning

Posted on by Posted in Fires, Garden Grove, OCFA Leave a comment

A fire in a parked RV next to several structures in Garden Grove came dangerously close to spreading at 5 am this morning.

The incident was in the 12000 block of Harbor Bl. This was in the Garden Grove resort district at the busy W. Champan Ave. intersection with many restaurants and hotels.

OCFA firefighters quickly knocked it down & prevented extension.

No injuries were reported and no cause has been determined yet.

A two car collision resulted in a hazmat incident tonight in Santa Ana

Posted on by Posted in Accidents, Environment, OCFA, Public Works, Santa Ana Leave a comment

OCFA firefighters responded to a hazardous materials incident as a result of a two-car traffic collision at Grand and Fourth in Santa Ana just past 9 p.m. tonight.

One vehicle carrying acid and chlorine had the load spill which prompted the response.

An OCFA HazMat crew rendered the spill neutral. The City of Santa Ana public works will be providing cleanup.

Firefighters put out a large fire at a Santa Ana mobile home park this morning

Posted on by Posted in Fires, OCFA, Santa Ana Leave a comment

OCFA Firefighters responded to a mobile home fire that spread to another unit this morning at 3:21 am. at Harbor between First and McFadden, most likely at the Liberty Mobile Home Park. This was a Two Alarm fire.

The firefighters were able to knock down the fire in one unit. Then they stopped the spread of the blaze. The fire was put out after almost one hour.

No injuries were reported.

Fire investigators were on the scene. No cause determined yet.

Assistance was provided by Fountain Valley Firefighters and the SAPD.
.

A woman was rescued from a commercial fire in Santa Ana this morning

Posted on by Posted in Fires, OCFA, Santa Ana Leave a comment

OCFA Firefighters responded to a fire at 17th St & Cabrillo Park Dr. for a commercial structure fire this morning.

The fire crews rescued a woman from the second floor of the two-story commercial building fire. Firefighter paramedics tended to her injuries.

The fire was knocked down at about 9:30 a.m.

No word yet as to the cause of the fire which remains under investigation.

The building where the fire occurred is the Hill View Building. It is the location of a medical weight loss center as well as an income tax preparer and other offices.

The SAPD arrested an arson suspect after a residential fire this afternoon

Posted on by Posted in Crime, Fires, OCFA, SAPD Leave a comment

SAPD police officers respond to the area of the 2000 block of S. Olive Street in reference to a call of an arson and a assault with a deadly weapon.

The responding police officers arrested the suspect and assisted the OCFA firefighters in evacuating the residents of the burning home.

Due to the quick actions taken by responding police officers and OCFA firefighters, all of the residents were rescued safely with minor injuries.

The incident happened a couple blocks north of Memorial Park and a few blocks east of Mater Dei High School.

Firefighters put out a blaze in the Logan Neighborhood early this morning

Posted on by Posted in Fires, OCFA, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Fire broke out at the 1300 block of N Custer St. in Santa Ana’s Logan Neighborhood early this morning, before 1 a.m.

OCFA Firefighters found a detached garage fire spreading to adjacent homes.

It took fire crews 20 min. to get it under control.

No injuries were reported and no cause has been determined yet.

Assistance was provided by the SAPD.

A commercial fire broke out just past midnight just south of Godinez H.S.

Posted on by Posted in Fires, OCFA, Santa Ana Leave a comment

A 2 alarm commercial fire broke out at the 3000 block of Harvard in Santa Ana just past 12 midnight. The fire occurred just east of the Heritage Museum of Orange County, south of Godinez High School and Centennial Park and less than a mile from the Yale Transitional Center, an O.C. homeless shelter.

The responding OCFA firefighters utilized a defensive strategy to prevent the spread of fire to nearby buildings.

No injuries to the firefighters or civilians were reported. The cause of the blaze is under investigation. OCFA investigators were at the scene.

The fire was knocked down just past 1:30 a.m. The fire crews remained on scene for hours overhauling the structure.

Assistance was provided by the Costa Mesa and Fountain Valley Fire Departments as well as the SAPD.

A fence fire near MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate school was put out this evening

Posted on by Posted in Fires, OCFA, Santa Ana, SAUSD Leave a comment

Just before 5:30 tonight OCFA firefighting crews in Santa Ana extinguished a fence fire before it could catch a detached classroom at a school on fire.

The call occurred in the area of Flower/Alton, near MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate School.

Why do you suppose a fence would catch fire?

Two adults and a child were displaced after an attic fire in Santa Ana this morning

Posted on by Posted in Fires, OCFA, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Two adults and one child were displaced after an attic fire damaged their home at the 2000 block of S. Sycamore St., in Santa Ana, this morning. The fire was reported at 7:49 a.m.

It took firefighters approximately 15 minutes to get the fire knocked down. No injuries reported and the cause is under investigation.

The fire took place about a block west of Main St. near the South Main Business District.

A dozen trees at a mobile home park in Santa Ana caught fire last night

Posted on by Posted in Fires, OCFA, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Just after 9 p.m. last night OCFA firefighters arrived to find 12 cypress trees on fire at a mobile home park at the 1500 block of N. Newhope St., in Santa Ana.

Four residents were displaced due to damage their home sustained, however multiple homes were spared damage due to a quick knock down of the fire. No injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. The SAPD assisted at the scene.

Tustin ex-con gets 18 years to life in prison after setting fire to an apartment building

Posted on by Posted in Fires, OCFA, Tustin Leave a comment

Patrick Andrew Ceniceros, 61, of Tustin, is heading to prison for 18 years to life after being sentenced on Friday for setting a five-alarm arson fire last year at a Tustin apartment building killed a pet dog and displaced about 100 residents. He was given credit for 599 days in custody which means he will get out of prison even sooner.

Ceniceros pleaded guilty on May 24 to aggravated arson with property damage in excess of $8.3 million, arson of an inhabited structure, arson of property and cruelty to animals, all felonies. He also admitted sentencing enhancements for using an acceleration device in an arson.

He was previously convicted for attempted murder in October of 2009 in San Bernardino County, and served 8 years in prison for that crime.

Ceniceros set the fire when the residents were asleep, which could have killed many of the apartment’s residents. The fire was reported at about 3 a.m. at Chatham Village apartments at 15751 Williams St., near McFadden Avenue. The fire burned so intensely that it caused the apartment’s roof to collapse. The fire started on the first floor but quickly grew into the second floor and the attic. It took almost five hours for 120 firefighters to finally extinguish the arson fire.

Ceniceros has been in jail since Feb. 12, 2020, after he made incriminating statements when he was interviewed by OCFA investigators about the blaze.

The apartment building was considered to be a total loss even though some of the lower units were not burned as those units were damaged by the water and smoke.

Firefighters were able to free a woman wedged between two walls at a Santa Ana business

Posted on by Posted in OCFA, Public Safety, Santa Ana Leave a comment

An adult female has apparently become wedged between two walls at a building located in the 1020 block of North Harbor Blvd., in Santa Ana. That is a auto service center that includes an Auto Repair and Smog Shop as well as a car stereo sales and installation business.

An OCFA technical rescue team is on scene attempting to get to get the female out.

The firefighters are trying to breach the wall while keeping an eye on the female and ventilating the area.

Update:

The OCFA just tweeted this update: “After a cautious and technical operation, firefighters have gotten the victim out. Our paramedics will be assessing her now.”

Firefighters put out a blaze at a Santa Ana hotel this morning

Posted on by Posted in Fires, OCFA, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Guests awoke to firefighters attacking a fire at a motel in the 1500 blk of E. 1st street in Santa Ana at approx 7:15 a.m.

The firefighters knocked it down in just 9 min while guests tried to get back into rooms to grab belongings. The quick stop protected the guests and the rest of the motel.

The firefighters laid in over 600 feet of hose from the street while battling the blaze.

The OCFA was assisted by the Orange Fire Department and the SAPD.