Freeway Complex - WUI Fire - 11,000+ acres 0%

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Update: 16:45 hours - UPDATED EVACUATION INFORMATION: We are happy to announce that at 3:30 and 4:02 respectively the cities of Yorba Linda and Anaheim lifted their evacuations. Residents may return to their homes (ID may be required in some areas). For up to date information including evacuations and evacuation centers, please visit the OCFA website at www.ocfa.org.

• On Sunday Anaheim lifted all evacuation notices within the city.
• Brea - east of State College & north of Lambert
• Brea - north of State College and east of Brea Blvd.
• Brea - Kramer Blvd. and Lambert Rd. (Sommerset Condos)
• Brea - Olinda Village, Hollydale Mobile Home Park
• Brea (Voluntary) - Oak Tree, Olinda Ranch
• At 3:30 PM Sunday, Yorba Linda lifted all evacuation notices within the city.
• Chino Hills - Carbon Canyon - Sleepy Hollow, Carriage Hills, Oak Tree Downs, Vellano Community, & Western Hills Estates Mobile Home Park
• Diamond Bar - "The Country" on Diamond Bar Blvd. Falcon Ridge, Chirpping Serpero, Hawk Wood, Running Branch, Fair Wind, High Bluff
• Approximate Map of Orange County Evacuation Areas
• Approximately 4,500 homes have been evacuated in Anaheim affecting 12,600 people and 8,000-10,000 people have been evacuated in Yorba Linda
• Orange County Red Cross

Update: 12:45 hours - The Triangle Complex has been changed back to the Freeway Complex. - CA-ORC-#075221
· Approximately 11,000 acres, with 0% containment.
· Residents in the housing development “The Country” are currently being evacuated to Diamond Bar. Unknown number of evacuees involved at this time.
· Road closure on Highway 57 North, to Highway 60 interchange; Off ramp to Weir Canyon from Highway 91 is closed.
· The current evacuation centers:
Anaheim: Katella High School, the downtown Community Center, and Loara High School.
Brea: the Brea Community Center.
Chino Hills: Ayala High School.
Placentia: Valencia High School.

Update: 11:00 hours -Freeway Complex (CA-ORC-75221) SR 57 is closed to Northbound traffic from Lambert Road in the City of Brea to the junction of SR 60 in Diamond Bar.

Update: 07:45 hours - The Freeway Fire will now be named the Triangle Complex under the same incident number - CA-ORC-#075221
· 10,475 acres, with 0% containment.
· Change in Structures Damaged/Destroyed: 60 Residences destroyed, 100 damaged, 3,500 threatened.
· Highway's 91, 71, 243, 57 and Imperial Highway are all being impacted by the fire
· Large scale evacuations and high winds are of major concern.
· 60 structures destroyed and 100 damaged.
· Rail lines and numerous roads have been shut down in the area.
· To date there have been 5 firefighters injured 1, being from Anaheim FD. All injuries were minor and all have been released from the hospital.
· There have been aprox. 44 structures lost.
· The ICP will be moving to Irvine Regional Park.

Birth of a Complex Fire

Shot is from above I-15 in Mira Loma around 230pm when it was really blowing up, it's a panorama HDR shot and on the right you can see the Brea Fire being sucked back into the Freeway Fire.
Photo credit: Dave - CAL FIRE - Yahoo SoCalfire group

Triangle Complex (includes Freeway Fire) - Freeway Complex

Landfill(Brea) fire and the Freeway(Anaheim Hills/Yorba Linda Fire) - was called the Freeway Complex fire.
Last night Carbon Canyon Fire was added and this morning Chino Hills Fire and Diamond Bar Fire came into the mix and now it's called the Triangle Complex fire. I think!

New evacuations in Carbon Canyon - Mandatory Evacuations:
New areas in Chino Hills and Yorba Linda:
* Entire Carbon Canyon area
* Ridgecrest area south of Pine and west of Butterfield Park
* Glenmead area from Pipeline to Peyton
* Valvista from Canyon Rim to Soquel Canyon
Anaheim: Area within these boundaries:
* North boundary- 91 Freeway
* East boundary- 241 Toll Road
* West boundary- Weir Canyon Road or Serrano Avenue
* South boundary- Marblehead Way
Area within these boundaries:
* North boundary- Mohler Drive
* West boundary- Del Giorgio Road
* South boundary- Canyon Rim Road
* East boundary- Deer Canyon and Fairmont Park
Brea: Area within these boundaries:
* in the Olinda Villare and Sleepy Hollow areas
* North of State College Boulevard/Lambert Road
* East of Brea Boulevard/Brea Canyon Road
* Sommerset Condos (Kramer/Lambert)
Chino Hills: Area within these boundaries:
* North and south sides of Carbon Canyon Rd.
o The Vellano Development
+ Western Hills Golf Course & Trailer Park
Yorba Linda: Area within these boundaries:
* West of the 241 toll road
* Foxtail and Stonehaven Drives, northwest of San Antonio Road and Yorba Linda Boulevard
* South of Santa Ana Canyon Road and into the foothills.
* West of Weir Canyon Road
* East and South of Village Center to county line
Voluntary Evacuations:
* Carriage Hills
* Summit Ranch
* in Yorba Linda, between west of Village Center and south of Fairmont Boulevard, north of Yorba Linda Boulevard
* The Balance of Carbon Canyon
Evacuation Centers:
* Katella High School, at 2200 East Wagner in Anaheim.
* Brea Community Center, at 695 Madison Avenue in Brea.
* Reuben S. Ayala High School, at 14255 Peyton Dr., in Chino Hills.
*Valencia High School, at 500 North Bradford in Placentia.
Note: Shelters at Esperanza High School and at Travis Ranch have been closed.

Freeway / Street Closures:
* Westbound 91 Freeway beginning at Route 71
* 241 Toll Roll between the 91 Freeway and the 261 Toll Road
* Right two lanes of the northbound 57 Freeway
* Northbound Brea Canyon Road at Central/State College in Brea
* Northbound Valencia from Lambert in Brea
* Santa Ana Canyon east of Weir Canyon road in Anaheim
* Weir Canyon off-ramp from 91 freeway in Anaheim
* Streets within evacuation areas
Small Animals: * Animal Control is setting up an animal shelter at Katella High School, at 2200 East Wagner in Anaheim.
* Orange County Animal Shelter, at 561 The City Drive in Orange.
Horses:
o Del Rio Stables, at 1314 Sanderson in Anaheim.
o Huntington Beach Equestrian Center, at 18381 Goldenwest St. in Huntington Beach.
o Los Alamitos Race Track, at 4961 Katella in Los Alamitos.
o McCoy Equestrian Center, at 14280 Peyton Drive in Chino Hills.
o Board is free, but people must bring feed and supplies.

Triangle Complex/Freeway Fire location map
Triangle Complex fire Perimeter Map
credit: California Fire News

Triangle Complex/Freeway Fire Situation Update:
10,475 acres 0% containment
The Triangle Complex includes the Freeway Fire that was reported at 0905 Saturday November 15, 2008 and the Landfill Fire that was reported at 1043 Saturday November 15, 2008. Per this morning's 0700 briefing, both fires (freeway and landfill) did burn together at around 0330hrs this morning. As of 0700hrs, this has officially been re-named the Triangle complex.

The Triangle Complex is currently threatening 1,000 residences, damaged 101, and destroyed at least 104. Extreme fire behavior continues to push the fire on to several communities. The fire is driven by high winds and low humidity.
The 91 is closed in both directions. Fire jumped the 91 freeway east of Weir Canyon.
CAL FIRE Incident Command Team #6 has transitioned into a unified command. Evacuations and road closures remain in effect. A Red Flag Warning is in effect until 4:00 PM Sunday.
Effective today, the Southern California Geographical Coordination Center Preparedness Level has been moved higher from 2 to 3.

Quick Look: More than 1,000 structures are still threatened.
* 7,300 acres 5% Containment
* 104 Structures Destroyed
* 101 Structures Damaged
* Approx 25,600 Evacuations
* Evacuation centers at Downtown Community Center, Brea Community Center, and Katella High School.
* A proclamation of local emergency has been received from Orange County, Riverside County, City of An aheim, and the City of Corona.
* A Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) has been approved.
Previous updates at: http://calfire.blogspot.com/2008/11/new-start-corona-freeway-ic.html
EOC Activations:
* Orange County EOC is activated.
* OES Southern Region EOC and the OES State Operations Center are activated in support of this fire.

Freeway Fire weather Conditions:
A Red Flag Warning is in effect until 4:00 PM Sunday - Winds moving in a westerly fashion and are gusty and erratic. For information check with National Weather Service - Southern California - Point forecast for area - Link -
Today: Sunny, with a high near 93. East wind between 15 and 20 mph becoming calm. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 56. Calm wind becoming east between 10 and 15 mph. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 90. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Administrative Units: (CA-ORC-75221) - CAL FIRE / Orange County Fire Authority / Corona City Fire / Anaheim Fire / Chino Valley Fire / City of Brea County: Orange County / Riverside County.
Location: Corona and Orange County (Yorba Linda, Brea & Anaheim), West of Corona in Riverside County towards and into Yorba Linda in Orange County. Began in Riverside County 91 Fwy at Green River heading into Orange County (Thomas Brothers page 741).
GPS/Altitude: Lat/Lon: 33.96N 117.79W Elevation:1197 ft
Acres Burned: 10,475 acres 0% Containment.
Structures Threatened: More than 1,000 structures are threatened.
Structures Destroyed: 104 residences.
Anaheim – 10 homes, 10 apartment buildings (50 apartment units) – TOTAL of 60 residences Yorba Linda – 30 residences Corona – 14 residences.
Cause: Under Investigation
Cooperating Agencies: CAL FIRE, Orange County Fire Authority, Corona Fire, Anahiem City Fire, Chino Valley Fire, CHP, CDCR and CCC.
Total Fire Personnel and resources: 75 Engines, 1 Crew, 1 Dozer, 4 Watertenders, 18 Helicopters, 12 Airtankers.
Injuries: 6 minor injuries of firefighters.
Communications: Triangle Complex / Freeway Fire - 11/15, 11/16/08
118.9500 11/15/08 Air to Air Rotor Wing [Helco]
122.9250 Unicom [Tanker Base] air to ground
123.0250 "02" Helo Coord [Media Helo Coord]
123.4250 "Bravo" SBSO [Media Helos to SBSO 40King]
134.8750 11/16/08 Air to Air Rotor Wing [Helco]
151.2200 CalFire ATG [Air to Ground]
151.2500 CalFire Tac-5 [Tac]
151.2650 CalFire Command-2 [Command]
151.3550 CalFire Command-1
153.7550 OES CESRS [Strike Team Travel]
154.2350 Corona Fire Dispatch
154.2650 White-2 [Structure Group Tac / Staging]
154.2800 White-1 [Strike Team Travel]
154.2950 White-3 [Strike Team Travel]
158.7375 Public Safety Interop Vtac 3/13 [Branch-5]
163.1000 Federal Common [Corona Helibase]
166.5625 Interforest Disp & Resource Orders "South Ops"
168.6250 Air Guard
169.1500 11/15/08 NIFC Air Tac-2 [Fixed Wing Tankers] 11/16/08
151.2650 CDF Command 2 151.265
119.4500 S.B. Int new class D airspace traffic advisory
168.7500 Cleveland Forest
866.5375 CMARS 1
167.9000 Chino Hills state park
154.7550 Corona PD

Comm Source: Radio reference - Link

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