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  • When you think things can’t get any screwier at City Hall, look out! According to this story in the Voice of OC, Fullerton Fire Department will save Brea taxpayers about $220,000 per year by sharing...

    Fullerton Fire Chief Rescues Entire City

    Posted on August 10, 2010 | No Comments
    When you think things can’t get any screwier at City Hall, look out! According to this story in the Voice of OC, Fullerton Fire Department will save Brea taxpayers about $220,000 per year by sharing...

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  • Where is LukOil now that we need them?  Even the Russians could do better with the Chernobyl disaster than the Bloody English have done with the Gulf of Mexico! The rumor is that people trying...

    The Bloody English Oil Barons

    Posted on May 26, 2010 | No Comments
    Where is LukOil now that we need them?  Even the Russians could do better with the Chernobyl disaster than the Bloody English have done with the Gulf of Mexico! The rumor is that people trying...

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  •  Why does the Brea Firefighters Union want to stop being a city-run department? Folks in Brea are up in arms over plans to possibly outsource their Fire Department, or otherwise restructure it. The plans are...

    Will Brea’s Fire Department survive?

    Posted on May 3, 2010 | 7 Comments
     Why does the Brea Firefighters Union want to stop being a city-run department? Folks in Brea are up in arms over plans to possibly outsource their Fire Department, or otherwise restructure it. The plans are...

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  • Fire Map Courtesy of the O.C. Register “A wind-driven wildfire broke out south of Los Angeles Tuesday night as late season Santa Ana winds blasted down burning slopes toward homes,” according to Fox News. You...

    Wildfire breaks out in Anaheim Hills

    Posted on November 24, 2009 | No Comments
    Fire Map Courtesy of the O.C. Register “A wind-driven wildfire broke out south of Los Angeles Tuesday night as late season Santa Ana winds blasted down burning slopes toward homes,” according to Fox News. You...

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  • Freeway Complex Fire Picture, Courtesy of the OC Fire Authority November 11, 2009 For Immediate Release RED FLAGS TO FLY DURING HIGH FIRE DANGER IN ORANGE COUNTY – PRESS CONFERENCE ON NEW OC FIRE WATCH...

    Red flags to fly during high fire danger in Orange County

    Posted on November 11, 2009 | No Comments
    Freeway Complex Fire Picture, Courtesy of the OC Fire Authority November 11, 2009 For Immediate Release RED FLAGS TO FLY DURING HIGH FIRE DANGER IN ORANGE COUNTY – PRESS CONFERENCE ON NEW OC FIRE WATCH...

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  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 10, 2009 Contacts: Marisa O’Neil at (714) 310‐5478 or marisa.oneil@ocparks.com Lynnette Round at (714) 290‐7772 or lynnetteround@ocfa.org Sergio Prince at (949) 933‐0595 or sergio.prince@ocgov.com County to Launch New OC Fire Watch...

    County to Launch New OC Fire Watch Program on Anniversary of Freeway Complex Fire

    Posted on November 10, 2009 | No Comments
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 10, 2009 Contacts: Marisa O’Neil at (714) 310‐5478 or marisa.oneil@ocparks.com Lynnette Round at (714) 290‐7772 or lynnetteround@ocfa.org Sergio Prince at (949) 933‐0595 or sergio.prince@ocgov.com County to Launch New OC Fire Watch...

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  • SAUSD Science Teacher Gary Reynolds speaks out about dangerous overcrowding in chemistry classes at School Board meeting on Sep. 8 “A Santa Ana High School science teacher is claiming chemistry classes at the campus are...

    Are Santa Ana high school chemistry classes dangerously overcrowded?

    Posted on October 3, 2009 | 3 Comments
    SAUSD Science Teacher Gary Reynolds speaks out about dangerous overcrowding in chemistry classes at School Board meeting on Sep. 8 “A Santa Ana High School science teacher is claiming chemistry classes at the campus are...

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  • “Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is urging residents who live near the massive Los Angeles-area wildfire to listen to authorities and evacuate if ordered,” according to the AP. Three people were burned when they ignored evacuation orders...

    Los Angeles Wildfire update

    Posted on August 30, 2009 | 1 Comment
    “Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is urging residents who live near the massive Los Angeles-area wildfire to listen to authorities and evacuate if ordered,” according to the AP. Three people were burned when they ignored evacuation orders...

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  • Say what you will about Latinos in Santa Ana, but understand this – they LOVE fireworks and celebrate the 4th of July with great abandon.  Santa Ana is one of the few cities in Orange...

    You can still buy and use “safe and sane” fireworks in Santa Ana!

    Posted on June 29, 2009 | 3 Comments
    Say what you will about Latinos in Santa Ana, but understand this – they LOVE fireworks and celebrate the 4th of July with great abandon.  Santa Ana is one of the few cities in Orange...

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  • “As many as five homes were lost to wildfire in an upscale Yorba Linda neighborhood last weekend because firefighters had no water, leaving them no choice but to let the homes burn, fire officials said...

    What went wrong in Yorba Linda – and who is to blame?

    Posted on November 23, 2008 | 1 Comment
    “As many as five homes were lost to wildfire in an upscale Yorba Linda neighborhood last weekend because firefighters had no water, leaving them no choice but to let the homes burn, fire officials said...

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  • UPDATE: Click here for a map of the current evacuation areas in Brea and Yorba Linda, as provided by the City of Brea.  Click here for the latest Orange County Fire Authority Evacuation Map.  Click...

    O.C. Triangle Complex Fire Update

    Posted on November 16, 2008 | 3 Comments
    UPDATE: Click here for a map of the current evacuation areas in Brea and Yorba Linda, as provided by the City of Brea.  Click here for the latest Orange County Fire Authority Evacuation Map.  Click...

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  • The wildfire that began in Corona is now in Yorba Linda, according to eyewitness reports.  “A wildfire stoked by powerful Santa Ana winds has damaged 12 homes and charred 1,000 acres in Corona and is...

    Corona fire now in Yorba Linda!

    Posted on November 15, 2008 | 11 Comments
    The wildfire that began in Corona is now in Yorba Linda, according to eyewitness reports.  “A wildfire stoked by powerful Santa Ana winds has damaged 12 homes and charred 1,000 acres in Corona and is...

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  • There were a couple stories in our local newspapers today highlighting the disaster that was last year’s Santiago fire. The L.A. Times reported that a “report shows Orange County firefighters didn’t have enough resources to...

    OC GOP looks bad in wake of Santiago Fire report

    Posted on March 30, 2008 | 1 Comment
    There were a couple stories in our local newspapers today highlighting the disaster that was last year’s Santiago fire. The L.A. Times reported that a “report shows Orange County firefighters didn’t have enough resources to...

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