A single-story home at the 2000 block of South Hickory Street, in Santa Ana, caught fire today at approximately 1 pm, according to the O.C. Register.
The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) reported on their Twitter page that it was a 2 alarm blaze and that it was knocked down at 1:28 pm. by 23 firefighters. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana
Community Alert: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training Starts Next Saturday
In the event of a major disaster or a more common emergency, learn how to care for yourself, your family and your neighbors until help arrives.
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training will be conducted on Saturday, February 20 and Saturday February 27, 9AM to 5PM and Saturday, March 5, 9AM to 12PM (must attend all 3), at the Centennial Park Public Safety Training Center (3006 Centennial Road, behind Godinez High School). Continue reading
A woman set a small fire inside the Walmart in Santa Ana back on Oct. 4, of last year, at about 6 pm., according to the O.C. Register.
Now the Orange County Fire Authority is asking the public to help identify the woman, based on a few pictures of the suspect that were taken from the store’s security camera footage. Continue reading
A townhome complex located at 3600 Bear St., in Santa Ana caught fire on Saturday afternoon at around 4:50 p.m., according to the O.C. Fire Authority’s Twitter page.
Thirty firefighters responded to the fire, from the OCFA and the Costa Mesa and Fountain Valley Fire Departments.
The fire on S. Bear St. that started around 4:50 PM yesterday destroyed two garages and three vehicles. Continue reading
Fifty five firefighters from the Orange County Fire Authority and the Orange Fire Department put out a two alarm fire at a six-unit strip mall at the 200 block of West 1st Street in Santa Ana, at 12:45 a.m. on Friday morning, according to the OCFA’s Twitter page.
The fire was blamed on an electrical failure inside the Roda’s Dulceria party store located at 200 W. 1st St., according to the O.C. Register. Continue reading
Ricardo Salgado, a 22-year-old resident of Santa Ana, died tragically before 1:15 a.m. this morning when he crashed his car into a lamp post near the intersection of Valencia and Red Hill Avenues, in Tustin, according to the O.C. Register.
Salgado was speeding in a Honda before he crashed into the lamp post, according to the police. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Tustin Police and the O.C. Fire Authority.
The police do not know what direction that Salgado was heading in before the crash or whether he might have been under the influence. However the police investigators do suspect that speeding was a factor in the accident. Continue reading
A 3 Alarm fire broke out today at the 2500 block of S. Susan St. at 10:15 a.m. according to the OC Fire Authority.
Over 85 firefighters from the OC Fire Authority and the Fountain Valley and Costa Mesa Fire Departments fought the blaze and the OCFA Hazmat team was there too. No injuries were reported. Continue reading
It took fifty five firefighters from the O.C. Fire Authority and the Garden Grove, Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley Fire Departments forty minutes to put out a fire today at Aluminum Precision Products, an aluminum manufacturing business located at the 2600 block of South Susan Street in Santa Ana, according to the OCFA’s Twitter page.
They were called in today at 2 p.m. after a fire was caused by an equipment failure near a forging press machine, according to the O.C. Register. Apparently the machine caught fire and the blaze spread very quickly to the roof, where a sprinkler system was activated. Reportedly an oily residue kept igniting the fire on the ceiling according to the OCFA. Continue reading
Santo Vazquez, a 25-year-old man who tried to pass another driver while speeding in a newer model Ford Mustang last Thursday, at around 11 p.m., at the 400 block of Newhope Street, in Santa Ana, passed away over the weekend at UCI Medical Center, according to the O.C. Register.
Vazquez apparently sped up as he tried to pass a driver but lost control of his car and crashed into a nearby telephone pole. Continue reading
An unidentified man in his mid-20s landed on the roof of a moving OCTA bus at about 10 a.m. this morning, after trying to kill himself by jumping from the top of a five-story parking garage, next to the northbound 5 Freeway at the 1st/4th street exit, according to the O.C. Register.
The man fell about 100 feet before landing on the OCTA bus. The bus driver heard the impact and he saw a portion of the man’s body, as it had crashed through the roof. The bus driver immediately pulled over the bus, which was empty at the time.
Several firefighters from the O.C. Fire Authority used ladders to climb onto the top of the bus where they deployed a Stokes basket to safely lower the victim to the ground. Continue reading
Santa Ana School Police Department
This is an important message from the Santa Ana Unified School District. We have been informed by the Orange County Fire Authority that residents may be experiencing a smell of natural gas in certain areas of the city due to a routine procedure at a refinery in Seal Beach.
Normally, the procedure would not leave a smell; however, due to the low cloud cover this morning, the gas is unable to pass through. We have been assured that there is no immediate danger or need to evacuate students. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
On Friday, October 9, 2015 at about 1430 hrs. the Santa Ana Police Department’s Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) will be conducting a training exercise at #4 Hutton Center Dr., a 10-story high rise office building. The property’s management team and security officers will interact with the SWAT Team throughout the exercise. Orange County Fire Authority will also be present and will take part in the exercise. The training is expected to last 6 to 7 hours. Continue reading
O.C. firefighters responded to a fire at a single-story house at the 800 block of N. Bristol Street, Santa Ana, today at around 5 a.m., according to the O.C. Register.
The fire was reported by a passerby who saw that the back of the house had fire coming out of it. He called 911 – and may have helped to save the lives of the seven adults and two children who ended up displaced by the fire. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
Community Alert: Join the City of Santa Ana’s Community Emergency Response Team
In the event of a major disaster or a more common emergency, learn how to care for yourself, your family and your neighbors until help arrives.
Join the City of Santa Ana’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) by participating in the free training course (must attend all three sessions): Continue reading
MEDIA ALERT
For Immediate Release: July 31, 2015
Contact: Elizabeth DenBleyker, (714) 541-7734
THE RAISE FOUNDATION LAUNCHES KAITLYN’S LAW AWARENESS CAMPAIGN-DON’T FORGET. DOUBLE CHECK
(August 2015) Leaving a child unattended in a car in California is both illegal (Kaitlyn’s Law) and dangerous no matter what the weather conditions. Joining together to get this lifesaving message out during August is The Raise Foundation — Orange County’s Child Abuse Prevention Council — in collaboration with the Orange County Social Services Agency, the Orange County Fire Authority, and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Also championing the cause are many local car dealerships, banks, hospitals and medical clinics, colleges, stores, companies, youth groups, places of worship, and others. A comprehensive social media campaign, onsite presentations, radio spots, and information booths at community events will aide in educating and reminding the public.
“The Orange County Social Services Agency encourages and supports The Raise Foundation’s efforts to educate the community and raise awareness on this important issue,” said Mike Ryan, Director of the County of Orange Social Services Agency. Continue reading