2008 Annual Fire Thread

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by JWBear

I just heard that Brea HS has burned!

No

The fire is in the hills around the HS, but the school grounds themselves are fine. Brea HS was just built a few years ago and the were built to very strict fire codes.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by JWBear

I just heard that Brea HS has burned!

I talked to my Mom (who is Anaheim Hills). She's ok for now. She's at Anaheim Hills Rd and Nohl Ranch Rd.

I have a niece in Corona Hills. I haven't heard from her.

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

No

The fire is in the hills around the HS, but the school grounds themselves are fine. Brea HS was just built a few years ago and the were built to very strict fire codes.

A little update from the OC Register site:

Torched Brea Canyon High looks like ‘moonscape’
November 15th, 2008, 4:40 pm by Candice Shih, Staff Writer

Brea Canyon Continuation High School, at 689 Wildcat Way in Brea, was significantly damaged, according to reporter Cindy McNatt.

“It looks like a moonscape,” she said. “It’s completely blackened with white powder on top.”

All are the windows are broken, the computers are on, and the phones are ringing, she said.

The concrete brick building facing the street is burned, but the rear was not.
Nearby Brea Olinda High School was spared from the fire at its northern edge, according to reporter Jon Cassidy.

[bewitched]

Here's hoping for more favorable winds-- Stay safe.