Sunday Night Start of Fire |
Sunday First Notice from the yard |
From Toll Road |
From Toll Road |
Portola Parkway above Portola Springs |
From Sand Canyon looking NW above Irvine |
From Sand Canyon looking NW above Irvine |
From Sand Canyon looking NW above Irvine |
From Sand Canyon looking NW above Irvine |
From Sand Canyon looking NW above Irvine |
From Sand Canyon looking NW above Irvine |
From Sand Canyon looking NW above Irvine |
From Sand Canyon looking NW above Irvine |
From Sand Canyon looking NW above Irvine |
From Sand Canyon looking NW above Irvine |
From Sand Canyon looking NW above Irvine |
From Sand Canyon looking NW above Irvine |
Progress by Monday afternoon |
View From Glenn Ranch Rd of fire behind Foothill Ranch |
DSC_8961tn_.JPGView From Glenn Ranch Rd of fire behind Foothill Ranch |
View From Glenn Ranch Rd of fire behind Foothill Ranch |
View From Glenn Ranch Rd of fire behind Foothill Ranch |
View From Glenn Ranch Rd of fire behind Foothill Ranch |
View From Glenn Ranch Rd of fire behind Foothill Ranch |
foot Hill Ranch Sign at Glenn Ranch Rd |
Monday afternoon - Fire circles Foothill Ranch |
Fire behind Foothill Ranch from shopping Center |
Fire behind Foothill Ranch from shopping Center |
Fire behind Foothill Ranch from shopping Center |
Crews on Portola Pkwy |
Fire behind Foothill Ranch from shopping Center |
View From Glenn Ranch Rd of fire behind Foothill Ranch |
View From Glenn Ranch Rd of fire behind Foothill Ranch |
View From Saddleback Ranch Rd -Our house is the 4th from the right |
Fire coming towards us Monday Eve Glenn Ranch Rd |
Fire coming towards us Monday Eve Glenn Ranch Rd |
Fire coming towards us Monday Eve Glenn Ranch Rd |
Fire coming towards us Monday Eve Glenn Ranch Rd |
Fire coming towards us Monday Eve Glenn Ranch Rd |
Fire coming towards us Monday Eve Glenn Ranch Rd |
Fire coming towards us Monday Eve Glenn Ranch Rd |
Fire coming towards us Monday Eve Glenn Ranch Rd |
Monday night before the stand off |
The line of advance Monday evening |
View from our front yard as fire approaches houses up the street |
Tuesday 6AM fire behind houses up the block |
Tuesday 6AM |
Tuesday 6:30AM fire behind houses up the block |
Tuesday 6:30AM fire behind houses up the block |
Tuesday 7:00AM fire behind houses up the block |
Tuesday 7:00AM fire behind houses up the block |
Tuesday 7:00AM fire behind houses up the block |
Tuesday 7:00AM fire behind houses up the block |
Fire Crews waiting |
Fire behind one of the houses |
2 minutes later -dies down as fuel is consumed |
Smoky Sunrise |
Smoky Sunrise |
Neighbor delivering food to crews |
Fire crews ready and waiting |
Fire crews ready and waiting |
Truck four houses up the street |
Truck four houses up the street |
Fire comes around the bend behind the house |
"Where is it?" |
Getting closer - fortunately our slope is pretty clear |
Getting closer |
Neighbors waiting too |
Getting closer |
Getting closer - flares up |
Getting closer - flares up |
Getting closer - flares up |
Mel watering down the patio cover |
I'm Watering the slope and waiting |
Watering the slope and waiting |
Watering the slope and waiting |
Mel and OC Register reporter |
Starting to burn down in the Whiting Ranch canyon |
We get our own truck |
Water for the Laguna Crew |
Burning across the bottom of our slope |
Small fire in the cleared area |
Small fire in the cleared area |
Burning across the bottom of our slope |
Looking towards Saddleback Ranch Rd |
Burning across the bottom of our slope |
Burning across the bottom of our slope |
Laguna Captain watching and on phone with HQ |
Burning across the bottom of our slope |
Burning across the bottom of our slope |
Back of our yard - Slope prettty clear |
Dousing small fires |
With Laguna Fire Crew |
Our Tuesday morning skermish |
How the fire came around behind our house |