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Orange County declares local emergency as airport fire grows; supervisors urge residents to heed evacuation warnings
Summary
The Board of Supervisors unanimously authorized the chair to sign a local emergency proclamation after an airport-area wildfire expanded overnight. County emergency manager Michelle Anderson and local fire chiefs urged residents to register for AlertOC, follow evacuation warnings and use shelters set up for people and animals.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 10 voted unanimously to add and approve an emergency proclamation after an airport-area wildfire grew overnight and threatened nearby canyons and communities.
Michelle Anderson, the county emergency manager, told the board the incident had expanded to about 9,300 acres and that “we are in the process of mobilizing additional law enforcement resources to assist with notifications to the community” and launching alert-and-warning messages. Anderson said evacuation warnings were being prepared for Silverado Canyon and…
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