Brush Fire Between Olinda Ranch and Olinda Village

Within the last 10 minutes, alerts have been issued of a brush fire in Brea, between Olinda Ranch and Olinda Village. Because of gusty winds, the flames have been moving toward the latter and several acres burned at last report. The fire response includes a variety of equipment and Carbon Canyon Road is closed while the blaze is being battled.

From the Orange County Register:

Firefighters on Saturday afternoon, April 25 were battling a wind-driven vegetation fire that scorched 4 acres in Brea, authorities said.

The blaze, dubbed the Carbon Fire, was reported around 1:45 p.m. on the north side of Carbon Canyon Road, according to Watch Duty, a nonprofit app that tracks wildfires. The fire quickly spread to 4 acres, and was approaching the neighborhood of Olinda Village.

Carbon Canyon Road was closed down between Brea Hill and Ruby, the Brea Police Department announced.

An additional five engines, two tankers and a helicopter were requested by incident command to combat the blaze.

From NBC4 Los Angeles a little before 3:30 p.m.:

Evacuation warnings were issued Saturday afternoon after a brush fire broke out in an unincorporated area of Brea.

The Carbon Fire was reported just after 1:30 p.m. in the area of Carbon Canyon and Olinda Place near Carbon Canyon Regional Park, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.

The blaze, which is currently at about 5 acres, prompted officials to issue an evacuation warning for Hollydale Mobile Home Park and Olinda Village. The public is asked to avoid the area until further notice.

As a result of the firefight, Carbon Canyon Road is closed between Ruby Drive and Break Hills Avenue.

It’s unclear what caused the fire.

Further updates, 6:30 p.m.: The Carbon Fire, involving some 200 acres, burns toward the north, apparently in Chino Hills State Park and other land, away from Olinda Village. Further firefighting resources have been requested in the form of 20 engines, 4 hand crews and 2 dozers. The City of Brea, it is reported, is keeping Carbon Canyon Road closed until tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon.

Carbon Canyon Fire Safe Council Brush Drop Off Tomorrow

Tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Carbon Canyon Fire Safe Council, in partnership with Waste Management and the City of Chino Hills is holding one of twice annual Brush Drop Off events on Canon Lane, north of Carbon Canyon Road and just past Fire Station 64.

Carbon Canyon residents are encouraged to bring cut brush for deposit in roll-off bins provided by the disposal company and Fire Safe Council members will be on hand to assist.  The National Weather Service forecasts a slight chance, some 20%, of showers after 11 a.m., but if you get out early to cut or bring your brush over, you can avoid the wet weather, if any.

 

Tres Hermanos Ranch Hike: The Namesake of Tonner Canyon Road

Following the Tres Hermanos Ranch Hike, in which more than 600 persons participated and walked most of the way along Tonner Canyon Road, some history of namesake Patrick C. Tonner can be found in the first part of a post on The Homestead Blog.

Tres Hermanos Ranch Hike on 22 April!

 After a series of guided tours of Tres Hermanos Ranch, the newest event at this roughly 2,500-acre local gem, managed by an authority comprised of the cities of Chino Hills, Diamond Bar and Industry, is a self-guided three-mile hike from Grand Avenue Park in Chino Hills to the ranch headquarters and back. For more information:

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LA County Fire Dept Prescribed Burn in Tonner Canyon Today

 For those seeing/smelling smoke in our area, please note this from the City of Chino Hills:

Smoke may be visible in the Chino Valley today, March 30, due to a one-day prescribed burn in Tonner Canyon being conducted by Los Angeles County Fire Department. Prescribed burns are effective tools in preventing large, destructive wildfires. These planned burns are carefully managed to reduce smoke impacts and improve wildland health.

More Carbon Canyon Road (SR 142) Work This Week

 The project continues, per the City of Chino Hills: 

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will continue their road maintenance on State Route 142 (Carbon Canyon Road) from Tuesday, March 24, to Thursday, March 26, from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm. Crews will be conducting a survey and routine road repairs that will require one-way traffic control from Carriage Hills Lane to Feldspar Drive. Please watch for signage and remember to reduce your speed in and around work zones. For questions, please contact Caltrans District 8 at (213) 503-0161.

Carbon Canyon Road (State Route 142) Work This Week

This was just sent out about an hour ago from the City of Chino Hills:

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be conducting road maintenance on State Route 142 (Carbon Canyon Road) from Tuesday, March 17, to Thursday, March 19, from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm. Crews will be conducting a survey and routine road repairs that will require one-way traffic control from Carriage Hills Lane to Azurite Drive. Please watch for signage and remember to reduce your speed in and around work zones. For questions, please contact Caltrans District 8 at (213) 503-0161.

The link is to a CalTrans "Commuter Alert" press release.