Overview
- The blaze ignited July 7 at about 2:16 p.m. near Rancho Laguna Road and Morningside Drive and spread rapidly uphill under hot, windy conditions.
- Mandatory evacuations for La Mirada Street, Katella Street, Summit Drive and Baja Street were issued that afternoon with Arch Beach Heights placed on warning.
- Ground crews deployed for structure defense and aircraft conducted water drops to halt the fire’s forward progress by early evening.
- All evacuation orders were lifted by 7:30 p.m. with no reported injuries or structural damage.
- Hand crews remain on scene to prevent reignitions as investigators work to determine the fire’s cause.