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The wind-driven brush fire began about 3 p.m. Wednesday in a canyon near Laguna Beach and raced uphill, reaching a subdivision at the top of the crest.
A brush fire broke out around 4 a.m. between Laguna Beach and Emerald Bay, prompting residents to evacuate. Firefighters halt progress of brush fire near Laguna Beach as winds subside Skip to main ...
Crews and resources from Orange County, Laguna Beach, Los Angeles County, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa and Anaheim were fighting the blaze.
The Laguna Fire was first reported near Laguna Canyon Road [5] via 911 calls at 11:50 a.m. on October 27. When firefighters reached the scene several minutes later, the incipient wildfire was burning two acres (0.81 hectares) of vegetation on unincorporated county land, [6] [2]: 10 but it quickly moved into thicker brush and intensified, with flames up to 25 feet (7.6 m) tall.
From January 7 to 31, 2025, a series of 14 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. [5] The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions, low humidity, a buildup of vegetation from the previous winter, and hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, which in some places reached 100 miles per hour (160 km/h; 45 m/s).
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Fire protection in Laguna Beach is provided by the Laguna Beach Fire Department, and law enforcement by the Laguna Beach Police Department. [99] Marine safety services are provided by Laguna Beach City Lifeguards. Laguna Beach has used goats for its fuel reduction and vegetation management program since the early 1990s. [100]
The Emerald Fire, which broke out in the brush-covered hills of Southern California early Thursday and forced evacuations in the Laguna Beach area, now spans 145 acres, fire officials said.