Silverado Fire

O.C. firefighter released from hospital 4 months …

Dylan Van Iwaarden, an Orange County Fire Authority hand crew firefighter, is wheeled on a gurney as he leaves the Orange County Global Medical Center as scores of firefighters, police and medical personal line the sidewalk to cheer him on in Santa Ana on Feb. 17, 2021. (Leonard Ortiz / The Orange County Register via Associated Press)

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O.C. firefighter burned in last October’s Silverado Fire …

The Silverado Fire burns along State Highway 241 in Irvine on Oct. 26, 2020. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press)

Silverado Fire: Critically hurt O.C. firefighters were …

Firefighters stand ready to protect structures in Irvine’s Orchard Hills neighborhood from the Silverado fire.(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

2 firefighters critically burned battling Silverado Fire …

The Silverado Fire burns along State Highway 241 in Irvine on Oct. 26, 2020. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press)

Blood drive for injured Orange County firefighters being …

Orange County Firefighters Dylan Van Iwaarden (Left) and Phi Le are seen in images provided by the Fire Authority.

Smoke advisory in effect as unhealthy air quality lingers …

A helicopter drops water as firefighters walk with drip torches to set a backfire against the Blue Ridge Fire on Oct. 27, 2020, in Chino Hills. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press)

Evacuations lifted as firefighters make progress against …

Residents watch as the Blue Ridge Fire burns along the hillside Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in Chino Hills, Calif. Facing extreme wildfire conditions this week that included hurricane-level winds, the main utility in Northern California cut power to nearly 1 million people while its counterpart in Southern California pulled the plug on just 30 customers to prevent power lines and other electrical equipment from sparking a blaze. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Video: Firefighters rescue burned barn owl from Silverado …

A barn owl was rescued by firefighters from the Silverado Fire on Oct. 27, 2020. (Orange County Fire Authority)

SoCal Edison slow to pull plug before Silverado Fire …

Firefighters work flames from the Silverado Fire atop a hill above homes in Foothill Ranch where a mandatory evacuation is in place on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. (Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register via AP)

Crews reach 23% containment on Blue Ridge Fire that …

A Yorba Linda home damaged in the Blue Ridge Fire is seen on Oct. 28, 2020. (KTLA)

How to sign up for emergency text alerts in Orange, …

People watch the Blue Ridge fire burn on Foxtail Drive in Yorba Linda on Oct. 26, 2020. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times)

Southern California has nation’s worst air quality …

A water truck operator is overcome with smoke after running through the advancing Silverado fire in Orange County on Monday. Two fires in Orange County are contributing to “unhealthy” air in Southern California, the worst in the nation.(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Silverado, Blue Ridge fires: Map, list of evacuation …

(Orange County Sheriff's Department)

5 firefighters injured in 13,350-acre Silverado Fire …

An Orange County firefighter looks for hotspots near a residential area in the Silverado Fire October 26, 2020 in Irvine, California. (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)