Evacuations
About 40,000 were evacuated. Areas under mandatory evacuation during the fires included:
- Yorba Linda - East and South of Village Center to the County Line (Released by 1730 November 16, 2008)
- Brea - east of State College & Brea Blvd/Brea Canyon Rd., north of Imperial Highway, west of Prospect
- Anaheim - West of the 241 freeway, south of the 91 Freeway, north of Canyon Rim Rd., and west of Deer Canyon Park and Fairmont Park including SAVI Ranch. (Released by 1730 November 16, 2008)
- Carbon Canyon - East of Valencia to the County Line including Olinda Village, Hollydale.
- Chino Hills - Sleepy Hollow, Carriage Hills, Oak Tree Downs, Vellano Estates and Golf Course, Los Serranos Ranch, Butterfield Ranch (up to Soquel Canyon Road), Ridgegate Estates & Western Hills Estates
- Diamond Bar - The Country, Falcon Ridge, Chirping Sparrow, Hawk Wood, Running Branch, Fair Wind & High Bluff
Also in Corona there was an evacuation.
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