Laguna Beach Rancho Fire at 100% Containment Wednesday July 9 2025.
Laguna Beach Rancho Fire Guide Wednesday July 9 2025.
UPDATE: Wednesday July 9 2025 at 7:48am
Rancho Fire is at 100% Containment and Disbanded.
All Roads Have Been Reopened.
UPDATE: Tuesday July 8 25 at 5:00pm
Rancho Fire at 4.6 Acres and at 95% Containment.
Current Road Closures
Rancho Laguna at Bluebird Canyon
1190 Morningside Drive
UPDATED: Tuesday July 8 2025 at 2:22pm
Laguna Beach Police Press Release: Juvenile arrested for starting the Rancho Laguna Vegetation Fire
Investigators obtained video evidence showing a juvenile suspect lighting a firework and fleeing the scene.
…”Detectives subsequently took a 13-year-old male into custody for felony reckless burning of forest land.”
UPDATE: Tuesday July 8 2025 at 8:30am
Fire is currently at 50% Containment. 75 Firefighters are working on Tuesday July 8 2025 to control any hot spots.
City of Laguna Beach Rancho Fire Update Tuesday July 8 2025 at 8:30am
UPDATE: Monday July 7 2025 at 7:50pm
Evacuations Are Lifted in Laguna Beach.
Laguna Beach Rancho Fire Update at 7:50pm Monday July 7 2025
Updated Monday July 7 2025 6:00pm
Forward Progress of the Fire is Stopped.
Fire is not yet contained.
1 Fixed Winged Aircraft Containment Efforts are still being utilized.
Hot Spots will try to be contained for the next 24-48 Hours.
Coast Highway and Laguna Canyon Road Is Reopened.
Bluebird Canyon Road/Alta Vista/Nyes Place are Closed for Fire Department Use.
Repopulation Should Be Achieved In the Next Couple of Hours
SCE Laguna Beach Outages in Certain Areas Until 9:30pm
The City of Laguna Beach Rancho Fire Press Conference on Facebook Live Monday July 7 2025 at 6:00pm
Update from Laguna Beach Mayor Alex Rounaghi, City Manager Dave Kiff, Fire Chief Niko King, and Police Chief Jeff Calvert at the Emergency Operations Center
The City of Laguna Beach Rancho Fire Press Conference on Facebook Live Monday July 7 2025 at 5:00pm
Update from Laguna Beach Mayor Alex Rounaghi, City Manager Dave Kiff, Fire Chief Niko King, and Police Chief Jeff Calvert at the Emergency Operations Center.
Location Of Fire
2:25pm: Wildfire near Rancho Laguna Road and Morningside Drive in a uphill path
This area is around Bluebird Canyon
Rancho Fire Impact
4 Acres Burned (OCFA)
5:00pm: Forward Progress of the Fire is Contained.
Possible Cause of Fire
Laguna Beach Mayor Alex Rounaghi reported that ,”Fire is suspected to be caused by fireworks.”
Evacuations
Baja Street
La Mirada
Katella
Summit
Warning Voluntary Evacuation
There is an evacuation warning south of Del Mar.
Arch Beach Heights
Care and Reception Center
Laguna Beach Community and Susi Q Center located at 380 3rd Street
Hard Road Closures:
Pacific Coast Highway North at Crown Valley Parkway In Dana Point/Monarch Beach
South Coast Highway and Area of Broadway (Southbound traffic diverted to Laguna Canyon Road)
Rancho Fire Command Partnerships
Orange County Fire Authority in partnership with Laguna Beach Fire Department
Orange County Sheriff Department
Newport Beach Police Department
Rancho Fire Resources
5 Rotar Wings (OCFA)
1 Fixed Wing (OCFA)
1 Command Plane (Cal Fire)
Chinook Helicopters
Sky Crane
OCFA is gathering water from a local golf course
Ground Crew are protecting Laguna Beach Homes
2 Helopad Rapid Water Refills
Fuel Modification
Laguna Beach Weather Monday July 7 2025
Partly cloudy with a low around 61 tonight
West wind 5mph to 10 mph.
Humidity at 57% at 4:30pm
Rancho Fire Information Resources
Sign Up For Emergency Updates on Nixle and Alert OC
The City of Laguna Beach Official Rancho Fire Information Page Is Online
The City of Laguna Beach Is On Facebook
The City of Laguna Beach Is On Instagram
The City of Laguna Beach Is On YouTube
Orange County Fire Authority is on Twitter
Huntington Beach Fire Department
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Alert OC (Register at Alert OC for alerts)
Southern California Edison (SCE) Wildfire Map Is Online
When there is a high risk for a wildfire SCE may temporarily shut off power to your neighborhood to prevent our electric system from becoming the source of an ignition.
See the interactive map to search impacted areas as well as locations of SCE Community Crew Vehicles and Community Resource Centers.
California Highway Patrol Incident Reports Are Online
Orange County Traffic and Closures at CalTrans
This is a fast moving story.
South OC Beaches will do their best to update information as it becomes available
