Orange County San Clemente San Juan Capistrano Norte Fire Guide Saturday October 17 2026.
Update: 12:00am Saturday October 17 2026
Orange County Fire Authority reports that the Norte Fire is a wind driven fire.
Norte Fire is at 600 acres with mandatory Evacuation Orders for 16,000 residents in San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano.
Location Of Norte Fire
Portico Del Norte & Eminencia Del Norte in San Clemente
Norte Fire Impact
570 acres with One Percent Containment
Structures Burned
6 Homes
Norte Fire Evacuation Order for 16,000 Residents
San Juan Zones 4, 5, and 10
San Clemente Zone 12 and 13
Norte Fire Care and Reception Centers Open at 8:00am-8:00pm
San Juan Capistrano Community Center located at 25925 Camino del Avion in San Juan Capistrano
San Clemente Community Center located at 100 Calle Seville in San Clemente
Norte Fire Overnight Shelter
Open at 8:00pm on Friday October 16 2026: Boys & Girls Club at 1 Via Positiva in San Juan Capistrano
Animals WILL be allowed
Bring your medications
Please no unsolicited donations
San Juan Capistrano Pets Impacted By the Fire
The OC Animal Care shelter is located at 1630 Victory Road in Tustin.
If possible, pet owners should bring photo identification, veterinary/vaccination records, special food, and medications along with their animals.
Any person needing assistance with information about pets or large animal evacuations should call OC Animal Care at 714-935-6848 from 8:00am-5:00pm or 714-259-1122 from 5:00pm-8:00am.
San Clemente Pets Impacted By the Fire
CASA shelter is located at 221 Avenida Fabricante in San Clemente.
The shelter will remain open for accepting animals until 7:00pm and will reopen at 7:00am.
Hard Road Closures:
The 5 Fwy is closed in both directions near Basilone Road near Camp Pendleton
San Juan Capistrano: San Juan Creek Road, Valle Road, La Novia Avenue, and Camino Las Ramblas are closed.
I-5 Fwy at Camino De Los Mares to San Juan Creek
Personnel Resources
400 Personnel/Firefighters on Scene and 400 Firefighters to be added
Norte Fire Command Partnerships
Orange County Sheriff Department
San Clement Weather
Temps are expected to reach 87 on Saturday October 17 2026
Wind Gusts are expected to reach 24mph on Saturday October 17 2026
Norte Fire Information Resources
Sign Up for Alert Orange County
OC Sheriff Norte Fire Resource Page Is Online
Orange County Fire Authority is on Twitter
South Coast Air Quality Management District
San Diego Gase and Electric (SDGE Outage Map)
When there is a high risk for a wildfire SDGE 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 SDGE Community Crew Vehicles and Community Resource Centers.
California Highway Patrol Incident Reports Are Online
Orange County Traffic and Closures at CalTrans
City of San Clemente Is On Facebook
This is a fast moving story.
South OC Beaches will do their best to update information as it becomes available
