Santa Ana, Calif. (February 4, 2024) Effective Sunday, February 4 at 7 pm, an Evacuation Warning (Voluntary) will be issued for Silverado Canyon, Williams Canyon and Trabuco Canyons due to heavy rains. A map with detailed depictions of the areas under Evacuation Warning (Voluntary) can be found at www.ocsheriff.gov/emergency.
Canyon residents are strongly encouraged to prepare and voluntarily evacuate on Sunday, February 4 at 7 pm, especially those with disabilities, access and/or functional needs, and canyon residents with large animals.
Any person with disabilities and those with access and/or functional needs requiring evacuation assistance should call Orange County Sheriff’s Department Dispatch at 714-647-7000.
Orange County Animal Care encourages animal owners in voluntary evacuation areas to implement their personal evacuation plans at this time. Pet evacuation tips are available at: https://ocpetinfo.com/education-resources/disaster-preparedness.
Any person needing assistance with information about animal or large animal evacuations should call Orange County Animal Care at 714-935-6848 during normal hours from 8 am to 5 pm or 714-259-1122 during after-hours from 5 pm to 8 am.
To report storm-related issues with a County road or flood control channel, call the Orange County Public Works Storm Center at 714-955-0333 during flash flood events and emergencies when OC Public Works’ Department Operations Center is activated.
Evacuation Areas
- Evacuation Warning (Voluntary) Silverado, Williams, Modjeska and Trabuco Canyons as of February 4 at 7 pm
Sheltering
Residents living in the evacuation areas are encouraged to leave early and plan for alternate shelter with friends, family or at a local hotel outside of the evacuation area. Depending on conditions, the Evacuation Warning (Voluntary) may transition to Evacuation Order (Mandatory) with little or no notice, so residents leaving the area are encouraged to plan accordingly.
In coordination with the Orange County Social Services Agency and the American Red Cross, residents needing sheltering assistance may contact the American Red Cross for Congregate Sheltering at (855) 891-7325.
Residents are encouraged to check regularly for updates through local media and on Facebook and Twitter:
Twitter: @OCGovCA Facebook:@OCGov Instagram: @OCGov
Twitter: @OCSheriff Facebook: @OCSheriff
Twitter: @OCPublicWorks Facebook: @OCPublicWorks
Twitter: @OCAnimalCare Facebook: @OCAnimalCare
Twitter: @OCFireAuthority Facebook: @OCFireAuthority
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