A fire broke out in Trabuco Canyon near a remote-controlled airplane field on Monday afternoon, growing significantly in size and leading to mandatory evacuation orders. The Airport Fire has burned approximately 5,432 acres in Trabuco Canyon, a mountainous community north of Rancho Santa Margarita in Orange County. The Orange County Fire Department responded to the fire around 1:30 p.m., initially finding a 7-acre fire in a dry forest. Crews battled the flames from the ground and air, using “hand crews, bulldozers, helicopters, and fixed-wing aircraft.” By 3:00 p.m., the fire had grown to around 292 acres, and by 4:30 p.m., … Continue reading Trabuco Canyon Airport Fire Grows to 5,432 Acres in Orange County—Evacuation Orders in Effect as Blaze Doubles in Size