Firefighters Battle Brush Fire in Orange County

Gibby Fire Cuts Through 216 acres of South OC, Shuts Down Ortega Highway

Crews on ground and in the air are working to contain the fire that has burned 216 acres, closing down large portions of the Ortega Highway. Voice of OC is Orange County's nonprofit newsroom. We rely on donations from people like you to sustain our news agency. Please make a contribution today: https://voiceofoc.org/donate

Gibby Fire in Orange County halted at 250 acres

Shelter-in-place orders were lifted Wednesday evening after a wildfire broke out earlier in the day near the border of Orange and Riverside counties.

Gibby Fire triggers OC highway closure and shelter-in-place orders

The so-called Gibby Fire was reported Wednesday afternoon near Ortega Highway in Rancho Mission Viejo, according to fire officials.

Orange County firefighters battling 220-acre brush fire near Ortega Highway

The fire was reported just after 2 p.m. near the Ortega Highway, which connects Orange County to Riverside County.

Firefighters battle brush fire in Orange County

Firefighters are battling a fast-moving brush fire off Ortega Highway in unincorporated Rancho Mission Viejo Wednesday afternoon. The Gibby Fire was first reported at 2:02 p.m. and has grown to 450 acres as of 4 p.m., Orange County Fire Authority reports. Crews are attacking the fire from the ground and air using firehawks, fixed-wing aircraft, [...]

Gibby fire off Ortega Highway in Orange County burns more than 200 acres; forward progress stopped

Crews were attacking the fire from the ground and air using dozers, a helicopter and a fixed-wing aircraft.