Bond fire: Evacuations, road closures, shelters

Firefighters turn to shield themselves from embers as they battle the Bond fire.

Dec. 3, 2020 Updated 3:07 PM PT

The Bond fire, which was sparked Wednesday night in Orange County, has exploded to more than 7,000 acres and is threatening several canyon communities.

The fire was moving southwest, out of the foothills, on Thursday.

Several areas are under both mandatory and voluntary evacuations. The latest map of evacuation areas from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department is available here.

Here are the areas under evacuation as of Thursday afternoon:

Mandatory evacuations

Modjeska Canyon
Silverado Canyon
Williams Canyon
Foothill Ranch east and Foothill Ranch north
Portola Canyon
Black Star Canyon
Baker Canyon

Voluntary evacuations

Borrego Canyon
Baker Ranch
Live Oak Canyon
Trabuco Canyon
Rose Canyon
Cowan Heights
Lemon Heights
Holy Jim Canyon

Red Cross evacuation point

A temporary Red Cross evacuation point has been set up in Lot 2 of Santiago Canyon College, 8045 E. Chapman Ave., in Orange.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities said no congregate shelter was available and urged evacuees “to seek safety with family/friends or in a hotel.”