Timeline

* Oct. 2, 1978: Bluebird Canyon, 22 homes destroyed and some 40

others damaged in a 3.5-acre landslide that was then considered the

most destructive landslide in recent Orange County history, with

damages estimated at $15 million.

* Feb. 17, 1980: two homes lost in Arch Beach Heights area after a

slide.

* January 18, 1993: three homes destroyed after a hillside in

Mystic Hills collapsed following 13 days of rainstorms.

* Feb. 24, 1998: landslide in Laguna Canyon at Castle Rock claims

the life of Glenn Flook, an artist and resident who was helping to

evacuate his neighbors. Nine others are injured.

* March 8, 1998: large home crashes down a canyon along Cerritos

Drive.

* Feb. 19, 2005: Bluebird Canyon, one home on Morningside Drive is

damaged in a landslide after weeks of heavy rain.